If California’s voters approve Proposition 50 this November, San Diego’s remaining Republican leaning congressional district will be remapped, diluting Republican votes by bringing them into coastal districts. The current 48th district, represented by Republican Darrell Issa, includes a large area of East San Diego County – from rural areas along the border and in the mountains to right leaning suburbs like Alpine and Santee.

I spent weeks exploring the communities that could be redistricted by Proposition 50. The new boundaries would remove Poway, Ramona, Santee, Lakeside, and towns along the border and replace them with Vista, parts of Oceanside and Palm Springs. From ranches along the border, to East County’s agricultural fields and small mountain towns, daily life and its priorities i

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