Citizens Redistricting Commission

Prop 50: A Naked Power Grab by Gavin Newsom

October 21, 2025 12:30 pmOctober 21, 2025 12:30 pm

California stands at a crossroads with Proposition 50, a measure that threatens to unravel the progress we’ve made toward unbiased, transparent redistricting. Californians strongly rejected partisan gerrymandering by establishing the Citizens Redistricting Commission, taking map-drawing power from self-serving Sacramento politicians,...

Greenberg: Obama’s Sanctimonious Prop 50 Endorsement

October 15, 2025 5:00 pmOctober 15, 2025 5:07 pm

Barack Obama’s endorsement video advertisement of California’s Proposition 50 is a calculated betrayal of voter trust, cloaked in the sanctimonious guise of fairness. In a slick video posted on October 14, 2025, Obama declares, “California, this November 4th, the whole country...

From the Cheap Seats: Prop 50 is an Indecent Proposal

October 15, 2025 2:01 pmOctober 15, 2025 2:01 pm

In the 1993 film “Indecent Proposal,” a couple accepts a million dollars for a single night that destroys their marriage. California’s Proposition 50 offers a similar bargain: surrender your constitutional right to independent redistricting, and in return, you will “get...

Thoughts on the Lawsuit Against Prop. 50

August 27, 2025 2:20 pmAugust 27, 2025 2:24 pm

As I have been asked about my thoughts regarding the legislative process challenges to the redistricting legislative package, I prepared this brief article in response. Being the legislative geek that I am, as well as teaching the course “Lawmaking in...

Independent Voters Hold the Key in a Redistricting Special Election

August 19, 2025 2:45 amAugust 19, 2025 2:46 am

You might think that President Donald Trump is done being on election ballots but think again. If California Democrats put new redistricting maps on a special election in November, Donald Trump will be on the ballot. The Democrats’ entire campaign...

California’s Redistricting Battle: Rally Against Newsom’s Plan

August 16, 2025 10:31 amAugust 16, 2025 10:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal for a special election in November 2025 to redraw California’s congressional districts has quickly ignited fierce opposition from conservative leaders, reform advocates, and nonpartisan groups. His plan, which bypasses the state’s independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, is...

Gavin Newsom’s DNC Rally for Abortion, Big Labor… Oh, and Redistricting

August 14, 2025 3:28 pmAugust 14, 2025 7:00 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom had a DNC-style rally in Los Angeles Thursday, and invited potty mouth leaders of Planned Parenthood, the California Teachers Association, SEIU CA, Senator Adam Schiff, and other Democrat politicians to speak, all praising abortion, big labor,...