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California Will Lose at Least Two Seats in Congress After 2030

January 29, 2026 6:00 amJanuary 29, 2026 6:01 am

Despite a return to positive population growth, California will lose at least two (-2), and is at high risk of losing three (-3) seats in Congress, going from 52 to 49 after the census in 2030, and fourth overall since...

Time to Take The Human Touch Out Of Redistricting

January 20, 2026 3:30 amJanuary 20, 2026 3:31 am

In the wake of the recent California Central District Federal Court’s decision upholding California’s Congressional Redistricting Map—the genesis of which emanated from the passage of Proposition 50, the topic of gerrymandering continues to be a hot topic not only in...

Federal Court Upholds California’s Prop 50 Congressional Maps, Dismisses Racial Gerrymandering Claims

January 15, 2026 11:13 amJanuary 16, 2026 2:59 am

In a significant blow to Republican efforts to challenge California’s mid-decade redistricting, a federal three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Wednesday to deny a preliminary injunction against the state’s new congressional maps approved by voters through Proposition 50. The decision allows...

Nancy Pelosi Retiring: A Legacy of Elitism, Hypocrisy and Partisan Power

November 6, 2025 7:51 amNovember 7, 2025 6:10 am

For nearly four decades, Nancy Pelosi (now 85) ruled as the iron-fisted queen of the Democratic Party, wielding her gavel with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. She’s finally leaving. Now, as she today announced she won’t run for re-election next year...

Prop 50 Cheating? California Redistricting Special Election Ballots Expose the ‘NO’ Votes

October 10, 2025 9:57 amOctober 13, 2025 8:00 am

California voters are receiving their single-issue ballots for the Nov. 4 Special Election, Governor Gavin Newsom’s dubious mid-decade redistricting scheme, with the sole purpose of gerrymandering Republicans right out of their Congressional districts. However, the mail-in ballots have a serious...

New Zogby Poll: Steve Hilton Leads Republicans, Nearly All Democrats in CA Governor’s Race

October 7, 2025 2:55 amOctober 8, 2025 3:16 pm

The reports of voters leaving the Democratic Party are numerous, and includes many California voters. There are a lot of concurrent issues happening in California leading to significant election changes in the tarnished Golden State. A new Zogby Strategies poll...

Say No to Proposition 50

August 29, 2025 3:30 amAugust 29, 2025 10:23 am

Beware of ethically challenged and desperate politicians’ efforts to use the electorate as pawns in their relentless quest for power. Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta and loyal party leaders have moved with haste to put a redistricting...