Proposition 50 – Page 3 – California Globe

The Map of Former Rep. Lois Capps ‘Ribbon of Shame’ Gerrymandered District

October 7, 2025 2:46 amOctober 7, 2025 2:47 am

Please Vote No on Proposition 50 to stop Gavin Newsom from rigging elections in California for the next several years. Your ballot is being mailed to you any day now. What is this all about? Well, even the ACLU understands...

The Nov. 4 Special General Election … ‘In Response to Texas’

October 3, 2025 7:27 amOctober 3, 2025 7:29 am

I’ve never laughed out loud reading the first line of a ballot proposal, and I mean NEVER! But I did this time because this is how the California Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom describe their reasoning to eliminate 5 Calif...

Advertising Proposition 50: Newspapers Seeking Ads Seem to Favor One Side

September 29, 2025 9:42 amSeptember 29, 2025 2:17 pm

The Yes on Proposition 50 campaigns that want to change the state’s congressional districts to favor Democrats compiled $77 million to date. That’s a lot of money and California newspapers want some of that booty. Check out the open letter...

Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Proposition 50 Campaigns

September 23, 2025 3:00 pmSeptember 23, 2025 3:01 pm

The campaigns in support and opposition to Proposition 50 changing California’s congressional redistricting law are pretty simple. On the yes side the message is to stop President Donald Trump by adding more Democrats to the state’s delegation. On the no...

Taylor Swift, the Prop 50 Ballot Label and the 2026 Elections

September 3, 2025 11:13 amSeptember 3, 2025 2:06 pm

Reading about the fanatical response to the engagement of singer Taylor Swift to football player Travis Kelce strangely brought back a memory of a panel discussion I participated in about 15 years ago on California’s initiative process. It also got...

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...

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...