[Oldexpat]

The Golden State has turned brown. The best we can hope for is a speedy decline and re-establishment of rational thought.

[adorno]

The Golden State has turned brown.

I know the title "New Mexico" is already taken, so I can't refer to California as the "New Mexico".

But, is "Nuevo Mejico" taken?

Alternately, how about "Mexico the 2nd"?.