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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
Dognapper snatches pet on leash
Mar 12, 2010 7:48 am
A man was robbed of his German shepherd while walking the animal Thursday evening, police say.
Man sought in incident with La Mesa schoolgirl
Mar 12, 2010 7:33 am
Police are searching for a man who hugged and tried to kiss a 12-year-old girl as she walked to school Thursday.
Mar 12, 2010 6:48 am
The man accused of raping and killing Chelsea King could have been returned to prison during the three years he served on parole, but he was allowed to remain free after his parole violations, state p...
Six schools end up on state list for reform
Mar 12, 2010 5:39 am
Six San Diego County schools have made Californias list of chronically underperforming campuses that was finalized by the state Board of Education Thursday.
Suspicious man seen near schools sought
Mar 12, 2010 3:33 am
Police are looking for a man seen lurking around an elementary school and a middle school that border Kit Carson Park.
FBI seeks bank robber; photos released
Mar 12, 2010 3:18 am
The FBI releases photos of a bank robber Thursday to try to identify him.
Gardner's gold Pontiac towed by Escondido police
Mar 12, 2010 2:33 am
Escondido police tow John Albert Gardner's 1999 gold Pontiac Grand Prix from local junkyard. Car matching that description used in attempted abduction of young girl in Lake Elsinore last October.
Major terminal expansion under way at Lindbergh
Mar 12, 2010 2:03 am
Fasten your seat belts: Lindbergh Field is launching a $1 billion terminal expansion that will make the airport tougher to navigate during construction.
Man who followed East County girl sought
Mar 12, 2010 1:48 am
Deputies are searching for a man who followed a 10-year-old girl as she walked to and from school.
Gardner's parole violations didn't trigger rearrest
Mar 12, 2010 1:33 am
The man accused of raping and killing Chelsea King could have been returned to prison during the three years he served on parole, but he was allowed to remain free following his parole violations, sta...
Local News from Monterey County Weekly via Yahoo! News
Mar 11, 2010 8:26 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 8:25 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 8:24 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 8:24 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 8:24 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 8:24 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 8:24 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 8:24 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 8:23 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 ...
Mar 11, 2010 8:23 am
Reds Donuts owner Matthew ODonnell got a call a few months ago from a woman asking if he would ship a dozen coconut-sprinkled donuts to Detroit for her brothers 60th birthday. The woman explained he w...
News from the San Francisco Chronicle
Nemesis Daly could back Newsom for state office
Mar 12, 2010 5:05 am
With Mayor Gavin Newsom taking the plunge into the lieutenant governor's race Friday, don't be surprised if archrival Supervisor Chris Daly emerges as a backer. Newsom, at a press conference about his...
Mar 11, 2010 8:00 am
S.F. police turn elsewhere for drug-test help
Mar 11, 2010 8:00 am
San Francisco's police chief said Thursday he hopes drug evidence testing will resume as soon as today with the help of outside agencies, even as prosecutors said that the number of cases dropped beca...
Going got tough, Newsom got outta here
Mar 11, 2010 8:00 am
The tough call for Gavin Newsom would be to stick around as mayor of San Francisco. It would be difficult, gutty, and a leap of faith into an uncertain future. He's not going to do it. Newsom made it ...
Push to build 2 crucial Bay Bridge parts faster
Mar 11, 2010 8:00 am
Efforts to pick up the pace of progress on the new east span of the Bay Bridge are working, as evidenced by the steel deck pieces from China finally being lifted into place off Yerba Buena Island, tra...
A pretty pricey hint about mayor's future
Mar 11, 2010 8:00 am
Mayor Gavin Newsom's been coy about whether he'll run for lieutenant governor, but how's this for signs that he'll run: Wednesday he requested and received official nomination papers for the post and ...
15 groups spent $1 billion to sway policy
Mar 11, 2010 8:00 am
The California Teachers Association spent $211.8 million - more than any other special interest group - over the past decade to influence state voters and politicians, according to a state report rele...
Aug 26, 2009 7:00 am
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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