Why Californians Don't Leave
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A reporter who can see the California wildfires from his home asks why it's so hard for people to recognize the danger
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, under fire from American Indians for telling voters that tribes were "ripping off" the state with their casinos, refused on Friday to back down.
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The wildfires in California have forced an exodus of estimated 950,000 people from their homes. But where have they all gone?
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Before getting to some of the world's most beautiful beaches, it helps to know a few things about the law &#151; and the locals. While California's Coastal Act of 1976 ensures beach access, the rich and famous who want to keep the state's dramatic coast exclusive have been posting bogus "no parking" and "private beach" signs here and elsewhere.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Laws limiting marriage to a man and a woman do not violate California's constitution, but neither would a law allowing same-sex couples to marry, according to the state attorney general.    Attorney General Bill Lockyer issued the opinion Friday, a long-awaited response to a pair of lawsuits out of San Francisco challenging laws that ban gay marriage...
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When Californians go to the polls, they won't simply be choosing a US president, they may also redraw the scientific map and make their state a global hub of embryonic stem cell research.
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Gelia Crayton is the picture of conservative California. She worships at the Crystal Cathedral, Orange County's gleaming megachurch. She opposes abortion and gay marriage. And she thinks illegal immigration is the scourge of the state.
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By Julie Sevrens Lyons, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec.
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California's Democratic gubernatorial candidate said Tuesday he'd fight to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq if elected, a proposal that has drawn mixed reviews in a state with a deep military tradition.
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By Phil Villarreal, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 22--Build it and they will come.   And you won't want them there, because they'll try to take it away.
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More than 2,700 recently paroled sex offenders in California have been told they have to move because they are violating a new law that bars them from living near schools and parks.
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They've stolen cars, used drugs and forged checks. When California is burning, they fight fires.
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Californians told they had minutes to flee had to make fast decisions about what treasures to take. How does one decide?
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Arnold Schwarzenegger stormed into office during California's last budget crisis, promising to "end the crazy deficit spending" so the state would never go over the financial cliff again. But four years later, California is back in the same spot.
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The percentage of Californians who disapprove of President Bush's performance in office has risen to 55 percent from 45 percent a year ago, according to a poll released Sunday.
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There are always trade-offs to every place people choose to live. If you live in New York, it&#39;s too expensive. If you live in Montana, it&#39;s too remote.
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Despite some residents' determination to rebuild in La Conchita, Calif., which has had two massive mudslides in the past 10 years, they may not be allowed to do so.