Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized a Republican state leader for seeking to split up California in the wake of the governor’s redistricting effort to shrink conservative representation.
Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher of Yuba City in Northern California introduced a resolution in the state Legislature on Aug. 27 to break off 35 inland counties. California has 58 counties.
Newsom’s office said Gallagher’s legislation is unlikely to succeed.
“A person who seeks to split California does not deserve to hold office in the Golden State,” Newsom spokesman Brandon Richards told The Epoch Times in an email. “This is a stunt that will go nowhere.”…