Overview

• Gov. Gavin Newsom held a “Liberation Day” rally in Los Angeles to kick off a campaign calling for a Nov. 4 vote on a constitutional amendment that would override the state’s independent commission.
• Legislative leaders plan to release draft maps this week that would take effect for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections before authority reverts to the commission after the next census.
• Common Cause released a six-point framework—covering proportionality, public participation, racial equity, time limits and support for independent commissions—to assess any mid-cycle remaps without endorsing partisan gerrymanders.
• A Politico-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab survey found 64 percent of California voters back the independent redistricting commission versus 36 percent who favor turning power over to lawmakers.
• Charles Munger Jr., Arnold Schwarzenegger and other backers of the commission are mobilizing legal challenges and public campaigns to block the temporary legislative override.