Proposition 50 Passing Easily in California and Humboldt County
California voters have approved Proposition 50, a ballot measure that redraws the state’s congressional map and could have major implications for national politics in 2026. The Associated Press reports that the measure “may do the most to shape national politics going forward,” as it “could flip as many as five Republican-held U.S. House seats to Democratic control in the 2026 midterm elections.”
Locally, Humboldt County voters continued to back Proposition 50 by a clear margin in the final election night report. 61.18% voted Yes (14,229 votes) and 38.82% voted No (9,030 votes). A total of 23,259 ballots were cast in the county, bringing turnout to 27.05% of registered voters
According to AP, Proposition 50 is “a response to Trump’s gerrymandering push to keep the U.S. House under Republican control in the 2026 midterms.” With its passage, California joins other states that have recently revised their congressional maps, potentially influencing the balance of power in Washington.
While statewide results are still being finalized, early returns indicate that Proposition 50 is passing comfortably across California. The measure’s approval is expected to trigger the above new congressional boundaries before the next midterm election cycle, reshaping several key districts in the state including ours.
The NorCal noodle spills out of the top counties–Modoc, Siskiyou, Del Norte, Trinity, Shasta– and falls down along the coastline encompassing Humboldt, part of Mendocino, part of Sonoma, and all of Marin. [Base image from the Legislative Office]
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This may be the only redistricting that the courts eventually allow to stand due to the fact it was voted on by the People of California.
. . . looks like we finally brought a fair map to this knife fight. If anyone’s worried this gives Democrats an advantage, don’t worry, we’re only evening the playing field until Texas agrees to put down its map-twisting magic wand. The sky is still up there.
Re. all election results, the Dems just took a big step toward getting their groove back.
If this was truly about Texas, then explain why did Gavin Newsom vetoed 1248 more than 2 years ago in early October of 2023…???
Because, you see, 1248 was all about requiring Independent Redistricting Committees in California in Major Cities…
It happened to be cointroduced by the League of Women Voters of California…
Newsom wasn’t having any part of that, and that was way before Trump was reelected, so NEWSOM vetoed Independent Redistricting Committees, WAY BEFORE whatever Texas did…
And, he dishonesty claimed that he vetoed it due to a “tight budget”, when it would not have cost California a dime until 2030…
Clearly a lie…
So, anyone that believes that Newsom throwing his weight behind California gerrymandering, against Independent Redistricting Committees, way back in early October2023, had anything whatsoever to do with Trump, and/or with what what Texas did, is as gullible as they come…
Suckers…!!!
Every one of you were willingly hoodwinked by Gavin Newsom, and blinded by your bias, that Gavin Newsom used against YOU ALL, TO HIS ADVANTAGE, NOT YOURS….
Prop 50 only passed, because so many people in California that voted yes on 50, are so damn gullible, and/or are so damn democratically unethical…
AKA… …”SO DAMN EASY…!!!”
PERIOD…
Gavin Newsom passing Prop 50 in California, was as “easy” as Senate Democrats taking SNAP candy from a bunch of special needs babies, and then convincing them all, it was all about preserving their healthcare, and that they Democrats took it all, just for the hapless babies’ own good…
I guess you are smarter than the rest of the people of Calfornia.
You said it, not me…
(You might want to proofread it…???)
Unlike all the “yes” voters, Newsom’s pack of unabashed lies damn sure didn’t make a fool out of me…
That’s why I voted “NO”, along with, and aligned with, my Democratic principles…
Gerrymandering is undemocratic, period.
Prop 50, along with anyone that pushed it, and/or supported it, was, therefore, also undemocratic…
It was dirty pool, and Newsom was the one holding the cue stick…
It ain’t rocket science…
Cry me a river. Trump is degenerating and so is his movement.
Well at least 62%. Of them.
Gavin Newsom vetoed California Assembly Bill 1248 in October 2023, which would have required large cities and counties to create independent redistricting commissions by 2030. He supported the reform’s intent but rejected it over its high, unfunded costs—tens of millions in state-reimbursable expenses, saying it should be addressed through the regular budget process.
Since 2010, state legislative and congressional maps have been drawn by an independent citizens’ commission, which limits overt partisan manipulation. However, because California’s population is overwhelmingly Democratic in most regions, the resulting maps still produce strong Democratic majorities.
The cost of Prop 50 was about $140 million…
Link…???
