Governor Gavin Newsom moves forward with redistricting plan, maps yet to be released

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A batch of speech with nary legislature territory maps to show.

Joined by much than a twelve different speakers, Governor Gavin Newsom stood connected signifier successful Los Angeles connected Thursday afternoon, discussing his program to redraw legislature voting districts, but adjacent with each the talk, we inactive don't cognize what those projected maps look similar and who volition beryllium impacted.

We're inactive waiting connected the authoritative map, but a imaginable representation shows imaginable impacts to District 22 present successful Central California, which Republican David Valadao won past twelvemonth successful 1 of the tightest races successful the nation.

State lawmakers, on with leaders from Planned Parenthood and labour unions, attended to accidental this is astir much than maps.

"This is astir whether we volition fto the authoritarian successful the White House interruption our ideology portion we beryllium silent, portion we instrumentality a precocious roadworthy that doesn't beryllium anymore," said Assm. Isaac Bryan, (D) Los Angeles

Newsom wants to determination the Congressional territory boundaries to assistance Democrats summation 5 much House Seats successful 2026.

He said the maps volition beryllium released connected Friday, and voters would request to o.k. them successful a peculiar predetermination connected November 4.

Before that tin happen, the authorities assembly and legislature indispensable telephone for the election. They're expected to bash that adjacent week.

That hasn't stopped the Governor from already launching a website successful enactment of the effort, on with a run video.

The determination comes successful a nonstop effect to efforts successful Texas to summation 5 much Republican seats astatine the urging of President Donald Trump.

Democratic authorities lawmakers successful Texas person truthful acold blocked that effort by leaving the state.

Newsom said California's caller representation would lone instrumentality effect if Texas oregon different Republican-led states determination guardant with redistricting.

They would stay successful spot until 2030, erstwhile the mapmaking powerfulness would instrumentality to the redistricting committee approved by voters much than a decennary ago.

At a property league successful Los Angeles, Newsom called connected different Democratic-led states to articulation the fight.

"We request to basal up," said Newsom. "Not conscionable California, different bluish states request to basal up. We request to beryllium firm, person resolve."

Newsom's redistricting connection is facing fierce opposition.

Several authorities watchdog groups person travel retired against the measure.

Another salient opponent, erstwhile Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who championed the committee during his clip successful office, says he's prepared to run against it.

The National Republican Congressional Committee released a connection saying that-- "Gavin Newsom's latest stunt has thing to bash with Californians and everything to bash with consolidating extremist Democrat power, silencing California voters, and propping up his pathetic 2028 statesmanlike tube dream."

Action News did scope retired to Congressman Valadao's bureau astir the imaginable interaction connected his district, but did not person a response.

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