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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
Mar 12, 2010 7:12 pm
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Photos: Kids send special delivery to men, women who serve
Mar 12, 2010 5:42 pm
Students at Rancho San Diego Elementary joined forces yesterday with Army Sgt. Karolyn Smith and other soldiers to fill Easter care packages for deployed troops.
Japanese garden to hold Cherry Blossom Festival
Mar 12, 2010 5:27 pm
The Japanese Friendship Garden will hold its annual Cherry Blossom Festival tomorrow.
Union-Tribune pressroom employee injured
Mar 12, 2010 4:21 pm
A San Diego Union-Tribune pressroom employee was injured in a forklift accident.
2 people injured in fire at Bonita home
Mar 12, 2010 2:27 pm
A two-alarm fire destroyed a home in Bonita and left two people hospitalized.
American Airlines: paperless passes at Lindbergh
Mar 12, 2010 8:15 am
Add American Airlines boarding passes to the list of paperless services consumers can use to simplify their lives. Travelers flying out of Lindbergh Field can now electronically retrieve their boardin...
Wildflower tourists find solace in desert
Mar 12, 2010 8:15 am
Wildflowers aren't out in force yet, but a backcountry tour is showing off otherwise hidden blossoms in Anza-Borrego. With photo gallery.
UCSD to study ways to reduce stroke damage
Mar 12, 2010 8:15 am
Researchers at the University of California San Diego are studying whether inserting a catheter to cool the bloodstream and brain can reduce damage from strokes caused by blood clots.
6 schools end up on state list for reform
Mar 12, 2010 8:15 am
Six San Diego County schools have made Californias list of chronically underperforming campuses that was finalized by the state Board of Education yesterday.
Trial ordered in La Jolla puppy-choking case
Mar 12, 2010 8:15 am
A man accused of choking a 10-week-old puppy named Coco will stand trial on charges of animal cruelty, a judge ruled yesterday.
Local News from Monterey County Weekly via Yahoo! News
[news] P.G. Market: P.G. Farmers Market Links - Monterey County Weekly
Mar 12, 2010 8:42 am
Market Motives P.G. Farmers Market organizer explains surprise twist in location debate. March 5, 2010 / Kera Abraham Moving Target P.G. Council opts to change farmers market placeand, surprisingly, ...
Mar 11, 2010 8:14 am
I dropped everything and have been glued to my TV ever since, Claude Constant says of the moment she found out about the earthquake in Haiti. Constant, a single mother, kindergarten teacher at Rooseve...
Mar 11, 2010 8:14 am
It was a rare peace-and-love moment in Pacific Grove: Organizers of the local farmers market sat down with representatives of the merchants who want the market moved. With some hugging and hand-holdin...
Mar 11, 2010 8:13 am
Monterey County has more failing schools than any other county except Los Angeles and San Bernardino, according to the State Department of Education. It shares that dubious distinction with San Franci...
Mar 11, 2010 8:13 am
The Pacific Grove Public Library needs cash. Fast. At a February brainstorming summit, 100-plus bookworms pooled ideas like bake sales, dance-offs and taxes from medical pot sales (assuming officials ...
[news] Get Involved: Public Citizen - Monterey County Weekly
Mar 11, 2010 8:13 am
ONGOING WATERFRONT PLANNING | MONTEREY The city of Monterey wants public input on a new master plan for its central waterfront area, from San Carlos Beach to Window on the Bay Park. An online questio...
[opinion] Squid Speaks: Squid Fry - Monterey County Weekly
Mar 11, 2010 8:13 am
CALENDAR GIRL Squid was lounging in Squids lair in the Aurora schooner shipwreck the other night, just Googling stuff, when Squid came across the Carmel page of the KION website, which sports a more w...
Mar 11, 2010 8:13 am
Tucked behind Alisal High School in Salinas, at the end of an unmarked alley, Bud Boyster saunters out of his neat, white-paneled house wearing a thick flannel shirt, jeans and boots. His hair is slic...
Mar 11, 2010 8:13 am
Follow-up: What is the best part about getting old? CAROLINE LECCE | Kindergarten Teacher | Seaside A: Im old-fashioned. I want my kids to finish college, not to have sex before marriage and attend ch...
Mar 11, 2010 8:12 am
A red, white and blue banner decorates the wall behind the stage at the Sunset Center, where Carmels mayoral and City Council candidates sit expectantly before a standing-room-only crowd at the towns ...
Local News from The Fresno Bee via Yahoo! News
Episcopal Diocese sues Fresno church
Mar 11, 2010 9:14 pm
The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin on Thursday filed a lawsuit against St. Columba Church that seeks real estate and other assets from the Fresno parish, which was part of a 2007 breakaway movement ...
'Dogs men dismiss Ladd, lose at WAC tourney
Mar 11, 2010 6:44 pm
RENO, Nev. -- Fresno State forward Sylvester Seay toyed with the ball before rising and swishing a jumper over Louisiana Tech forward Shawn Oliverson with 13 minutes, 37 seconds to play. The pretty pl...
Body found in van near Kerman ID'd
Mar 11, 2010 5:23 pm
The Fresno County Coroner's Office identified the man whose body was found Wednesday night near Kerman as Darrell Ward, 59.
Police shut 2 Chinatown businesses
Mar 11, 2010 3:06 pm
Fresno police shut down two Chinatown businesses and arrested five people Wednesday after officers learned that both were selling narcotics, Sgt. John Banuelos said.
Fresno Unified approves $16m in cuts
Mar 11, 2010 7:55 am
Fresno Unified trustees, facing a $35 million budget shortfall, Wednesday approved $16 million in reductions that will increase class sizes, cut teaching positions and likely result in staff furlough ...
Winning lottery ticket sold in Fresno
Mar 11, 2010 2:13 am
An unidentified customer who bought a Lottery ticket at Fresno Cigarettes and Cigars at 3193 W. Shaw Ave. won $464,048 in the California Lotterys Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night.
Jimmy Carter to give lands talk at UC Merced
Mar 11, 2010 12:13 am
Former President Jimmy Carter will deliver the keynote address at a National Parks Institute seminar May 3 at the University of California at Merced, campus officials announced Wednesday.
Mar 10, 2010 4:59 pm
The Tulare County Sheriff's Department is investigating the shooting of a juvenile Tuesday night in Cutler.
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