Jeff Stone, supervisor of Riverside County, has been trying to form a 51st state with other inland and southern counties (excluding LA county). He won’t succeed, but we understand and appreciate his attempt.
There is very little reporting of this, even in California media.
Some have been trying to revive Jefferson State which includes parts of NorCal and southern OR.
I live in the I.E. and this is the first I have heard of this...thank you for your post. This is why free republic is the best.