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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

Postal Service refuses to be licked

May 11, 2008 7:04 pm

E-cards, e-mail and text messaging are displacing handwritten correspondence. Businesses have a new advertising venue in the Internet. And many Americans prefer to pay their bills online. Which raises...

 

Veterans try for marble renaissance

May 11, 2008 7:04 pm

People of a certain age remember reaching down to the bottom of a freshly opened box of Frosted Flakes, groping for the free marble inside. Others remember drawing a chalk circle on the schoolyard pav...

 

Climate scientist out to change the world

May 11, 2008 7:04 pm

Veerabhadran Ramanathan tours the globe to conduct experiments and advise world leaders about climate change. He helped craft the United Nations' landmark report in 2007 on global warming, and his res...

 

The week: Stories and photos from May 4-10

May 11, 2008 7:04 pm

An early-morning roundup of 18 San Diego State University students Tuesdaywas the culmination of a yearlong investigation into drug dealing around campus.

 

Promoting healthy ways

May 11, 2008 7:04 pm

Jacob Luna was a made-to-order poster boy for the health fair yesterday at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center.

 

Historic salt plant may get new role along waterfront

May 10, 2008 7:03 pm

A regional government agency offered a bright view of what the future could hold at a South Bay site that houses one of the oldest salt works operations in California. Dozens of citizens and represent...

 

E-mails sent by Aguirre backer under scrutiny

May 10, 2008 1:04 pm

The San Diego Ethics Commission will hold a probable cause hearing July 25 on whether City Attorney Michael Aguirre illegally solicited campaign contributions from city employees.

 

Weber says he wasn't told of feds on campus

May 10, 2008 1:04 pm

San Diego State University President Stephen Weber was unaware federal agents were posing as students to crack a campus drug ring until about two weeks before the end of the five-month undercover effo...

 

Dinosaurs rule over South Bay

May 10, 2008 1:04 pm

Scientists say dinosaurs are extinct, but Bonita residents know better. Their Mesozoic Era reptile population will increase to three on May 26, when Glen Abbey Memorial Park & Mortuary officially ...

 

Remembering a pivotal time

May 10, 2008 1:03 pm

In the spring of 1968, nearly one year after race riots erupted on city streets around the country, The Christian Science Monitor dispatched a team of journalists to assess race relations in America.

 
 

Local News from Monterey County Weekly via Yahoo! News

Money Matters

May 9, 2008 3:17 pm

A class-action lawsuit that seeks more than $15 million in damages from real estate investment firm Cedar Funding was filed Wednesday, May 7. According to the lawsuit, Catherine Lau, a 71-year-old wid...

 
 

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Getting what you pay for

May 12, 2008 6:01 am

When gasoline costs $3.98 a gallon, every drop matters.

 

Bulldogs earn host status for regionals

May 12, 2008 5:35 am

Fresno State's road to the Women's College World Series starts at home.

 

Fresno City tees off today

May 12, 2008 5:31 am

Fresno City College is among eight teams competing in the California Community Colleges men's golf state tournament today in Murrieta.

 

Madera Speedway: Russell, Schlundt, McKenney win at Vukovich Classic

May 12, 2008 5:31 am

The 31st annual Vukovich Classic -- the second of six Super Saturday Events, this one honoring 1953 and 1954 Indy 500 champion Bill Vukovich and his family -- went off at Madera Speedway with three ma...

 

Energy drink side effects worry schools

May 12, 2008 5:16 am

Today's drug of choice among teens may be caffeine, perfectly legal and packaged in an aluminum can with a catchy name like Bawls or Amp or Hype.

 

Around the Valley

May 12, 2008 5:16 am

Adoption meeting set

 

Iranian group celebrates mothers

May 12, 2008 5:01 am

Mother's Day had a Persian flair to it as Iranian-Americans handed out red roses to moms at a picnic in Woodward Park in north Fresno.

 

Magsig, Poochigian in high gear

May 12, 2008 4:46 am

An expensive and intense race is unfolding between the two candidates battling for the only open seat on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors.

 

Clovis restores part of free play program

May 12, 2008 4:31 am

A free summer program planned for elimination by the city of Clovis has been partially restored, and the city is seeking donations to bring it back to full strength.

 

Fireworks blamed for shed fire

May 12, 2008 12:01 am

A fire in an outdoor shed early Sunday morning may have been caused by illegal fireworks, according Fresno city fire officials.

 
 

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