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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

CCDC may help city pay off ballpark debt

Jan 7, 2009 2:51 am

San Diego's downtown redevelopment agency might start helping the city pay the bills in a big way.

 

San Diego school trustees hope to maintain services

Jan 7, 2009 12:51 am

If the state budget crunch forces San Diego school trustees to slash costs in the state's second largest district, they're inclined to come up with the first $22 million with almost no canceling of se...

 

Police issue warning not to carry replica guns

Jan 6, 2009 11:37 pm

San Diego police are urging the public not to carry replica guns in public to avoid having the toys mistaken for real weapons.

 

Foundation awards $1.625 million to local Red Cross

Jan 6, 2009 10:21 pm

The Akaloa Resource Foundation awarded the San Diego chapter of the American Red Cross $1.625 million in grants to better prepare for disasters, it was announced today.

 

Man may have exposed others to tuberculosis

Jan 6, 2009 9:07 pm

A teenager diagnosed with tuberculosis may have exposed county probation staff members and other detainees to the disease while he was at two juvenile facilities, health officials said Tuesday.

 

Sketch of accused bank robber released

Jan 6, 2009 9:06 pm

The FBI is asking the public's help in identifying a robber who recently held up a Chula Vista bank, agents said Tuesday. The robber used a 9mm semiautomatic handgun and forced his way into the vault ...

 

Woman rescued from burning apartment

Jan 6, 2009 3:51 pm

Firefighters rescued an unconscious woman from the bedroom of her burning apartment in Point Loma Heights early Tuesday morning.

 

Speeding motorcyclist collides head-on with car

Jan 6, 2009 3:39 pm

A motorcyclist who reportedly was speeding down South Coast Highway 101 last night collided head-on with a car that pulled out from a parking lot, a sheriff's official said.

 

Drizzle possible today, Friday; otherwise sunny

Jan 6, 2009 3:38 pm

The first full week of 2009 is expected to be storm-free and mostly sunny.

 

Three residents named to city's Audit Committee

Jan 6, 2009 3:21 pm

San Diegans Stephen Grant, Charles Sellers and Wade McKnight were appointed yesterday to the three public seats on the city's Audit Committee, on which they will join Councilmen Kevin Faulconer and Ca...

 
 

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A Tale of Two Cities

Jan 1, 2009 8:12 am

Carmel-by-the-Sea and Pacific Grove are both pockets of privilege carved into prime oceanside real estate. Their residents are significantly wealthier, whiter and older than the national and county av...

 

Nursing Grudges

Jan 1, 2009 8:11 am

A contentious labor and patient-care struggle between unionized workers and four Windsor nursing homes in Monterey County has spilled into Salinas City Hall.

 
 

Local News from The Fresno Bee via Yahoo! News

Rams hoopsters ready to hit court -- or is it ice?

Jan 7, 2009 7:57 am

The joke used to be that then-Fresno City College basketball coach Vance Walberg substituted his players five at a time, like a hockey changeover.

 

Colleges roundup: Bulldogs soccer coach heading East

Jan 7, 2009 7:57 am

Fresno State is losing its women's soccer coach.

 

Ex-Falcons coach earns spot at All-Star Game

Jan 7, 2009 7:57 am

Former Fresno Falcons coach Matt Thomas has been named as one of two coaches for the National Conference at the ECHL All-Star Game on Jan. 22.

 

'Extreme Makeover' has enough volunteers: 3,800

Jan 7, 2009 7:28 am

No more volunteers are needed for the ABC reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." The response for volunteers for the local build for the show has been overwhelming, according to Paul...

 

Tulare County supervisors retrench for tough times

Jan 7, 2009 7:28 am

Tulare County supervisors expect they will have to make more cuts and more tough financial decisions as California lawmakers continue to grapple with the state budget.

 

Swearengin jumps right in to Fresno mayoral job

Jan 7, 2009 6:43 am

Minutes after she was sworn in as the 24th mayor of Fresno on Tuesday morning, Ashley Swearengin stepped to a podium and began outlining her plans for the next 100 days.

 

UC Merced asked to trim med school plans

Jan 7, 2009 6:43 am

SACRAMENTO -- A key state official Tuesday said he will urge the University of California at Merced to scale back its medical school plans in favor of a stripped-down version that would turn out new d...

 

Valley legislative priorities resurface as Congress convenes

Jan 7, 2009 6:28 am

WASHINGTON -- Some familiar San Joaquin Valley priorities are being resurrected in the new 111th Congress that began Tuesday.

 

Fresno State soccer coach heads to NC State

Jan 6, 2009 11:13 pm

After five years as the Fresno State women's soccer coach, Steve Springthorpe was named coach at North Carolina State today.

 

'Extreme Makeover' has its fill of volunteers

Jan 6, 2009 10:13 pm

No more volunteers are needed for the Valley project by ABC reality show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."

 
 

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