Mottaz said the closest California ever came to actually splitting into two states occurred in 1859. That year the Legislature approved a bill to form a new state called Colorado out of San Luis Obispo and Kern counties, parts of Tulare and Inyo counties and all the other counties to the so...
"The concept of breaking this enormous state into smaller, more manageable states is not new," Draper told the court in written arguments. "In fact, the voters of California were asked to, and did approve, the Pico Act in 1859, which asked Congress to approve splitting the state into two...
Voters supported breaking up California into two states in 1859, but Congress never moved forward with the proposal. Breaking up the state would add four new members to the Senate. In 2012 and 2014, Draper also proposed splitting the state into six separate states, yet his efforts...
The Transamerica Pyramid Center has just announced the completion of the long-awaited Foster + Partners led renovation in San Francisco, United States. An iconic landmark of San Francisco's skyline since its completion in 1972, has been undergoing its most significant renovation to date. Originally...
Creosote bushes reproduce by growing and splitting into separate plants. As this continues every 30 to 90 years, a single plant will slowly change into a ring-shaped colony of identical clones of the original. There is a ring of bushes in the Lucerne Valley with an estimated age of almost ...
Not so tied to local microclimates, there’s something even older. The creosote bush (Larrea Tridentata) with its yellow flowers is a common sight in the Great Basin deserts of the southwest. Creosote bushes reproduce bygrowing and splitting into separate plants. As this continues every 30 to...
“Because of our second baby, we considered taking part in the surrogacy process in the United States and moving to California,” Sebastian explains. “We checked out a few places but fell in love with Palm Springs immediately when we visited. We had a very special feeling there, we couldn...
But before you run off into the sunset with your mate, make sure that the time you choose to commit is the right time -- and with the right person. As a divorce attorney, I have found over the years that most couples who wind up splitting do so because there are discrepancies or ...
At these scorching temperatures, the air molecules started splitting and a hot blend of charged particles, called plasma, formed. This plasma radiated energy, which you could see as red and yellow inflamed air surrounding the front of the vehicle, wrapping around it backward in the shape of a...
California is theonly state in the country that does not have some sort of lane splitting regulationson the books. As a result, lane splitting is a common technique used by motorcyclists to navigate through traffic and congestion. As the motorcycle rides between two lanes of traffic, he or sh...