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California Dreamin'

"I have seen purer liquors, better segars, finer tobacco, truer guns and pistols, larger dirks and bowie knives, and prettier courtesans here in San Francisco than in any other place I have ever visited; and it is my unbiased opinion that California can and does furnish the best bad things that are available in America." - Hilton Helper

California, the state where fortunes are made and lost in a weekend, muscle-bound movie stars become governors, and box office takes carry as much weight as football scores. Lesser regions may affect to snub the Golden State, but with the largest GDP in the country and the eighth largest in the world, California doesn't care.

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  • October 2008

    • Calif. Gay Marriages Surge Past Mass.

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 7, 08 8:20 AM CDT

      Calif. Gay Marriages Surge Past Mass.

      (Newser) - Gay marriage has been legal in California for just 3 months, and already some 11,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot—more than in Massachusetts in 4 years, a UCLA study found. But things may change next month when Californians vote on whether to amend the state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

    • Hetero Calif. Couple Sues to Be Called Bride and Groom

      Sacramento Bee  |  Oct 3, 08 12:05 PM CDT

      Hetero Calif. Couple Sues to Be Called Bride and Groom

      (Newser) - A heterosexual California couple is suing the state to put the words “bride” and “groom” on their marriage license, the Sacramento Bee reports. Rachel Bird and Gideon Codding refused to sign their marriage document because they dislike the gender-neutral “Party A” and “Party B” used on forms since gay marriage became legal in California. They are suing the state for violating their rights. More »

    • California, Out of Cash, Begs for $7B From Treasury

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 3, 08 8:28 AM CDT

      California, Out of Cash, Begs for $7B From Treasury

      (Newser) - California is almost out of cash, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned the Treasury Department yesterday, and may need an emergency loan of up to $7 billion from the federal government, the Los Angeles Times reports. California is the largest of several states locked out of the bond market by the credit crunch, and officials said that payments to schools and government agencies could be cut off. More »

    • Etheridge, Girlfriend to Wed

      Extra  |  Oct 2, 08 10:46 AM CDT

      Etheridge, Girlfriend to Wed

      (Newser) - Melissa Etheridge will wed her longtime girlfriend, actress Tammy Lynn Michaels, and they have a deadline: before next month's vote in California on amending the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. “We have four children and we’re trying to find the right time,” the rocker told Extra this week. More »

    • Calif. Adopts Stiff Anti-Sprawl Law

      Sacramento Bee  |  Oct 1, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Calif. Adopts Stiff Anti-Sprawl Law

      (Newser) - The country's most aggressive anti-sprawl bill was signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday, the Sacramento Bee reports. The "first in the nation" bill mandates regional targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and uses $5 billion in transportation funding as an incentive to stimulate denser residential development. “This fundamentally changes the way we think about growth,” says the Democrat who sponsored the measure. More »

  • September 2008