A unicameral legislature would be far more efficient

Most would agree that government in California isn't working, but most can't agree what the solution is. I believe a good first step towards efficiency would be to abolish the State Senate and have the Assembly as the sole legislative body. The Supreme Court case, Reynolds vs. Sims made the State Senate pointless, because the entire point of the body was changed. Before that case, the State Senate was based on counties, sort of an imitation of how the US Senate represents entire states, but since that premise resulted in unequal districts in terms of population, it was changed. Today, 40 State Senators represent over 846,000 residents, more that Congressman represent. With that many constituents, it makes it hard for locals to connect with their representative and some areas of the district might get more focus than others, simply because the Senator might not be familiar with all of the district. All that aside, it serves as another layer of gridlock when things need to get done in a timely manner. Having two houses in the Legislature is redundant and results in endless back and forth games that sometimes lead to nothing but wasted money and time.

All that aside, abolishing the Senate and increasing the seats in the Assembly would mean more representative government. Adding 40 seats to the Assembly would cut district sizes almost in half, equaling better representation. Having the districts even smaller would be better, but the cost effectiveness of this would need to be reviewed. This wouldn't solve all the problems, but it would make it easier to move toward solutions.