Newsroom
Official statements and announcements from the movement, plus how to reach our press office.
Media inquiries
We answer press inquiries, including hostile ones, and we will put our president or our political director on the record. If you are working to a deadline, say so in the subject line.
Who will go on the record
Marcus Ruiz Evans
President & Spokesman
The public case for sovereignty, the movement’s history and strategy, and California’s economic and infrastructural position. Full record.
J.J. Ames
Political Director
Legislative strategy and procedure, and the text of the Joint Resolution, which he wrote. Full record.
Fact sheet
- The ask
A Joint Resolution establishing a fifteen-member Blue Ribbon Commission on California Sovereignty and National Separation.
It creates a study, not a separation. It has no author yet, carries no bill number, and has not been introduced. It was drafted for the 2025–26 legislative session, which ends on 30 November 2026. Full text, published unaltered
- The organization
CalExitNow.com is an unincorporated association based in Fresno, California, directed by the two officers above. Contributions support lawful, peaceful advocacy and are not tax-deductible. About the organization
- Public opinion
56% say California would be better off independent.
71% say it would be better off with autonomous status. On a direct ballot question the same survey found 44% yes to 54% no. Institute for California Independence / YouGov, June 2025. Topline results
- Scale
$4.3 trillion, 14% of the American economy.
California sits in the top five economies on Earth when measured against countries rather than states. Roughly 39.4 million people live here. Public Policy Institute of California, California’s Economy; US Census Bureau QuickFacts, Vintage 2025 estimates.
- Representation
A Wyoming resident carries about 67 times the Senate weight of a Californian.
California has 39,355,309 residents and two Senate seats. Wyoming has 588,753 and the same two. US Census Bureau QuickFacts, population estimates as of 1 July 2025.
- The fiscal gap
$101 billion in a single year.
Federal taxes paid by Californians and California businesses exceeded everything Washington spent in California, in 2022. California Budget & Policy Center, analyzing Rockefeller Institute of Government balance of payments data. The full argument, with sources
- The legal position
Under Texas v. White (1869) a state may become independent with the consent of the states. The Constitution does not set out a procedure, which is why the movement is asking for a commission rather than asserting a right. How we read the law
Assets
Free to use in coverage of the movement. The officer photographs are supplied for editorial use.
- The Joint Resolution, full text Download
- Wordmark, navy on light Download
- Wordmark, reversed for dark Download
- Marcus Ruiz Evans, portrait Download
- J.J. Ames, portrait Download
Primary sources
Coverage of the movement, linked and dated.
The Joint Resolution, with its current status. The legislative sequence it would run through, and what each step requires.
About CalExitNow.com
CalExitNow.com is a California-based civic movement advocating for the lawful, peaceful pursuit of California sovereignty through democratic processes, public education, and policy development.