Court removes from ballot measure to split Calif.
By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times
The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Wednesday to remove from the November ballot a measure aimed at dividing California into three states.
The decision was a defeat for Tim Draper, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist considered an eccentric entrepreneur who spent $1.2 million on the measure.
Four years ago, the wealthy Atherton resident spent $5.2 million promoting a measure that would have split California into six states. It did not qualify for the ballot.