By Dan Walters, CalMatters
Gov. Gavin Newsom justifies — or rationalizes — his drive for a mid-decade reconfiguration of California’s congressional districts as a heroic mission to thwart President Donald Trump’s power grab.
Newsom, who seems to be edging ever closer to a 2028 presidential campaign, proposes to alter the state’s 52 districts to shift five or six seats now held by Republicans into Democratic hands during the 2026 elections.
