Well, Redding officially wants nothing to do with the State of Jefferson proposal, and they'd be the state capital. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091913/

Well, Redding officially wants nothing to do with the State of Jefferson proposal, and they'd be the state capital. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091913/http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/redding-city-council-rejects-state-of-jefferson-proposal/22230558 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091913/http://www.krcrtv... So I think it's more that rural areas want nothing to do with city areas.