Why didn’t you include this…???
https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-california-gerrymandering-independent-commission-553a08590ac29e0dd8115073663e8f2a
“Had Newsom signed the measure, California could have become the first state to mandate redistricting commissions for local jurisdictions over certain sizes, said Dan Vicuna, national director of redistricting and representation for Common Cause.
Boundaries for state and local legislative districts must be redrawn every 10 years to align with the latest U.S. census figures. Historically, that process has been carried out by elected officials who have a political interest in shaping districts to their advantage — a tactic known as gerrymandering.
But California voters shifted the responsibility for drawing U.S. House and state legislative districts to an independent panel of citizens following the 2010 census. Since then, voters in Colorado, Michigan, New York, Utah and Virginia have created redistricting commissions with varying levels of independence.
Some cities — including Austin, Texas, and Santa Fe, New Mexico — also have adopted independent redistricting commissions. But such commissions remain relatively rare in local governments. In California, a 2016 state law allowed, but didn’t require, counties and cities to create redistricting commissions. More than a dozen have voluntarily done so, and separate state laws have specifically mandated redistricting commissions for Los Angeles County, San Diego County and a few other counties.
But the city of Los Angeles is among many local governments that remain in charge of drawing their own districts. A panel of academic experts recommended this year that independent commissions composed of city residents be used for future redistricting of the Los Angeles City Council and school board.
The legislation vetoed by Newsom would have applied more broadly. It sought to require independent redistricting commissions in all cities and counties with more than 300,000 residents and in community college or public school districts with more than 500,000 residents. Elected officials, political candidates, their larger financial donors and lobbyists would have been excluded from the commissions.
Despite the veto, the California legislation still could provide a model ahead of the next round of redistricting based on the 2030 census, said Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Marymount University Law School in Los Angeles who created the All About Redistricting website.
“Advocates will certainly press the issue in other states,” Levitt said, “and I’d be surprised if at least some other states didn’t seriously consider what California declined to do.”…”…
“In a statement, the Democratic governor said he supported the “goal of ensuring community control over the redistricting process” but was concerned a mandate to create independent commissions could end up costing the state tens of millions of dollars. ➡️ It marked the second time in four years that he has vetoed legislation requiring independent redistricting commissions for some local governments. ⬅️ ”
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“Ask AI”
“When was the first time that Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation to require independent redistricting committees…???”
-AI Overview-
“The first time Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation to require independent redistricting committees was in 2019, when he vetoed a bill by Senator Ben Allen that would have required counties with more than 400,000 residents to set up such commissions.
Newsom’s stated reasons for the 2019 veto were that local jurisdictions were already authorized to create their own commissions and that the bill would create a state-level financial cost that should be addressed through the budget process.
2019 veto:
Governor Newsom vetoed a bill that would have mandated independent redistricting commissions for large counties.
Reasoning:
He argued that local governments were already empowered to create commissions and that the cost of such a mandate should be handled through the state’s budget process.
Subsequent veto:
Newsom later vetoed a similar bill in 2023, AB 1248, which would have required various cities and counties to establish independent redistricting commissions.”
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CLEARLY, Newsom has a LONG track record of vetoing Bills against gerrymandering introduced in order to establish Independent Redistricting Committees, going all the way back to 2019…
For Newsom to subsequently push pro gerrymandering prop 50, as if he was only doing it as a response to Texas, simply doesn’t jibe…
Newsom’s M.O. has been “pro gerrymandering”, since AT LEAST 2019…
SO, Let’s not kid ourselves…
People that voted “Yes” on Prop 50 got played…
TL:DR
Blinded by bias. That’s the “Orange Man Bad” stupidity. Yeah- he’s not awesome. But it’s not about thinking- it’s all about teams and cheering on your team right or wrong. Sad state of California Idiocracy where the UnDEMs have whipped up mob mentality. Remember- Trump won because the UnDEMs failed miserably…and they won’t save you now either. They are just as corrupt….
OK with you if anti-Trumps punch back, innit?
Exactly thank you for posting
Payback will hurt you, and rightly so.
Is that a threat…???
Because that really sounds like a threat…
Be afraid…. Be very afraid…..
Kym Kemp,
This sounds like a threat to me…
And sounds like “advocating violence”…
Are you going to leave it…???
But wasn’t Texas required to “redistrict” their maps by the court? Right or left, politicians have left honesty and fairness on the back burner and turned to corruption and party agendas over what is best and what is right for all the people.
The scary fact is that one of the party agenda has turned to so much hate and division that it’s party members have normalized violence and hate and can’t even reconize the path they are following Is one that they claim to be against. It is no longer what is best for the people and the country, it is about party agendas built on corruption and greed.
