BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Kern County supervisors are exploring a proposal that would place Kern and dozens of other counties in a new state, separate from coastal California.
Kern County District 3 Supervisor Jeff Flores said the effort is about making sure the region’s industries and way of life are taken seriously by state leaders.
“So I want to use this exercise to get the attention of the lawmakers, of the governor, that Kern County matters, that our industries matter, that our way of life matters,” Flores said…