The LA Times offers this interesting report. I see from the accompanying map that I am likely to be one of the voters who could well see a head-to-head Berman-Sherman matchup as fallout from this shift.
Roll Call reports.
No word yet on whether there will be a lawsuit, or an attempt to subject this plan to a referendum (and there’s some confusion over how that would work, if it happens).
That’s Tony Quinn’s allegation. For Republicans like Tony who expected that a nonpartisan commission would lead to better outcomes for Republicans than Democrat-drawn plans, this must be a disappointing moment.
The LA Times offers this report, with the subhead: “Citizens commission charged with drawing legislative districts says the move will allow it to focus on the final draft, but interest groups say the action limits their chance for feedback.”
SF Chronicle: “Threaded into the battle over the new boundaries – and the political power and government funding that will be distributed according to where they are drawn – are feelings about class, race, ethnicity and culture that rarely… Continue reading