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10:17 PM PDT on Friday, July 1, 2011

By JEFF HORSEMAN and DUANE W. GANG
The Press-EnterpriseNew cities take hits as Jurupa Valley incorporates

Published: 7/2/2011 11:06 AM

What city would become the capital of the new state of South California?

How would the state pay for its operations?

Or what about a water supply for the 13 million South California residents?

Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone, who proposed that at least 13 counties secede from California, said Friday he doesn't have those answers yet.

His first task is to gauge interest from other local elected officials and residents.

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