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How Brexit vote impacts Californians The ramifications of the Brexit vote are already being felt in California. Many people saw some changes in their 401K plans less than 24 hours after the vote. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT CALIFORNIA, BUT IT WASN'T THE ONLY ONE. PEOPLE WERE ENJOYING THEIR TEA AND DEVOURING FISH AND CHIPS, BUT IT WAS BREXIT THAT EVERYONE WAS CHEWING ON. LILLIAN WAS BORN IN ENGLAND AND MOVED TO SACRAMENTO IN 1985. >> WHAT CAN WE DO? WE HAVE TO ACCEPT WE CANNOT CHANGE. REPORTER: SHE WONDERS HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE COST OF IMPORTED FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS SHE SELLS IN HER SHOP. >> WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. REPORTER: KATHLEEN JONES RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO ENGLAND RECENTLY, AND SAID THEIR OPINIONS EVERYWHERE. >> PEOPLE HAVE STRONG OPINIONS, AND EVERY OTHER PERSON HAD A PRO OR CON. REPORTER: YES CALIFORNIA IS A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE LOOKING FOR CALIFORNIA TO SECEDE FROM THE UNITED STATES AND BECOME AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY. IT STARTED AN INITIATIVE ON THE 2018 BALLOT. >> WE SEE BREXIT AS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS WHEREBY A SOVEREIGN STATE EXISTING WITHIN A LARGER UNION OF STATES WAS ABLE TO PEACEFULLY COME ILLEGALLY AND DEMOCRATICALLY MOVE FORWARD TOWARD WHAT THEY WANTED, A MORE INDEPENDENT STATE FOR THEMSELVES. REPORTER HE SAYS THEY SEE SIMILARITIES IN THE MOVEMENTS,