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Shasta supervisors back amended resolution opening local discussion of a ‘state split’ after Gallagher presentation
Summary
After a presentation by Assemblymember James Gallagher about AJR 23, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to adopt an amended resolution expressing support for local discussion of a potential 'state split' that would explore forming a new state from inland counties; the board amended language to replace "secession" with "state split."
Assemblymember James Gallagher urged the Shasta County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 6 to consider AJR 23, a legislative resolution that would begin a county-led conversation about forming a new state from inland California counties. Gallagher framed the proposal as a response to what he described as an erosion of local representation and long-term policy choices out of Sacramento. "I have introduced AJR 23, which expresses the formal consent to form a new state within the confines of the state of California," Gallagher said, outlining constitutional steps that require the consent of the state legislature and the U.S.…
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