Would you sign this petition? (Los Angeles, San Diego: 2014, income, tax)

[eccotecc]

Advocates for six Californias are circulating petitions to divide the state. Would you be willing to sign this petition?

Advocates of splitting California into six states gathering signatures*-*Los Angeles Times

[Electrician4you]

Maybe split it in nor cal central cal and so cal. But 6?

[Mr5150]

Originally Posted by Electrician4you

Maybe split it in nor cal central cal and so cal. But 6?

Eastern CA is a different world from coastal CA. North South split makes sense, but the Central Valley and Sierra has zero in common with the Bay area and the North/Central Coastal counties.

With that said, I am good with any solution that separates the southern third of CA from where I live.

[Adriatica]

Nope. 6 states would be absolutely ridiculous. Honestly, any attempt at dividing the state at this point would be a disaster considering how enmeshed the various regions are with one another.

[Brannen]

Sure, I've wanted to vote San Diego out of Ca for a while now.

[genjy]

I do like the "West California" idea though--Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and SLO counties combined into a separate state. It would be an awesome state.

South California — San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties.


West California — Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.


Central California — The San Joaquin Valley east over the Sierra to the Nevada line. This would be the poorest state in the nation based on personal income.


Silicon Valley — Monterey though San Francisco counties, including most of the Bay Area. This would be the country's richest state.


North California — Sacramento extending east and west, up the Sierra to Lake Tahoe, and across through the delta and the Napa-Sonoma wine country to Marin and the ocean.


Jefferson — Practically everything north to the Oregon border. Lots of redwoods, rice paddies and rivers.

A state divided is no longer golden*-*Los Angeles Times

[18Montclair]

No.

[NoMoreSnowForMe]

OP, what is your opinion?

[theraven24]

Really, six states?

This state isn't getting split up, but I find the petition amusing.

[cb73]

1. What would the tax base be? i.e. lumping all the cities with high revenue in one state, farmland in another state--how does the farmland state pay for needed services?
2. Who gets stuck with all the debt California already owes?
3. Does anyone actually think the U.S. Congress and the President will agree? If they don't, no amount of signatures on a petition will accomplish anything.