Siskiyou Supervisors Support Withdrawal from California
From the Redding Record Searchlight:
“The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to support the county’s split from the state of California.
“It’s the first in a long series of steps to form the proposed State of Jefferson, which proponents of the effort say would bring representation to rural North State counties that currently are beholden to the whims of representatives of the more-populated Southern California and free them from burdensome state regulations. …
“In August, county residents lobbied the board to consider separating from the state over a laundry list of complaints including a lack of representation in Sacramento for the Republican-majority county, issues pertaining to water rights and the rural fire prevention fee.”
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