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Last Update2025-09-11
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Event Overview
The mid-decade redistricting plan faces opposition due to concerns about undermining the state's independent redistricting commission and further fragmenting voter representation. The debate highlights tensions between maintaining established electoral boundaries and proposed changes.
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Growing Opposition to Proposition 50 in California's Central Valley
Proposition 50, a mid-decade redistricting plan, is facing growing opposition in California's Central Valley, particularly in Fresno County. Fresno County District 5 Supervisor Nathan Magsig argues that the proposition would undermine the state's independent redistricting commission, which was approved by voters in 2010. Magsig and other local opponents are concerned that the plan would further fragment the state, complicating voter representation. Campaigns on both sides are intensifying, with some voters receiving mailers urging them to vote no. The proposition would increase the number of congressional districts from four to six, with one new district, the 18th, stretching from Downtown San Jose to western Fresno County. William Bourdeau, a Coalinga farmer and Westlands Board Member, opposes the plan, arguing that the district is too large. Local representatives, including Bourdeau, emphasize the importance of water supply for farming. Governor Newsom stated that Proposition 50 is about democracy. Fresno County will mail out ballots on October 6 for an upcoming vote.