Resolution supporting a new Northern California state
Summary
Supervisors unanimously backed Assemblyman Gallagher's symbolic push to split California, framing it as a protest over rural counties footing the bill for state mandates — jail medical costs ballooning from $380,000 to $4 million, unfunded homelessness and fire responsibilities — while getting little back.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
Supervisors argued rural counties pay heavily into state coffers and absorb costly mandates — like running a de facto prison in the county jail — without proportional support.
Rural Northern California counties seeking greater leverage and visibility in Sacramento.
Two residents who spoke said the measure wastes county time on an unachievable pipe dream and could complicate CalPERS and regional arrangements.
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