This week, Sacramento chose politics over people.

The Legislature voted to undo something Californians already decided in 2010 — that an independent citizens’ commission, not politicians, should draw legislative district lines. To make matters worse, this reckless scheme could cost taxpayers as much as $230 million.

As I cast my vote against this measure, I thought about the people I represent in Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Families in my district don’t want politicians drawing their own maps. They don’t want backroom deals. They want solutions to the urgent problems they face every single day.

And yet, those problems continue to be ignored. While my colleagues are busy drawing lines, constituents in my district are facing real issues and they tell me all the time

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