Newsom’s redistrict plan clears Legislature, now on its way to California voters this fall

GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM’S PLAN to counter President Donald Trump’s election gerrymander in Texas with his own redistricting play in California is on its way to voters.

The California Legislature on Thursday approved his proposal calling for a special election on a ballot measure that would suspend the state’s current congressional districts, which were drawn by an independent commission, and replace them with a map intended to favor Democrats.