Jeffrey Boling has lived in Rocklin for over 20 years and he doesn’t want to see his Republican district change hands.

“I want to keep those seats,” he said. “I don’t want those going to Democrats.”

Boling was sitting at a Rocklin restaurant with Sharron Redwine, who said she was worried about Newsom’s plans.

“I would vote against anything Newsom wants to do,” she said. “They can’t just do it for vengeance because Texas is doing it.”

They were referring to a new proposal from Governor Gavin Newsom that It would also undo the state’s independent redistricting system until 2030, which supporters argue is necessary to counter Republican gerrymandering in Texas.

Further east in Kiley’s district in the Sierra foothills community of Auburn, Dan Ernest argued that what Texas and California a

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