Texas and California near new partisan voting maps in a battle prompted by Trump
California and Texas are pursuing redistricting moves to add five U.S. House seats that would advantage their dominant parties, prompting legal and voter-response confrontations.
Counties will be paid upfront for special redistricting election, California official says
California will advance state funds to cover counties' upfront costs for a statewide special election to decide partisan congressional maps for 2026, 2028 and 2030.
Immigrant Adoptees Who Never Became Citizens Fear Possible Deportation | KQED
A U.S. District Judge has barred federal agents from conducting detention stops in Southern California without reasonable suspicion of immigration law violations. Agents cannot rely solely on factors like race, ethnicity, or language.