abstract:The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. The legislative body consists of 80 members, with each member representing approximately 465,000 people.
The success of Valley Vote's signature-collection drive it got 205, 000 people to sign up in support of a study of secession, 39% of San Fernando's registered voters has led to the creation of a fact-finding commission, largely financed by the Californiastateassembly, whose speaker recognises the validity of valley feelings even if he personally does not favour secession.
The proposed bill recently moved from the Californiastate senate to the assembly, where the Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media encouraged both sides to negotiate a settlement.