The October 21 Board of Supervisors meeting was filled with community members with the goal of being heard, using their voices to speak up on something they say affects all of us — the future of our democracy.

“This isn’t a fight between Democrats and Republicans,” said speaker Robert Tafoya. “This is a fight between Americans who want to preserve our democracy by maintaining free and fair elections — and those who favor an undemocratic government.”

Proposition 50 is a state measure that would let the Legislature redraw California’s congressional districts just this once, before returning authority to the independent redistricting commission in 2030.

“Recent efforts in Texas to set new congressional district lines were promoted by the White House, not local voters,” said Tafoya. “If the

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