Although voters approved the measure, the likelihood of a new state forming east of Los Angeles — the first since Hawaii was granted statehood in 1959 — is an extreme long shot.
There have been at least 220 attempts to break up California since the state was formed in 1850. None has seceded.A November ballot measure directing county officials to review how to secure more resources and funding — “up to and including secession from the State of California” — passed with 50.6% of the vote. County election officials certified the results Dec. 8.
State Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino; Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes, D-Grand Terrace; and Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez, D-Pomona; said they were disappointed that San Bernardino County was weighing its options to flee California. A county assessment released before the November election showed San Bernardino receives $1,071 in state and federal funding per resident, ranking 36th among California’s 58 counties — above Orange, Alameda, San Diego, Riverside and Contra Costa counties, and below Los Angeles, Napa, Sacramento and Monterey counties.
As other parts of the state lost residents from 2020 to 2021, San Bernardino, Riverside, Kern and San Joaquin counties saw But a breakaway San Bernardino does not make sense to Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, co-host of the “Inside Golden State Politics” podcast.
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