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Commentary: State-County Conflict Could Flare up Again Soon

When California became the 31st state in 1850, the Legislature quickly created 27 counties to provide basic local services, such as roads, sheriffs and courts, to a sparse, mostly rural population. Over the next 57 years, as California’s population grew, the Legislature carved up the original 27, some of them...

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