Split it geographically. Sacramento remains the capitol of Northern California and Riverside becomes the capitol of Southern California. Two states ONLY, more would create greater problems than we have now. Consolidate counties that border one another w/ less than 200K population.
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California statewide |
37,325,068 | $61,400 |
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| Northern California | 12,159,822 | $66,920 |
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| Southern California | 25,165,246 | $58,870 |
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Sources: 2012 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, California Secretary of State.
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