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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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The Centre City Development Corp. has dropped its probe of former president Nancy Graham's ties to an agency developer, saying that evidence uncovered by City Attorney Michael Aguirre makes it moot.

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Timken Museum names new director

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After a formal search that lasted a little more than a year, the Timken Museum of Art has appointed a new director, John Wilson. He succeeds John Petersen, who died in December 2006.

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Teen files suit in soccer game brawl

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A 17-year-old boy who alleges that a high school soccer coach punched him in the face during a brawl at a game has filed a lawsuit against the Sweetwater school district for negligence in its hiring a...

Four hospitals in county fined maximum for errors

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State health regulators yesterday announced maximum fines against 18 hospitals, including four in San Diego County, for 22 preventable errors that killed patients, injured them or were likely to cause...

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Alternative Energy and Economic Development

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Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue wants to bring in esteemed environmental consultation group Rocky Mountain Institute to evaluate how the Salinas Valley can move toward alternative energy and develop gree...

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Recreation Calendar: 8/20/08

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Submit recreation calendar items to Sports Recreation Calendar, The Fresno Bee, 1626 E St., Fresno, CA 93786; fax to (559) 441-6070; or e-mail to calendars@fresnobee.com at least two weeks in advance ...

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U.S.-Japan rematch set for softball gold

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BEIJING, China - The U.S. softball team will face Japan on Thursday at 3:30 a.m. PDT in the gold-medal game after Japan rebounded from a semifinal loss to the Americans.

Surging inflation hurts seniors

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With the price of food, gasoline, medical care and almost everything else on the rise, seniors are getting serious about finding ways to save.

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Driven to ride

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Soaring gas prices and summer vacations have pushed Amtrak ridership to a record high in the central San Joaquin Valley and across the country.

Parra wins praise for political gumption

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SACRAMENTO -- A day after she was booted from her Capitol office, Assembly Member Nicole Parra on Tuesday showed no signs of backing off her demand that lawmakers approve a water bond before she votes...

Nonresidents will continue to pay extra $2 at two Fresno parks

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Families living outside Fresno won't get a break from the city when they visit two of Fresno's regional parks. The Fresno City Council couldn't muster enough votes Tuesday to repeal a much-debated $2 ...

Fresno Pacific picks up where it left off at No. 1

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To no one's surprise, Fresno Pacific is ranked No. 1 in the NAIA's first volleyball poll of the season.

Sports briefs: Fresnans win Open qualifying matches

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Former Fresnans Robert Kendrick and Jelena Pandzic won their first matches in U.S. Open tennis singles qualifying at the National Tennis Center in New York.

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