Plan to split California six ways is closer to vote

Could "Silicon Valley" become its own U.S. state?

That’s what a ballot measure, approved this week for signature gathering, is seeking to do. That, and carve out five other regions of California into their own independent U.S. states — with their own laws, politicians and capitols.

By [email protected] (Kurtis Alexander)

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