[wideawake]

California's northern most counties are suffering from a lack of representation in the state Legislature. Twenty Northern California counties have 6 state level representatives, while the southern 38 counties have 114 state representatives.

That's not really true.

Six representatives are 5% of the 120 combined state representatives, while the population of those 20 northern counties is a little under 2 million, which is 5% of the almost 40mm state population.

That dog won't hunt.

[FewsOrange]

“California’s northern most counties are suffering from a lack of representation in the state Legislature. Twenty Northern California counties have 6 state level representatives, while the southern 38 counties have 114 state representatives.”

Representation is based on the number of people, not the number of counties.

[Godzilla]

well folks can talk % of representation however it all boils down to leftist urban progressive democrats dictating their failed policies to hard working Californians (yes there are some out there).

[factoryrat]

California, like the rest of the states, are controlled politically by the largest cities in the state, ie: where the population is. This is especially true of the coastal states, where the majority of the population is close to the coast. Oregon is the same way; most of the population is concentrated along I-5 out to the coast. Same with Washington state.

A push to split off nothern california could work, mainly because of the low population density, lack of a large population center, and limited coastal access. IOW, other than political leverage, you could split northern california and southern oregon off into a new state, and neither state would miss them.

[PAR35]

Twenty Northern California counties have 6 state level representatives, while the southern 38 counties have 114 state representatives.

Northern California has pot plants. Southern California has people. It's called proportional representation. And it's the law.