How else do politicians who claim to be working for the people, go from “average income” to multi millionaires in a couple of years. I worked for public service for over 30 years and even with a “livable” retirement, I am still pinching pennies.
Democrats getting their “groove back” simply means more corruption, lost billions in waste and fraud to politician family backed NGOs, more pay offs from the power industries, and more “trains to nowhere”. California is already in the toilet, it is only waiting for the flush.
Although Texas has previously been required by federal courts to redraw its districts because of unconstitutional or racially discriminatory gerrymandering, its most recent redistricting in 2021 was not court-ordered. It was a routine post-census process controlled entirely by the Republican legislature.
Rather than correcting unfair maps, this round of redistricting further entrenched partisan advantages, reducing the number of competitive districts and diluting minority voting strength according to multiple lawsuits.So, the current controversy and reactions from California officials are not about a court-mandated effort to make Texas maps fairer—they stem from a perception that Texas deliberately made them less fair, solidifying Republican control despite the state’s rapid demographic diversification.
Less billionaire broligarch corruption like the Trunts bring us. Less cozying up to dictators worldwide like King Donold loves to do.
So sorry for you your planned putsch isn’t working out.
Baloney. If Texas pulled back from their redistricting tomorrow, California will not pull back from their’s. The redistricting has occurred and is set until the 2030 census. Whereupon California may reinstate the commission but likely legislators will find another crisis and adjust the commission to suit.
In the meantime what was touted as a brawl between Texas and California has become a free for all where a dozen states are now doing the same thing. And the referee, the Supreme Court, hasn’t even issued their rolling on any redistricting. The dice are in motion and you nor anyone else knows where it will end
What goes around comes around, even to Emperor Dirty Don.
The point was that the chances of it succeeding are small. So nothing much is going around to start with. Everything is not all about Trump.
But no one else was required to change their Constitution in order to redistrict. So that is not likely to be material.
What might be is the pending Supreme Court decision if they decide race can not used to form districts because California did just that. The Democrats made a big deal of keeping districts where black voters elected black representatives in order to make sure they did get the votes needed to change the Constitution. So if such factors are declared invalid for use in redistricting, the redistricting plan in California will be declared invalid.
“While the new plan dilutes Republican voting power throughout California, it won’t significantly affect racial representation, according to McGhee. McGhee’s analysis found the number of Asian-influence, Black-influence and Latino-majority districts remains nearly identical under the proposed plan.”
https://lapublicpress.org/2025/10/prop-50-most-impacted/
You have a point. The supreme Court is extraordinarily biased in favor of Republicans right now.
They’re 2019 decision that they can’t address political gerrymandering is abundantly clear evidence of that.
It may come into play but it seems that the Californians were smart enough to redistrict in a way that would avoid this issue.
Seeing political party in the Courts recently decision means that the same was going on in previous Court rulings but in favor of the Democrats. BTW what was the case you mentioned about political gerrymandering?
But I think that California’s ruling party (never the people at all) was not that smart. While their unabashed political gerrymandering might pass muster under the presumed decision of the Supreme Court, there are many districts created using the voting rights bill that remained from the Commission’s redistricting and they are open question. They can’t go back to the voting rights bill guidance anyway. It will be a whole new game and California is really screwed with left hand threading in charge for the foreseeable future. But race based districts will be a thing of the past no.matter what.
“Smart enough”…???,
or
“devious enough”…???
This right here: “What might be is the pending Supreme Court decision if they decide race can not used to form districts because California did just that. The Democrats made a big deal of keeping districts where black voters elected black representatives in order to make sure they did get the votes needed to change the Constitution. So if such factors are declared invalid for use in redistricting, the redistricting plan in California will be declared invalid.”
Not only black voter base, but the Hispanic neighborhoods that were not so covertly carved out. It’s literally there in black and white.
And Mcghee is a gaslighting liar when he claims no consideration/impact of race, when in the next breath he said this :The proposal would affect only congressional districts, not state-level representation. Considering Humboldt interests are now ka-noodled up all the way from Marin to Modoc that would be a lie. And I’m embarrassed that my neighbors actually believe all those communities can be adequately represented by a single person and actually voted yes to eliminate the congressional independent districting committee, and approve this trash gerrymandered, cheating map cos-play. Talk about being a pawn, and willingly! 😆 Spank me harder Newsom.
A TRO or temporary injunction is a very real possibility and then Newson and his goons are going to be called on to the carpet to explain his racist manipulations.
I for one am so happy we gave up more rights as a people to our government to fight Trump…..
