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Governor Gavin Newsom frames Prop 50 as an effort to counter moves by Republicans in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and possibly others.
Democrats in Virginia have also countered, and other states are considering it.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Newsom says Republicans, quote, lost at the ballot box, and soon they will also lose in court.
For NPR News, I'm Guy Marzarati in San Francisco.
The Trump administration is teaming up with the California Republican Party to ask a federal judge to block the new congressional map from taking effect.
They argue the Proposition 50 district lines were drawn to unfairly benefit Latino voters, violating the equal protection and voting rights of other Californians.
Governor Gavin Newsom frames Prop 50 as an effort to counter moves by Republicans in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and possibly others.
Democrats in Virginia have also countered, and other states are considering it.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Newsom says Republicans, quote, lost at the ballot box, and soon they will also lose in court.
For NPR News, I'm Guy Marzarati in San Francisco.
They point to the popularity of the Citizens Commission and its success in drawing lines that don't favor either political party.
And they argue that these Prop 50 maps are going to put communities with really nothing in common in the same district, all for the purpose of helping Democrats.
My KQED colleague Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman spoke with the San Francisco resident Sarah Moore.
A couple of things to note here.
One, California Citizens Commission is going to stick around.
It's still going to draw our state legislative law and state senate, state assembly.
And they would resume drawing congressional districts as well after the 2030 census.
Fires and heat waves made worse by climate change have driven up the price of home insurance and electricity in California. Right now, money in a state greenhouse gas reduction fund largely goes toward long-term projects like building housing and transit.
Fires and heat waves made worse by climate change have driven up the price of home insurance and electricity in California. Right now, money in a state greenhouse gas reduction fund largely goes toward long-term projects like building housing and transit.