{"id":11398,"date":"2025-10-18T13:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/11398\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T13:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T13:22:17","slug":"photos-from-ranches-to-small-mountain-towns-how-prop-50-would-change-san-diegos-48th-congressional-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/11398\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: From Ranches to Small Mountain Towns, How Prop. 50 Would Change San Diego\u2019s 48th Congressional District"},"content":{"rendered":"

If California\u2019s voters approve Proposition 50 this November, San Diego\u2019s 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 \u2013 from rural areas along the border and in the mountains to right leaning suburbs like Alpine and Santee.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u2019s agricultural fields and small mountain towns, daily life and its priorities in the current district take a much different shape than those communities along the coast.<\/p>\n

\"\"A restaurant window in downtown Romona, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego<\/p>\n

More often than meeting people who were strongly in favor or against redistricting, I met people who either had not heard of Proposition 50 or didn\u2019t understand it. Others simply felt\u00a0 disillusioned by politics. They didn\u2019t believe that politicians, no matter from what party, would have a positive impact on their lives, and they didn\u2019t expect help from them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Caroline Ramsden, who was unloading hay to sell at the Jamul Trading Post, thought back to the 2007 wildfires that devastated the area and the lack of help she says she and her neighbors received.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve really got to be self-sufficient out here,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Further east on Highway 94 in Jacumba Hot Springs Lisa Hilyer said she supports Proposition 50 but only as a response to the redistricting efforts of red states. Hilier added, \u201cIt would be fine with me to get rid of Darrell Issa. That would be a bonus. Because he\u2019s my rep out here and he doesn\u2019t even respond to my letters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Players warm up at Moore Than a Game baseball practice in Rancho San Diego, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need someone who represents us,\u201d said her wife, Stef Tonkin. She moved to a trailer park in town because she couldn\u2019t afford to live in\u00a0 El Cajon. At $365 a month for a space in the park, it\u2019s some of the cheapest rent in San Diego County.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What people facing poverty in the park need, they say, is help with basic needs. Dependable running water and a vehicle or more transit to get into town. \u201cAnd I have no idea how Prop. 50 might affect that,\u201d Hilyer said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Back in Jamul, Kim Dillon and her husband Pat are spending their retirement running a horse boarding business and petting zoo at Jamul Trails Ranch. Dillon admits she doesn\u2019t keep up with politics, but she does hope whoever represents her in Congress could protect the open space she loves around her home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHere you see the sunrise on the mountain. You hear all the birds. It\u2019s just more peaceful and tranquil to me,\u201d she says. \u201cThat\u2019s why we live here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"The remains of a Charlie Kirk memorial in Ramona, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego
\n\"\"The American flag flies in Jacumba Hot Springs, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego<\/p>\n

\"\"A group of friends attends the Association of San Diego Car Clubs monthly meeting in Santee, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego<\/p>\n

\"\"The newly crowned Miss Jamul rides in the parade at Jamul Fest, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego<\/p>\n

\"\"A quiet street in downtown Lakeside on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego<\/p>\n

\"\"Tamara Denton stands outside the Turkey Inn during a break from her bartending shift in Romona, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego
\n\"\"A winery in Romona, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego<\/p>\n

\"\"Kim Dillon feeds her horses at Jamul Trails Ranch, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego<\/p>\n

\"\"Riders wait before a riding competition at Jamul Fest, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego
\n\"\"The sun sets over Wynola, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. \/ Zo\u00eb Meyers for Voice of San Diego<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If California\u2019s voters approve Proposition 50 this November, San Diego\u2019s remaining Republican leaning congressional district will be remapped,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11399,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[13,74,76,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-11398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-politics","9":"tag-san-diego","10":"tag-san-diego-headlines","11":"tag-san-diego-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}