[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Seriously, this has been considered. I recall several years back there was a movement to divide the state in two. The problem is, one half still gets LA, the other half the Bay Area. Can't win.

[WFTR]

I saw a post here on Free Republic suggesting that it be divided into quarters. I wish I could find it again. The main idea was that San Franscisco would be a state with all of the little weirdo towns north of it. The rest of northern California would be a different state. I think they were going to call it "Sierra." LA would be its own state with some liberal towns along the coast. The rest of Southern California would be a state.