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The fate of California’s independently drawn congressional districts will be decided on November 4, when voters weigh in on a legislative gerrymander and the suspension of the state’s independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) under Proposition 50....

As early voting for the November 4 special election in California begins, a new poll shows a majority of voters may end up supporting Prop 50, which suspends the state's independent redistricting commission in favor of a legislative gerrymander....

The race to be California’s next governor entered a new chapter this week. Toni Atkins, a veteran lawmaker with decades of influence in Sacramento, has stepped aside. In her place, Ian Calderon, bringing the restless energy of a 39-year-old millennial eager to reimagine the state’s future, has jumped into the contest. The shakeup reflects both the end of one political era and the beginning of another, setting the stage for what promises to be one of the most exciting primaries in recent California history....

November 4 marks a special election for what has become the most controversial ballot measure in California in recent memory: Proposition 50, which would circumvent congressional districts drawn by the state’s independent redistricting commission for a legislative-drawn map....

The landscape for cannabis in the United States continues to shift on multiple fronts, with recent developments spanning state tax relief, federal enforcement, and congressional roadblocks to reform....

The national progressive organization that spawned from Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign has now set its sights on Proposition 50 in California and says it will mobilize 1.2 million contacts statewide in support of a proposed legislative gerrymander....

Proposition 50, the special election measure in California to adopt a new legislative-drawn congressional map, is becoming the most controversial ballot measure in recent history – and it is attracting more than just attention....

When California lawmakers extended indoor heat protections for workers across California last year, unfortunately, they stopped at the prison gate, leaving tens of thousands of correctional officers and thousands of their coworkers to clock in for their shifts in record-breaking heat with no guaranteed safeguards....

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The United Domestic Workers (UDW/AFSCME Local 3930), one of California’s largest...

Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is stepping back into California politics with a warning about Proposition 50. He urges voters to reject the November measure, which would pause the state’s independent, citizen-drawn congressional map and substitute a Legislature-written plan for the 2026, 2028, and 2030 cycles....