News stories
May 10, 2017, Sacramento Bee: State of Jefferson's solution to 'persecution': Bigger government, by Alexei Kosoff

March 21, 2017, Sonora Union Democrat: Supervisors narrow scope of Jefferson study, by Alex MacLean

March 8, 2017, Sonora Union Democrat: Board orders economic analysis of split-state concept, by Alex MacLean

March 4, 2017, Sonora Union Democrat:
State of Jefferson supporters opponents to present arguments, by Alex MacLean

June 12, 2016, Lake County News:
Lassen County residents vote down joining Jefferson, by Elizabeth Larson

January 26, 2016, Lassen County News: Supes put Jefferson question on primary ballot, by Mackenzie Davis

January 20, 2016, Plumas County News:
Jefferson supporters rally at state capitol (genuinely balanced coverage)

January 15, 2016, The Union: Nevada County Board of Supervisors clarifies state of Jefferson stance: they don't support it,  by Rick Haffey

January 14, 2016: Lake County News
State of Jefferson update: Plumas supervisors rescind Jefferson advisory vote resolution

January 7, 2016: Lake County News
State of Jefferson: Sierra County supervisors decline to join; supporters rally in Sacramento, by Elizabeth Larson

December 16, 2016: Lake County News
Supervisors rescind resolution supporting State of Jefferson advisory vote, by Elizabeth Larson (this article includes a video of the BOS discussion)

September 23, 2015: Trinity Journal
Proceed We Will, by Sally Morris

September 22, 2015: Lake County Record-Bee
Trinity County Turns Down Jefferson

July 8, 2015: Trinity Journal
Supervisors plan Jefferson state vote, by Sally Morris

May 12, 2015: video of the State of Jefferson presentation at the Nevada County BOS, and (three-minute) responses by several KIC supporters

May 7, 2015: podcast of KMVR interview with Keep It California Vice Chair Kevin Hendrick and Nevada County Coordinator Margaret Joehnck

April 17, 2015: Grass Valley Union
State of Jefferson, Keep It California to square off at Nevada County public meeting, by Keri Brenner

April 16, 2015: Del Norte Triplicate
Free state group back, by Aaron West

April 15, 2015: Red Bluff Daily News
Anti-Jefferson State group forms, by Rich Greene

April 15, 2015: Sacramento Bee
State of Jefferson proponents again try to persuade Plumas County supervisors, by Jane Braxton Little

April 14, 2015: Lake County News
Political action committee forms to challenge State of Jefferson movement , by Elizabeth Larson

March 18, 2015: Sacramento Bee
Lassen County puts State of Jefferson issue on ballot, by Jane Braxton Little

March 12, 2015: BloombergView.com
Best State for Business? Yes, California, by Matthew A. Winkler

March 4, 2015: Lake County News
Supervisors vote to place State of Jefferson matter on November 2016 ballot, by Elizabeth Larson

March 2, 2015: The Union (Nevada County)
Making county economic development more difficult, and other issues, by George Boardman

February 17, 2015: Fox and Hounds
Secession Pushers Once Again Taking Center Stage, by Richard Rubin

February 2, 2015: Plumas County News
Supervisors want residents to voice preference on state of Jefferson

November 20, 1914 "Larry Winter’s Blog"
The State of Jefferson Travelling Show

August 24, 2014, Appeal-Democrat
State of Jefferson: Would new state’s economy be sound?
[Great number crunching]

June 10, 2014, KRCR TV.com
State of Jefferson stalls in Butte County

October 7, 2013 , Lost Coast Outpost
On the Broke-Ass State of Jefferson

Richard Hofstadter, Harper's Magazine (1964)
The Paranoid Style in American Politics

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County Fiscal analyses
Download a reality check on debt

Download a list of fire prevention projects in rural northern California funded by the SRA fire fee

Download county by county state income tax analysis

Download comparisons between Nevada County and other targeted SOJ counties (prepared by the county CEO)

Download Amador County fiscal analysis (prepared by county agencies)

Download Trinity County fiscal analysis (prepared by county agencies)

Download Trinity County financial presentation (prepared by Keep It California)

Download Plumas County presentation (prepared by Keep It California)

Download Placer County presentation (prepared by Keep It California)

Download El Dorado County presentation (prepared by Keep It California)

Download Calaveras County presentation (prepared by Keep It California)

Download Amador County presentation (prepared by Keep It California)

Download Lassen County presentation (prepared by Keep It California)

Download Sierra County presentation (prepared by Keep It California)

Download Tuolumne County presentation (prepared by Keep It California)

K-12 Education Funding analyses

"Petitions" presented to the State Senate by SOJ proponents

Other resources
Sign a petition against the dismemberment of California

Download fact-based map on current county secession status

Download printable Keep It California trifold brochure

Download printable Keep It California shop window poster

Download printable Keep It California car window poster

Download printable pledge cards (hint: print doublesided on light card stock and cut to get three pledge cards from each page)

Check out weekly updates on rural issues at the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) website

Order Bear Flag t-shirts and other gear

Download Guidelines for Writing Effective Letters to the Editor

Background to Reynolds v Sims

Judge Samuel Alito's views on Reynolds v Sims

The leopard shows his spots: read the appalling racist remarks made by chief “State of Jefferson” spokesman Mark Baird