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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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Nov 4, 2009 7:36 am

 

Neiman Marcus winning easily in Walnut Creek

Nov 4, 2009 7:36 am

Walnut Creek voters were saying giddy-up to Dallas retailer Neiman Marcus on Tuesday night, according to early returns that showed Measure I passing by a wide margin. The measure changes the city's ge...

 

S.F. billboard measure loses - others pass

Nov 4, 2009 6:56 am

San Francisco voters defeated a measure to allow general advertising signs and billboards along mid-Market Street in the hopes of transforming the beleaguered neighborhood. Proposition D - the most co...

 

USGS reports small quake in Southern California

Nov 3, 2009 3:16 pm

A small earthquake has struck Southern California near the Mexico border but no damage or injuries are reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says a quake with a magnitude of 3.6 hit at 2:56 a.m. Tuesda...

 

Most tax measures being approved

Nov 3, 2009 8:00 am

Cities across the Bay Area begged voters for new taxes to mend their bleeding budgets, and voters in most areas appeared willing to oblige, according to early election results Tuesday. Voters from Ath...

 

New black eye for recently improved Caltrans

Nov 3, 2009 8:00 am

Long the butt of jokes and insults, Caltrans had pulled itself up by its muddy bootstraps and started rebuilding its reputation over the past few years with the quick repair of the MacArthur Maze, the...

 

Bridge closure later likely for permanent fix

Nov 3, 2009 8:00 am

The Bay Bridge is once again open to traffic - after six long days of emergency structural repairs and hellish commutes - but it will probably be shut down again in a few months for a permanent fix. R...

 

Vote today on granting shipyard developer delay

Nov 3, 2009 8:00 am

Developing new condominiums at San Francisco's Hunters Point Naval Shipyard might be an uphill climb even in good times, given the isolated area's reputation as industrial and economically depressed. ...

 

Major components of water overhaul pass Senate

Nov 3, 2009 8:00 am

The California Senate on Monday approved major portions of a plan to overhaul the state's water system, putting the Legislature close to agreement after years of discussions about updating the aging i...

 

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...

 

News from the Orange County Register

News from the Orange County Register

 
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