They have very good reason to want to secede from CA. Back in 2017, the dam almost broke. Oroville had to be evacuated and emergency repairs done that cost CA taxpayers over a BILLION dollars. Investigations concluded that the CA Department of Water and Power, who was responsible for maintaining the dam, had been embezzling the maintenance money for many years, which is why the dam was in such bad shape. Over the years, four different whistleblowers came forward, and instead of ending the embezzlement, the oversight agencies did nothing. All the whistleblowers were either fired or harassed until they quit: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/19/oroville-dam-threats-racism-cover-ups-inside-the-bombshell-suit-against-dwr/amp/
They have very good reason to want to secede from CA. Back in 2017, the dam almost broke. Oroville had to be evacuated and emergency repairs done that cost CA taxpayers over a BILLION dollars. Investigations concluded that the CA Department of Water and Power, who was responsible for maintaining the dam, had been embezzling the maintenance money for many years, which is why the dam was in such bad shape. Over the years, four different whistleblowers came forward, and instead of ending the embezzlement, the oversight agencies did nothing. All the whistleblowers were either fired or harassed until they quit: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/19/oroville-dam-threats-racism-cover-ups-inside-the-bombshell-suit-against-dwr/amp/