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The week in California politics: Newsom’s redistricting gambit, Harris not running and Bonta keeps battling Trump
Governor Gavin Newsom has floated the idea of a special election to redistrict California, aiming for more Democratic seats.
California attorney general says ‘legal pathway’ exists to redraw congressional maps
Newsom told reporters last week that the California legislature was "kicking the tires" on potentially drawing new district ...
How Newsom could redraw career ambitions
Newsom has said he’s reviewing three or four options to proceed, including simply having the Legislature draw lines on the theory it retains the authority to do so despite California’s independent ...
Susan Shelley: When does a shakedown become a federal crime?
Gov. Gavin Newsom loves to talk trash about other states.
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The nuanced politics of Bonta’s daily fantasy opinion
News that Attorney General Rob Bonta had ruled in early July that daily fantasy is illegal in California sparked a flurry of ...
Gavin Newsom's redistricting push could collide with lawmakers' career ambitions
The California governor's plan to redraw congressional maps needs approval from state legislators, including those eyeing ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom unloads on ‘son of a b***h’ Trump over ‘Newscum’ moniker
Gov. Newsom accused the Trump administration of using the second presidential term as a ‘petri dish’ to test the limits of executive power ...