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Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California’s dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year. The plan calls for an unusually timed reshaping of House district lines to greatly strengthen the Democratic advantage in the state ahead of midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending …

A decade and a half after California voters stripped lawmakers of the ability to draw the boundaries of congressional districts, Gov. Gavin Newsom and fellow Democrats are pushing to take that partisan power back. The redistricting plan taking shape in Sacramento and headed toward voters in November could shift the Golden State’s political landscape for at least six years, if …

Leaked chart reveals winners and losers in California’s Democratic gerrymander  Politico Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a special election to allow for a new congressional map in California  NBC News Newsom: California redistricting push will counter Texas Republicans  BBC Newsom’s Latest Statewide Campaign Is About Redistricting. And Donald Trump.  The New York Times California pushes partisan plan for new Democratic districts to counter Texas …

What could the next mega-earthquake on California’s notorious San Andreas fault look like? Would it be a repeat of 1857, when an earthquake estimated at magnitude 7.7 to 7.9 ruptured the fault from Monterey County all the way through Los Angeles County? Would it be more akin to the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which began just offshore of the …

Trump Attacked California’s Redistricting System. Republicans Want to Save It.  The New York Times California Democrats Back Newsom Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps for 2026  KQED Anti-gerrymandering Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘monitoring’ Texas redistricting  ABC News California’s redistricting plan will officially target five Republican seats, Democratic leader confirms  KCRA Playbook: California’s redistricting reality  Politico Source link

California’s Gifford Fire is now a ‘megafire.’ Here’s what that means  San Francisco Chronicle California Blaze Burning for Week Chars Thousands of Acres  Bloomberg.com Crews battle the Gifford and Rosa fires in California: See the destruction and smoke  USA Today ‘Extreme’ California wildfire rages in hot weather — with only 21% of the inferno contained, threatening thousands  New York Post See dramatic photos, videos …

Evacuation orders were lifted Friday evening in parts of Southern California as firefighters battling the Canyon Fire made progress taming the blaze. The fire has scorched an estimated 5,370 acres and was 47% contained Saturday night, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). The evacuation orders, which affected thousands of residents in Ventura County and …

Playbook: California’s redistricting reality  Politico California launches redistricting fight to ‘nullify’ Texas GOP plan, with Dems poised to gain 5 seats  Fox News Why Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley wants to stop the national fight over redistricting | Here & Now  WBUR California Democrats Back Newsom Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps for 2026  KQED California backs absent Texas Democrats as redistricting fight escalates  The Guardian Source …

California Democrats and Texas Republicans are in an old-fashioned standoff, threatening to redraw their congressional maps in an attempt to sway the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections. Caught in the middle are a handful of California Republicans, from relative newcomers to seasoned veterans, who represent pockets of the state from the U.S.-Mexico border to the remote forests in the …

California’s Democratic legislative leaders are not ready to talk publicly about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to have lawmakers redraw the state’s congressional maps to try to send more Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives, but behind closed doors they appear ready to follow his lead. Newsom is eyeing a special election in November of this year to ask voters …