SF Politics Federal Court Says Prop 50 Gerrymander Is Good to Go, Cites Supreme Court Ruling on Texas Maps A baldly hypocritical effort by the Republican Party to challenge Democrats' tit-for-tat gerrymander measure, Prop 50, has been shot down by a federal court, paving the way for California to redraw its congressional district maps as it sees fit.
SF Politics Republicans Sue to Try to Stop Prop 50 From Taking Effect The same Republican Party that was all for disenfranchising Democratic voters and people of color in Texas are asking a federal court in California to declare the proposed new California congressional districts under Prop 50 unconstitutional.
SF News Saturday Links: South Bay Police Chief Suspected of Commuting From Idaho An ophthalmology professor from Stanford University created a device that helps people with vision loss read again; Newsom signed a bill calling for a state commission on the inclusion of trans athletes in competitive sports; and the Millbrae police chief is suspected of commuting from Idaho.
SF News Saturday Links: Draft of California Redistricting Map Released, GOP Seats Nearly Cut in Half More than 100,000 travelers are stranded worldwide as Air Canada flight attendants have gone on strike; a crow in Walnut Creek tested positive for West Nile virus Friday; and California released a draft of a new proposed redistricting map.
SF News Speier To Fill Lantos' Seat Making her move at juuust the right time, Jackie Speier is a shoo-in to fill Tom Lantos' seat by April 8 if she gathers a majority of votes in a special, pre-primary election.
