News Reporter

Garrett Leahy

Republicans invent ingenious plan to divvy up California: The ‘Two State Solution’

Politics

Assembly GOP Leader James Gallagher hates the new redistricting map under Gov. Gavin Newsom. His fix: Cut the state in half.

Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

Newsom says California will hold special election to combat Trump, Texas redistricting

Voters will be asked in November to approve a redrawing of the state’s congressional districts.

Does San Francisco’s mayor need more power? This group says yes

A new report suggests San Francisco’s crises can be directly traced to its unusual governmental structure.

Education Reporter

Ida Mojadad

Political watchdogs call out SF’s turbulent redistricting process

After last year’s walkouts and accusations of a ‘sham’ process, a coalition of nonprofits have offered a series of recommendations to ensure fairness.

Reporter

Sarah Wright

Redistricting Task Force members redeemed after 7-hour Elections Commission hearing

The commission convened a meeting in the wake of political pressure to consider removing appointees, and a swift backlash ensued. 