I can’t help but be intrigued at the possibility of splitting up California! The map here shows the proposed splits that will be voted on in the November, 2018 ballot. If this passes, Orange County will be in the state of Southern California and Los Angeles will be in the new state of California.
Updated – This was known as California Ballot Proposition 9 and was going to appear on the November 2018 ballot for California. The California State Supreme Court removed it from the ballot on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 because “Significant questions have been raised regarding the proposition’s validity”. The challenge to Proposition 9’s validity was brought to the court by the Planning and Conservation League, an organization with a goal of protecting “California from the destruction caused by fast-paced and poorly planned developments,” according to the group’s website. Venture capitalist Tim Draper – who spent more than $1.7 million on the initiative – criticized the decision in a statement: “Whether you agree or not with this initiative, this is not the way democracies are supposed to work.”