This Rural Congress area will be supported by redistribution


Close up to a man dressed in a large, richly decorated buckle engraved with
Close up to a man dressed in a large, richly decorated buckle engraved with
Emma Harris holds the belt buckle she was awarded as a prize for winning a branding contest at Brass Rail Bar & Grill on September 3, 2025. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez -Jr., Calmatters

Modok County, meet with Marin County. It may be your new political boss.

Ranch region along the oregon border with only 8,500 inhabitants, Modoc Flies Flags overlapping from California’s secession. Now, if the new Gavin News redistribution plan passes, Modok will instead be extracted in the heart of liberal California.

CalMatters political reporter Jeanne Quang travels to Modok to talk to the residents there, who say they are most concerned about helping Newsom. She was told that their views on water, wildlife and forest management would be overshadowed in an area that includes the Bay Area communities that have long supported environmental protection.

  • Nadine BaileyDefender of the Agricultural Water: “They took every village neighborhood and made it an urban area. It just feels like an attack on rural California.”

Newsom’s proposal calls for the division of the 1st Congress District, which consists of 10 village counties and is a solid Republican. Reporter Doug Lamalfa, a rice farmer, is likely to lose his seat.

Here is Jeanne:

Modok County and two adjacent red counties will be moved to a revised neighborhood, which extends 200 miles west to the Pacific coast, and then to the south, through the red trees and weed Bully-Liberal Marin.

Read the full story here.


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Ethnic studies that have never happened

Manila envelopes that are labeled "Economy," "ethnic studies" and "Psychology" appear on a classroom in the high school classroom. A student can be seen in the foreground using his laptop.
A student uses his laptop in an ethnic research class at Santa Monica High School in Los Angeles on March 28, 2023. Photo by Lauren Justice for Calmatters

Currently, high schools in California must teach a class with a semester focused on marginalized communities, thanks to a mandate adopted by the state legislative body in 2021.

However, these efforts were hindered by the lack of funding in the state budget and the Trump administration campaign against variety and inclusion programs.

As Carolyn Jones reports:

The class was intended to focus on the cultures and stories of African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and Latinos, all of whom are oppressed in California. The country’s curriculum also encourages schools to add additional lessons based on their student population, such as Hmong or Armenian.

  • Albert CamariloStanford History Professor: “This is a mixed bag right now. Some schools have already completed the course, and some school districts use the current circumstances as justification so that they do not move on.”

Read more here.

Lastly: the fate of health law legislation

The pharmacists were sitting behind the counter as they handed a patient a bottle of pills at a pharmacy. The shelves behind the pharmacist are full of pill bottles and other drug containers.
Pharmacist James Lee gives information about the patient about his recipe at La Clinica on September 26, 2019. Photo of Anne Vernikov about CalMatters

A series of healthcare bills on the GAVIN Newsom’s Bureau’s Bureau will improve access to Californians who cannot afford medical prescription drugs, reduce the delay in medical decisions and will deal with threats to personal confidentiality. Kristen Hwan and Anna B. Ibara have detailsS



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