Newsom faces GOP backlash over $230M redistricting special election after calling his recall a ‘waste’

As California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom advocates for a special election to advance a redistricting map that favors Democrats, some critics are pointing out that he took a very different tone when another special election was called to remove him from office.The Newsom recall vote is estimated to have cost the state and counties $276 million to administer the election, according to an official projection by the California Department of Finance.Meanwhile, the redistricting special election, which will be held on Nov. 4, will cost around $230 million, according to estimates by California Asse