California Opponents of New U.S. House Districts File Brief Explaining the Basis of Lawsuit

On November 7, opponents of the new California U.S. House districts filed this Memorandum of Points & Authorities, setting forth the theory of why the new California U.S. House districts are unconstitutional. They charge that the new districts are a racial gerrymander,designed to help Hispanics. See it here. They are asking for a hearing in December.

Democratic Party Nominee Who Was Public About her Membership in the Communist Party Wins Election to Ithaca, NY Council

See this story from peoplesworld.org.

Thanks to Robert K. Stock for the link. Here is the sample ballot.

Hannah Shvets was the Democratic Party nominee, and she was on the ballot as the nominee of both the Democratic Party and the Working Families Party. Her only opponent, incumbent G. P. Zurenda, was on the ballot with the label “Affordable Ithaca.” He had lost the Democratic primary in June 2025 to Shvets.

Two New Polls on California Gubernatorial Race Shows Two Republicans Are Among the Top Three or Four

This Newsweek story says that a poll commissioned by a Democratic candidate for Governor of California shows these results: Chad Bianco (R) 20%; Antonio Villaraigosa (D) 19%; Steve Hilton (R) 18%; Katie Porter (D) 15%.

A Berkeley IGS Poll released on November 7 shows: Bianco 13%; Porter 11%; Hilton 8%; Becerra 8%.