Lawmakers propose dividing California in two
SACKAMKNTO
(Ai’J Fifty years
ago. it was tho
proposed state of
Jefferson. In the l!)7()s, it was
Alta California
Now a group of disgruntled
officials wants to create a new
state of Northern California
with plenty of rod woods,
mountains, and wator hut rela
tively few people
"The current form of govern
rnent in California does not
work for rural and suburban
counties," Assemblyman Stan
Statham, K Redding, said at a
Capitol news conference Mon
day.
Disgruntled northern reps asking for their own state
Statham, Hanked try supervl
sure from five small northern
California counties, asked all
r>8 counties to put an advisory
question on the Juno l'W2 bal
lot His question "Should Cali
fornla ire divided into two
slates?"
If enough voters agree, he
said he would sponsor a bill in
the Legislature to make the
split.
His pn>|>osal would have to
ire approved by tiro Urgislatunr,
which is dominated by south
ern California lawmakers who
would tear losing wmer irom
thn north Tho U S Congress
would also have to approve the
change
Statham released a map that
he stressed was only a proposal
for a state of Northern Califor
nia with 27 rural counties
mostly north of Sacramento
His state would have a popula
tion of 2 2 million, out of Cali
fornia’s HO million, and an area
of 55.0(K) square miles, about a
third of the state.
The 27 counties are mostly
rural ones with the largest cit
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112,000 people, Vallejo with
103,000, Redding with 65,000
and Napa with 56,000.
The state would Include Lake
Tahoe, the North Coast rod
woods, the northern Sierra Ne
vada, the Trinity Alps, Lassen
Peak and Mount Shasta and the
huge reservoirs of Oroville
Lake and Shasta Lake.
"It's time to admit the pres
ent system will never, never
work in tho best Interests of ru
ral California," Statham said.
"Frankly, with California's
population distribution. North
ern California has no chance of
getting lair or equal representa
tion."
There have been several pre
viously unsuccessful proposals
to divide California.
The latest was n 1978 bill by
Son Barry Keene, D-Vallejo,
that would have created an
"Alta California" north of the
Tehachapi Mountains. South
ern Californians tried unsuc
cessfully to divide the state in
1852, 1859 and 1907 and north
ern Californians in 1941 and
1905.
The 1941 attempt was an ef
fort to join several northern
California counties with south
ern Oregon counterparts to
form a now state to lie called
Jefferson.
Cottage Grove man found
guilty on 19 abuse counts
EUGENE (Al’l — A Cottage
Grove man was convicted Mon
day on 19 counts of child abuse
in a plea bargain that lot him
avoid a trial for injuries that left
his 7-yoar-old daughter in a
coma
Philip Leo Kephart, 27, was
to have gone on trial Thursday
on charges of causing severe
brain injuries to Stephanie Am
ber Moss. She is being cared for
at a Eugene nursing home.
A stepdaughter, 9-year-old
Amanda Courturier, also was
injured in the boatings, which
began in Juno 1989, and contin
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uod until Stephanie was hospi
talized March 22 of this year,
according to court records.
Amanda has boon placed in
foster care by the state Chil
dren’s Services Division.
Lane County District Attor
ney Doug Harderoad said it
was the worst cuse of child
abuse ho has soon in 17 years
as a prosecutor.
In the plea agreement,
Harcleroud said prosecutors
agreed to seek u prison term of
no more than 50 years.
However, Harderoad re
serve'll the option of bringing
aggravated murder charges
against Kephart if Stephanie
dies from her injuries
Harderoad said he agreed not
to seek the death penalty if a
murder case arises.
Videotaped statements by
Amanda and by Kephart’s wife,
Lisa Kephart, may be intro
duced us ovidence during
Kephart's sentencing Nov. 18.
according to court records.
Harderoad said no decision
has been made about whether
to charge Lisa Kephart in any of
the Incidents.
Kephart was held in the Lane
County (ail under $320,000 se
curity after his arrest March 25.
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