I can actually understand the logic in their decision. When you have a state as large as California with a high population density in only a few concentrated urban centers, it's easy for the legislators to be out of touch with the needs of the citizens in the rest of the state. It's kinda like New York, which is only 17 miles above where I live. The vast majority of the state is rural farm land with a few pockets of highly concentrated urban centers. The vast majority of the citizens outside of New York City are wildly underrepresented when it comes to laws which cater primarily to the needs of the urban centers, but make absolutely no sense in regard to serving the needs of those people who live in the rest of the state.
RE: ‘New California’ Wants to Break Away From ‘Tyranny’ of California, Create 51st State