Rural California Counties Still Consider Splitting Off From State

By DC - January 17, 2018 Leave a Comment

Robert Paul Preston dreams of splitting California in two to create the nation’s sixth largest state—topping New York in population. It would be called New California, and it wouldn’t be liberal-friendly. Preston, a Yuba City native in Northern California, wants to create the nation’s 51st state because he believes the rural counties of California are underrepresented…

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