Editor’s Note: This week, our coverage highlights perspectives from supporters of Proposition 50. Black publishers, editors, and writers met with Gov. Gavin Newsom and members of the “Say Yes to Prop 50” coalition to discuss their views on California’s redistricting efforts and their potential impacts. Last week, we featured the viewpoints of Proposition 50’s opponents.

By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media

On Oct. 7, members of the California Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), and Gov. Gavin Newsom briefed Black media across the state, urging support for Proposition 50 – The Election Rigging Response Act – ahead of the upcoming special election.

U.S. Reps. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) and Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Newsom an

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