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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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  • June 2008

    • States to Motorists: Hang Up

      Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Jun 27, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      States to Motorists: Hang Up

      (Newser) - It might be time to get that hands-free cell: Tickets for phone use while driving are skyrocketing, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. States are increasingly making yakking behind the wheel a primary offense, meaning police can pull motorists over just for that. California and Washington next week join New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and DC in enacting the strictest mobile phone laws. More »

    • Warming Will Kill 66% of Calif. Plants Within Century

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 25, 08 1:49 PM CDT

      Warming Will Kill 66% of Calif. Plants Within Century

      (Newser) - If California’s climate warms significantly in the next 100 years the consequences could be grave for the majority of the state’s native plants, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A team of scientists from UC Berkeley and Duke found that up to 66% of the state’s plants wouldn’t have time to migrate to a higher, cooler elevation if carbon emissions continue at their current rate. More »

    • Condors Pulled From Calif. Fires

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 24, 08 2:02 PM CDT

      Condors Pulled From Calif. Fires

      (Newser) - Wildfires in Northern California spurred the rescue of eight California condors from their Monterey County refuge, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The unusual operation was performed by a US Coast Guard helicopter crew after a wildlife organization said that the fires threatened the condor sanctuary. The birds were taken to another preserve nearby. There are only 315 California condors in existence. More »

    • Church Asks Mormons to Oppose Calif. Gay Unions

      Deseret News (Salt Lake)  |  Jun 24, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Church Asks Mormons to Oppose Calif. Gay Unions

      (Newser) - The Mormon church is pushing its members to vote for a California ballot measure that would ban gay marriage, the Deseret News reports. As "marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God," leaders exhort Mormons to “do all you can” to ensure November passage of an amendment to the state’s constitution More »

    • 8,000 Lightning Bolts Spark California Fires

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 24, 08 2:19 AM CDT

      8,000 Lightning Bolts Spark California Fires

      (Newser) - Thousands of lightning strikes over a wide swath of Northern California ignited more than 700 wildfires that have burned some 44,000 tinder-dry acres of grassland, brush and forest. Firefighters managed to protect most homes in almost all of the fires. The historically bad fire season has been spurred by record low levels of rainfall and warm, flame-whipping winds. More »