Newsom’s Special Election Would Drain $235 Million from Taxpayers

As wildfire prevention and mental health care are slashed, Sacramento moves to rewrite the rules for political gain

SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to hold a November special election that would hand redistricting power back to politicians would cost California taxpayers at least $235.5 million, according to a new estimate from the Assembly Republican Caucus Office of Policy and Budget.

The special election would attempt to reverse a constitutional amendment passed by voters in…