Now our honest politicians have the power to redistribute power how ever they want till the next census.
Maybe we could get a politician to make an actual plan on helping small business in California make more money that works?
Actually helping families and people?
I have Trump fatigue. All our problems are because a 80 year old orange fat man?
I wish we would all focus on coming together as a community on making Humboldt an even more amazing place to live and visit.
If we focused on our home here instead of Washington we would be better off in the end in my opinion.
All politics is local and with a republican form of government(US Constitution Article 4 S4) that power was supposed to remain local. Instead, WE have abdicated that power to asshats in DC on the hopes they have our best interests in mind.
Look the idea of indivdule rights.and freedoms is outdated. Embrace socilism globalism and realize.the elite.know how.to run your life better than you.
Please ignore the fact that during the cold war the east block had to erect mine fields and razor wire over seen by guards that shot to kill anyone trying to escape. Ingots in spite of the dangers people risked their lives and many died to escape socilism to get to the evil capitalist west.
No it really will work this time it’s the way to go…….. just ask Orson wells he wrote a whole book on the advantages of the system.
Which Orson Wells book are you referring to?
I’m glad that correcting grammar and spelling are prohibited here or I’d be at this another hour.
How do you act as a school teacher without actually being a school teacher? That last sentence will do.
Wait, I thought the USSR was Communist? Also, “ingots”?
…and your complaints and description of our president will make sure we all come together, right? You should be aware that he was elected with all 7 swings states, the popular vote and the electoral college by wide margins. Maybe you missed the government class that talks about what elections mean. He is there for the next 3 years and appears to be working for a number of things that would float all boats. So far he appears to be a “working” president.
You have the freedom to say whatever you want, however, trashing President Trump and blaming all the ills on him is also getting tiresome. All of our problems could be laid at the feet of local government. We have empty store fronts and our economy is in the toilet. That’s a local problem not a fed problem. Our virtue is feeding the homeless and caring more about them than the community at large.
Look around. California, in general, is a rudderless ship with no one at the helm who knows what they are doing. Since democrats are in charge of everything and will now have even more power, perhaps we should let some of the blame go to a one party system in the state soon to be even more one sided.
Something to think about.
Trump being elected truly is “What Democracy Looks Like!”
Trump won on a campaign of lies. The election yesterday should have made it clearer to you that that ship has sailed ( if the NO KINGS day march failed to convince you)
But it’s not the lies that make the Democrats dance around like spit on a hot griddle. It’s the thing he actually does.
Gavin Newsom’s Prop 50 was won on a campaign of lies…
Honest politician? Out of the thousands of politicians I can’t think of one that is honest. Honest Abe? Crack me up, more taxes on the poor coming our way, thank you voters of this great nation.
Yep, say ‘hello new taxation’ Or call it ‘Newsomazation of your money.
I don’t believe you would actually support any laws that would help small business owners, because in the end in order to help small businesses we would actually have to regulate large businesses. Something that conservatives abhor.
And I’m still waiting to hear any alternative solutions from the UnDEMs instead of hate and “Orange Man Fascist” calls for more assassinations
I like the sound of this, and I definitely agree…
“I wish we would all focus on coming together as a community on making Humboldt an even more amazing place to live and visit.
If we focused on our home here instead of Washington we would be better off in the end in my opinion.”
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However,
This…
“I for one am so happy we gave up more rights as a people to our government to fight Trump…..”
Seems like a bit of a slippery slope…
Well said!!!
Amen!
That’s 63% who are the same ones complaining about other states doing this and then turn around and do it themselves. Just a bunch of far left lunatics who trash talk those they disagree with and then do exactly what they “disagree” with. You claim to be better than the other side but are exponentially worse.
Somebody has their panties in a twist this morning lol.
Hahahahahahaha
The truth isn’t very popular in the RHBB comment section…
Liberal hypocrisy knows no bounds, especially after successfully voting for future redistricting which will utilize partisan gerrymandering…
But, don’t worry, Newsom PROMISED it will ONLY be “TEMPORARY”…
Oh, wait, Newsom ain’t gonna be governor anymore, to keep his politically manipulative false promises, (LIES), in 2030, OR thereafter…
IMHO:
And so the end descent continues on… with 40,000 and 70,000 of the Humboldt population on food stamps/Medi-cal the Dems continue their quest for total control.
Good deal, keep this state under a dictatorship, Here here King Newsom, crack me up. Especially the part where we have No King rallies too funny. Power to the politicians, is what i hear.
