Commentary: A governor for red California, blue California or both? Redistricting fight poses that question

'These are not normal times': Why Alex Padilla changed his tune on nonpartisan redistricting

As a United States senator, Alex Padilla does not have much personally at stake in the congressional redistricting skirmish now sweeping through Texas, California and potentially other parts of the union. He represents a whole state, the nation’s most populous, so district boundaries do not affect his electorate. But Padilla, a quietly influential member of his party and of the Senate, is invested in the struggle for power and advantage underway…

Commentary: A governor for red California, blue California or both? Redistricting fight poses that question

Proposition 50 would gerrymander the state and decimate Republican representation in Congress. What do Democrats running for governor say to California's millions of GOP voters?

Trust . . . But How To Verify?

If recent California political history is any indication—a “temporary” tax increase approved by voters a dozen years ago renewed into potentially permanent status—Proposition 50’s promise of restoring independent congressional redistricting after Donald Trump leaves office is a skeptic’s delight.