Across the country, high-stakes chess games are being played out and the pieces are us. While the media frames every move as a fight for “democracy,” the truth is more troubling. Politicians on both sides are manipulating voters, rewriting rules, and weaponizing redistricting. Gavin Newsom’s Proposition 50 isn’t a defense against that game; it’s another move in it.

“While the verdict was reached more than three years ago, the two families of the victims have had to endure not only the devastating loss of their loved ones, but also a long and painful delay in reaching closure within the justice system.”

“And while they warned of losing their voice through wrinkled red polyester, they were also literally advocating for us to give up our local voice to a bloated, fire-illiterate Sacramento apparatus.”

“The impact on rural counties like ours would be anything but minor.”

“…sacrificing fairness and representation here at home to fight someone else’s political battles is not leadership, it’s abandoning rural representation. California shouldn’t punish its own voters just to make a point in a national partisan tug-of-war.”

The speech “emphasized the transition to a multipolar world, advocated for renewed diplomatic dialogue, respect for sovereignty, and multilateral cooperation.”

“By putting the process on display while steering toward a foregone conclusion, the insiders gave the appearance of openness while concealing the most important fact: one of the two finalists was legally ineligible.”

“This progressive activist who spoke out against the vigil after the assassination is not make believe. She actually lives among us.”

“Violence is not an extension of political debate; it is its destruction. It is what happens when words are abandoned, when dialogue breaks down, when persuasion is replaced with force.”

Following the resignation of former Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters Natalie Adona on June 6, 2025, the Board of Supervisors has moved forward with the legally required process to fill the vacancy.