Supporters of the New California state movement recently gathered at the Visalia Convention Center in the heart of Central California for a constitutional convention aimed at reshaping the state’s future.

Nearly all counties — including all of the San Joaquin Valley — would be part of the proposed new state, leaving parts of Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, and Sacramento in the current California, said Paul Preston, founder and president of the movement and a talk show host on the One Radio Network.

“Visalia is centrally located,” Preston said, hinting that the town of 150,000 people in Tulare County could become the capital. “We’re looking around for a capital, too.”

Here's what to know about the proposed "New California."

Supporters gather to suggest a constitution for 'New

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