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The State of California is the most populous state of the United States of America. Located on the Pacific coast of North America, it is bordered by Oregon, Nevada and Arizona in the United States, and Baja California in Mexico. The state’s four largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco. California is known for its diverse climate and ethnically diverse population. The state has 58 counties.
Inhabited by indigenous people for millennia, Alta California was first colonized by the Spanish Empire in 1769, and after Mexican independence in 1821, continued as part of Mexico. Following one brief week as the independent California Republic in 1846, and the conclusion of the Mexican-American war in 1848, California was annexed by the United States and was admitted to the Union as the thirty-first state on September 9, 1850.
California’s diverse geography ranges from the sandy beaches of the Pacific coast to the rugged, snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains in the east. The central portion of the state is dominated by the Central Valley, one of the most vital agricultural areas in the country. The Sierra Nevada contains Yosemite Valley, famous for its glacially-carved domes, and Sequoia National Park, home to the largest living organisms on Earth, the giant sequoia trees, and the highest point in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney. The tallest living things on Earth, the ancient redwood trees, dot the coastline, mainly north of San Francisco. California is also home to the second lowest and hottest place in the Western Hemisphere, Death Valley. Bristlecone pines located in the White Mountains are the oldest known trees in the world; one has an age of 4,700 years.part of the Ozarks.

 

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Local News from San Diego Union-Tribune via Yahoo! News

UCSD: New technology will extend smartphone battery life

Sep 3, 2010 7:22 pm

GreenDroid under development by university uses dark silicon

 

East County business leader retires

Sep 3, 2010 4:22 pm

Deanna Weeks, 65, recently stepped down as president and CEO of the East County Economic Development Council.

 

Long delayed Otay Mesa school may soon rise

Sep 3, 2010 1:22 pm

Vista Del Mar planned for Ocean View Hills

 

Chula Vista sessions raise open-meetings issues

Sep 3, 2010 5:22 am

School district has pre-meeting gatherings, goes on to cast mostly-unanimous votes. The superintendent calls it a "staging" for the public meeting.

 

More cuts coming to East County schools

Sep 3, 2010 4:09 am

Grossmont school board resolves to make millions more in cuts the next two years

 

13-year-old gymnast a rising star

Sep 3, 2010 12:22 am

Aria Rodlis goal is to qualify for the World Championships

 

Brush fire near Campo feeds on rugged terrain

Sep 2, 2010 11:52 pm

A brush fire west of Campo sent up a huge clouds of smoke that could be seen for miles, including from Interstate 8.

 

East County law enforcement honored

Sep 2, 2010 6:37 pm

Several East County police officials were honored at a recent Law Enforcement Appreciation Awards dinner at the El Cajon Elks Lodge #1812.

 

Festival of Sail tall ships arriving (video)

Sep 2, 2010 6:37 pm

Live video of the ships in full sail.

 

Clock tower to hide cell phone antennas in IB

Sep 2, 2010 5:07 pm

Communications equipment will be built into new clock tower.

 
 

Local News from The Fresno Bee via Yahoo! News

Community gathers for Sannar funeral

Sep 3, 2010 7:48 pm

The mood is somber at a Mormon church in Visalia, which is starting to fill this afternoon with friends, family members and others from the community coming for the funeral of Clay Sannar.

 

Fresno Pacific near enrollment mark

Sep 3, 2010 7:19 pm

Fresno Pacific University is on track to set an enrollment record this fall, officials said this morning.

 

Valley hotter today; relief centers open

Sep 3, 2010 5:18 pm

Warm air trapped in the central San Joaquin Valley will heat up today, according to the National Weather Service, raising the high temperature in the Fresno area to 103 degrees this afternoon.

 

Donations help save Fresno Veterans Day parade

Sep 2, 2010 8:34 pm

About 6 p.m. Wednesday, Veterans Day Parade organizer Bill Dietzel announced he would "pull the plug" on the 90-year tradition if enough money wasn't raised to pay for it.

 

Sierra wildfire may send smoke to the Valley

Sep 2, 2010 7:39 pm

Valley air officials are cautioning residents in mountain and foothill communities of Fresno and Tulare counties to avoid prolonged exposure to smoke from the Sheep wildfire in the southern Sierra Nev...

 

Corcoran man held in dog-fighting case

Sep 2, 2010 7:26 pm

A Corcoran man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of animal cruelty and keeping fighting dogs that he was training.

 

Would-be thief shoots central Fresno clerk

Sep 2, 2010 5:33 pm

A gunman fled from a central Fresno convenience store, apparently with no cash, after shooting a clerk Thursday morning, police said.

 

$5.8m paid to women in Valley harassment suit

Sep 2, 2010 5:00 pm

A janitorial company will pay $5.8 million to 21 Valley women who say male co-workers and supervisors subjected them to sexual propositions, groping and even rape.

 

Fire slows Hwy. 99 near Fowler Ave.

Sep 2, 2010 2:11 pm

Northbound traffic on Highway 99 south of Fowler Avenue is backed up because of a fire on a big-rig

 

Fresno veterans parade may be canceled

Sep 2, 2010 12:59 am

Money woes may force cancellation of Fresno's annual Veterans Day parade.

 
 

News from the San Francisco Chronicle

Crop-dusting copter crashes on 101 in Salinas

Sep 3, 2010 7:38 pm

A helicopter used to fumigate crops crashed on Highway 101 early today in Salinas, but the pilot escaped major injury, authorities said. The Bell 47 copter crashed in heavy fog on southbound Highway 1...

 

Police searching dump for missing Hercules man

Sep 3, 2010 7:37 pm

The search for a missing Hercules man has taken a grim turn as police shift their attention today to a Pittsburg landfill in search of his body. Frederick Sales, 35, a nursing aide at Doctors Medical ...

 

Court won't force state to defend Prop. 8

Sep 3, 2010 7:00 am

The outlook for the legal defense of Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, grew cloudier Thursday as a state appellate court refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney Ge...

 

Pacheco Pass high-speed rail route wins again

Sep 3, 2010 7:00 am

For the third time in as many years, the High-Speed Rail Authority on Thursday chose the Pacheco Pass to speed trains between the Bay Area and Central Valley. Despite pleas from those who favor an ali...

 

Alameda fire chief put on administrative leave

Sep 3, 2010 7:00 am

David Kapler, Alameda's $195,702-a-year fire chief who had been filling up his BMW convertible on the city's dime, was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday. Kapler, who has a $250-a-month car ...

 

Leaving water in desert not litter, court says

Sep 3, 2010 7:00 am

A federal appeals court overturned the conviction Thursday of a volunteer who left water bottles in the Arizona desert for parched border-crossers and was arrested violating a law that forbids "l...

 

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Oakland: Jackson Street gets patched up a bit

Aug 26, 2009 7:00 am

What's working better: Four months ago, Chronicle Watch reported on Oakland's Jackson Street between Seventh and 10th streets. It was a stretch of pavement so strewn with crevices that Chronicle Watch...

 
 

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Country Crest   CA

Tucked away in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Oroville is a panorama of rolling hills, soaring views and inspiring beauty. In this lovely place, you'll find Country Crest...