Redistricting

Pete Weber and Jim Mayer: State political reform is working
 150 150 John Guenther
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The evidence is growing that voters are getting the political reform they wanted when they seized from lawmakers the authority to draw district boundaries, opened primary elections to all voters, and modified term limits to reduce constant campaigning.

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Q&A: Assemblymember Scott Wilk on redistricting, Capitol culture
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Q&A with Assemblymember Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) is another first term member of the California Legislature who took the time to answer some of our questions

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Q&A: Assemblymember Kevin Mullin on reform, future of CA politics
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Assm. Mullin (D-San Mateo) talks about culture in the Capitol as one of the newer members of the State Legislature

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California redistricting a success says new study
 150 150 Matthew Grant Anson
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“Given the newness and the difficulty of this process, the redistricting process was surprisingly successful.”

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Flexing their political muscles: Latinos and Asian Americans in California Congressional races
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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Thanks in part to newly drawn districts and the top two primary system, voters will see some changes on their ballots. One positive change through the eyes of their respective communities is the number of Latino and Asian Americans running for office.

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CA Supreme Court unanimously rejects redistricting challenges
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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California’s new electoral maps just cleared a major hurdle, thanks to a unanimous ruling today by the California Supreme Court to deny two challenges to the maps, which were created through the citizen-driven redistricting process.

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Commission finalizes California district maps in historic process
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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The California Citizens Redistricting Commission has certified its final maps, marking the first time in the state’s history that a group of everyday citizens has drawn the state’s district lines and the process was brought out of the back room into full, open view of the public.

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CA Redistricting Commission officially adopts maps
 150 150 Gina Baleria
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The California Citizens Redistricting Commission has voted to approve all 177 district maps, capping the state’s first citizen-led redistricting process in history.

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