Prop 50's statewide victory margin swelled to 2.4 million votes as of Nov. 6.

Most of the $95 million raised both for and against today’s ballot measure came from fewer than 20 total contributors.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is raising money from labor unions and Democrats all over the country for his redistricting ballot measure. Republicans are pouring in money to fight it.

The proposed redistricting would make minor changes in a half dozen Bay Area congressional districts, and expand the 9th Congressional District westward toward the East Bay to bolster potential support for incumbent Democrat Rep. Josh Harder.

The independent body that redraws the state’s political maps isn’t perfect, but many Republicans prefer that to the gerrymander that Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to offset one proposed in Texas. 

The most sweeping bills to change California elections got shelved in the Legislature. Instead, lawmakers are focusing on ballot measure language, local redistricting, voting integrity and campaign finance tweaks before the 2024 election.

The city in May replaced the litigious map that met all federal and state redistricting requirements.

Judge Julie A. Emede, ruling in favor of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought against the city of Morgan Hill by former Mayor Steve Tate and three other residents, said the redistricting map approved by the council in March violates the California Fair Maps Act.

The three new congressional districts for the San Jose metro area include the first majority Latino district, and another that is the first predominantly Asian district.

The latest supervisor district map creates a "majority-minority" Asian-Pacific Islander district in District 3, maintains a high Latino influence district in District 2 and removes Los Gatos and Almaden Valley from District 1 and places them in District 5.

The 2022 mayor’s race is shaping up as a three-person contest according to the latest San Jose Inside Power Poll.

Endorsements from supervisors Susan Ellenberg and Cindy Chavez mean two of the voters aren’t exactly impartial decision makers.

An FAQ for voters on California redistricting as the state’s independent commission works toward releasing preliminary congressional and legislative maps on Nov. 10.

Across the state, organizers are banding together to make sure new congressional, legislative and local districts lead to diverse representation. The track record of the Citizens Redistricting Commission is mixed, according to two recent studies.

Voters love term limits for politicians, but they shouldn’t. The quaint notion that public service should be held only for utilitarian purposes for a short period of time, and that these limits create better government, is misguided and fundamentally flawed. The proof can be seen locally in the current mire that represents our public policy.

With the filing deadline for the June primary coming up on Friday, I thought we’d take a closer look at the 2011 redistricting process that created the current San José City Council districts. It was the second consecutive redistricting process that saw very few changes to the geography of San Jose’s political map. But you can’t blame them for not taking bolder steps. The City Charter left the commissioners only a few months to finish their work. Meanwhile, they were under siege from residents who’d prefer that nothing ever change. Ever.