Gallagher, R-East Nicolaus, announced his plan, Assembly Joint Resolution 23, in late August. The new state would be made up of 36 counties — including Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama ...

JCPS leaders recently warned they'd need to sell assets to make payroll next year. But a lack of cash has the district looking at selling assets now.