I love these attempts at splitting California, it’s been going on for over a hundred years. I wouldn’t mind if it happened.
The problem is that the concentration of population is in the LA area, and they control resources such as water, which is mostly in northern Cal. The SoCali’s like it just the way it is, and will not vote for a split.
I don’t think the original poster, is talking about a north/south split.
What’s the point of that?
You’ll have two liberal-majority states, which are still controlled by one party.
Split California directly into blue state Cal, and red state Cal.
There will need to be serious discussions about how that is done — for example you can’t just have two blue blotches surrounded by red (although that represents California) — probably you’ll need to keep a corridor open between the two major metropolitan areas, or it just won’t be feasible.
It may mean giving up the central coastline, but frankly all that area is pretty liberal too. Santa Barbara. Ventura. San Luis Obispo.
I really, really like this idea.
True, Los Angeles County controls Northern California water in the present state. That would not be so once the state split. Each state would control the resources within their borders.
While Los Angeles County would not approve such a split, all other counties in the south would as they can free themselves free of the Los Angeles sphere of influence.