Want to make a bet whether the California legislature doesn’t quietly choose to retain the power of gerrymandering indefinitely and change the constitution permanently? Because politicians would never want to do that, would they? Free and fair elections are not a goal of any party.
It is, however, the goal for anyone on either side or even an actual centrist who has a shred of integrity, which in this case 63% do not. It’s pretty bad when such a high percentage in any state prefers total moral corruption over common decency, law and order, following the constitution on the basis of sheer hate for those who disagree.
The Trump obsession should have been stopped a decade ago. Now we’re at pet rock level of irrationality.
A pet rock has more brain function than Biden during his “presidency.” And the former VP? A pet rock is a genius compared to her. Plus a pet rock has more integrity.
We voted to keep a dictatorship?? Dictators are notorious for not liking elections; I think this counts as an oxymoron.
Now, if you’d said that in a Democrat-dominated state the majority of voters had chosen to disenfranchise Republican voters in a fistfight with Texas’ Republican-dominated government’s cheating, that would be more accurate.
Would you maybe be happier in Texas, or Mississippi, or another Republican-dominated state that’s not a dictatorship?
Well that was the spin. Keep the government closed to make it appear a critical point has been reached and voters need to take action. Blame Trump then frame every election as a fight against Trump. Spend millions on a proposition to change a perfectly serviceable procedure.
The issue is not that someone else should move away from liberal California. But it is that liberal California can’t deal with different opinions. It will keep hurling towards the cliff telling screaming passengers shut up.
The cliff-
“Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that California is facing a $12 billion budget deficit, spurred by soaring costs for social services as the state’s economy teeters from President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs strategy.
But the size of Newsom’s budget proposal remains virtually unchanged from an earlier version in January, when the governor projected a modest surplus, underscoring that runaway expenses for subsidized health care and other state programs are the biggest long-term challenges.”
https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/05/california-budget-revision-may-2025/
We need more balance in this state, not more political entrenchment. A mix of perspectives would make California stronger and our local communities healthier.
You are so obviously doing a terrible job of convincing the electorate that your position is correct. Your inability to read the writing on the wall is impressive.
Sure, California voters keep leaning left that’s exactly the problem. What people think they’re voting for isn’t translating into a safer, more functional, or more affordable state. I’ve never said we’re balanced I’m saying the lack of balance is exactly why things aren’t working.
Any people so conditioned to think being against Trump is a substitute for policy are doomed to be tools.
Gross!! California voters are happily throwing their own neighbors under the bus of ” Orange Man Bad. Bad Man Nazi. Orange Man Fascist” . I don’t approve gerrymandering by either corrupted party. But the stripping away of political representation for rural Californians is an extreme move by the Cement People urbanites. Modoc County is now ruled by Marin County?? This is why Trump wins. You deflate, deny and insult the rural people- the self reliant folk of the true American Spirit. It’s yet another sickening anti-democratic move by the UnDemocratic Party. Choke on those measly 5 seats, assholes- you’ve revealed yourselves as …well…neo-fascists. Rural people don’t get to have representation because you’re …saving democracy? Wow….
You think Modoc is getting fair representation now? It is in the same district as multiple counties ,Lassen, Plumas, Siskiyou, Shasta, parts of Butte and Nevada Counties).
Among those counties Modoc is the poorest.
it’s surely better now than what greasy gavin pubesome’s new map will unfurl.
the counties you mentioned in the north east of the state all have a very similiar rural culture.
modoc county and Marin have zero in common, in fact are worldview and cultural enemies.
Democrats have been gerrymandering for decades now, in states mostly in the far east and midwest. Also, California long ago passed a bill that required a citizens committee to redraw any district lines. It required that any redistricting go through this commmittee that was voted on and by the citizens of California.
So, essentially Newsom just jumped on the anti, anything Trump bandwagon and got the Democrats sufficiently duped to vote for this redistricting even though there was an existing approved procedure to get that done democratically. Democracy is truly at risk, or so say the Democrats.
Hypocrisy at its best, brought to you by the “Liberalism is a mental disorder” crowd.
Good news, finally.
BUH-BYE KING POOP. THAT’S WHAT YOU GET FOR POOPING ON THE LARGEST PROTEST IN AMERICAN HISTORY!
Everything stupid that I have witnessed in my 64 years has been done by Republicans. Everything smart I have ever seen has been done by Democrats. Here we are in 2025 and the place is filled to the gills with more Republican morons who want to make sure they are part of the next stupid thing that Republicans do. Ya’all really are a bunch of dull tools.