"In California's Far North, Voters Worry Redistricting Means Republican Bastions Will Buck Up Against Coastal Blue Enclaves California's 1st Congressional District 1 is the state's largest by geography: It stretches from Modoc County in the northeast corner of the state to the Klamath National Forest in the west, and down south to the city of Chico. While it's vast, Modoc is the third-least populated county in the state."
"In Part 4 of our series, California Divided, we head north, to speak with residents in District 1, who've expressed concern over the impact that Proposition 50 will have on their voting power if it passes. Under Proposition 50, that would change: Modoc would still be clustered with like-minded Siskiyou and Shasta counties, but it would be in the same congressional district - District 2 - as Marin County on the coast."
California's 1st Congressional District is the state's largest by geography, stretching from Modoc County in the northeast to the Klamath National Forest and down to Chico. Modoc is the third-least populated county and is part of a district that includes counties dependent on natural resources such as ranching, timber and farming. Proposition 50 would move Modoc into District 2 and place it in the same congressional district as coastal Marin County. Residents in the Far North worry that such redistricting will dilute their voting power. Separately, the Trump Administration is halting automatic renewals of work permits, which could force thousands of immigrants out of work and leave renewal applications stuck in a growing queue.
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