When the WWBT comes to town, we bring owners, staff and personnel from Indiana, Oklahoma, Colorado and Arizona. Some of these folks had never been to California - or they have only been to the Bay or Los Angeles areas.
Upon seeing the signs for the "State of Jefferson" we had a little explaining to do. Things are not the same up in Redding! They felt a little more at home.
Here is the latest on the 51st State, from the Sac Bee:
State of Jefferson supporters plan bill seeking independence from California
Now tallying 21 counties among their ranks, supporters of the movement to carve an independent “State of Jefferson” out of Northern California plan to introduce a bill this session seeking sovereignty.
Organizers on Wednesday turned in declarations for 15 counties, including Sutter, Placer, Nevada and El Dorado, asking the state to grant them permission to separate. Six others petitions – which were either passed by the county boards of supervisors or reflect signature-gathering drives – have already been filed.
Jefferson proponents contend that their rural areas lack adequate representation in state government, which has led to over-regulation and environmental policies that decimated their regional economies, particularly the logging and mining industries that historically supported them. Their seal bears an XX, signifying that they have been double-crossed by state government.
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