Tech investor wants to divide Calif. in sixths
By Peter Delevett, San Jose Mercury News
Lots of folks believe California is ungovernable. Venture capitalist Tim Draper has a solution: Six Californias, including one called Silicon Valley.
Draper, a maverick tech investor who once poured $20 million into a statewide school voucher initiative, on Monday laid out his case for a proposed ballot measure that, if passed by voters, would demand Congress slice and dice the nation’s most populous state.
“We’re simply too big and bloated,” Draper declared in a news conference from Draper University of Heroes, the San Mateo school for aspiring startup CEOs he opened earlier this year.
Veteran political observers were quick and unanimous in assessing the plan’s odds of success at zero. At the same time, they said Draper’s modest proposal could spark discussion about how to fix the state’s manifold problems, such as bursting prisons and jockeying over water rights.
I love the idea, but it’ll never happen. My mom told me of the attempts to divide the state when she was a girl back in the 30’s. That’s almost a century of people attempting to divide California. Those 6 divisions would be more realistic as to the populations of the areas, but DC would NEVER agree to losing such a large liberal block.
What would California’s education system be like today if we had followed this guys lead on School Vouchers?
I bet it would be a lot better than it is now.
I’m all for it!! Especially if it could create the Great State of Jefferson!
It would be great if all the flat earth believers were put together in one part though. Lets give them orange county. Their crystal cathedral is already there and we could ship all their buddies from across the state there and let them live with each other. That would be a great comedy
Hey CJ Pub! This Draper/Prop 38 school voucher scam was DEFEATED 71% to 29%! What would Education look like in California had it been passed? It would look 3rd World and the Voters of California REJECTED vouchers! Want to whine about anything else?
12 U.S. senators might be interesting.