I know some used to be in California, but why is it just isolated to those two states? Is it solely weahter related?
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For the same reason that many Northern baseball teams play the first month or so of games on the road in the South: Northern weather in February or March is not very amenable to baseball. This fact is the impetus for a very weighty discussion of equity among collegiate baseball teams as the Southern schools have a definite advantage due to the weather. Back to the question, it would be very difficult for teams like the Brewers, Yankees, and Red Sox to play games during the spring at home. Furthermore, it is a logistical issue, as having so many teams in such close proximity to each other cuts down on travel costs.
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There is really a lot of ppl who have that? i'm from southern california and me and my friend went to an apple store while shopping one day and just took silly random pictures, which she later put on her myspace. but i didn't know everyone did that! maybe, there is more apple stores in california so thats where a lot of ppl just like to stop by.  no, actually, i think i know why. everyone in california is always trying to fit in, have the latest things, and stuff like that, which bugs the crap out of me. why do ppl have to always do the same things as other people!?! anyways, i think one "cool" person did that, and then everyone else wanted to fit in, so they did that too. so ya, thats what i think.
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California is typically divided into Northern and Southern California because it is so immense. In Southern California, there is continuous urban sprawl from San Diego through Los Angeles. Moving north it becomes apparent that you have to drive through lots of sparse space before you reach the urban centers of Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland etc. This sparse space is generally considered the division between Northern and Southern California. In general, people do not feel that there is a need to categorize California into Northern, Middle, and Southern although there is no doubt that "North of San Francisco" is a different region entirely.
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It goes back to the US-Mexican War of the mid 1800s. A good part of the Western US was claimed by Mexico and not yet part of the US. The US fought a war and won and paid a pittance in reparations to the Mexican government - something like $20 million (Not sure of the exact amount, though.) The next year, gold was discovered in California and the year after (1849), California was made a state. The Mexican government has been bitter about this ever since, especially since the amount of wealth taken from the Sierra foothills in the Gold Rush was many, many times greater than paid to the Mexican government. There has also been some rumblings from Spanish radio that that is why there are so many Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles - that they're trying to take it back by culturally overwhelming the city. I don't know if that is true; I have just read about it in some mainstream media stories here in CalifonriMF \n\nMaybe you don't live in California or have heard this before, but it is a REAL sentiment among many Mexican-Americans. (I am not Mexican  American; I am just reporting what I have read.)
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(Job interviews?  Wow.)\n\nThe power to remove a state can be viewed in two ways: as the power to punish a state for betraying the ideals of our republic, or as the power to reward a state for being capable of existing as an economically viable, independent, democratic nation.  I believe a strong case for both can be made for California.\n\nThe state of California is symbolic of what many people feel are the worst aspects of America.  Hollywood's movies are violent and sexually permissive and have the effect of "dumbing down" the populace; homosexuality runs rampant in many California cities; immigrants of all shapes and shades inhabit the state.  Many Americans abhor all of these aspects of California and, I suspect, more than a few of them would jettison the state if given the opportunity to do so.\n\nGiven the negative opinion of California by much of the rest of the nation, perhaps we should do the state a favor and remove it from the Union.  If California were an independent country it would have one of the ten most productive economies in the world (measured by GDP).  It boasts ample farmland, and I feel its human diversity is a strength, not a weakness.  The U.S. needs California more than California needs the U.S.  My only reservation would be the state of California's government, which has been hijacked by money-to-burn ideologues on both sides of the aisle and which I would not trust to run an independent country.
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I've never heard of that...that seems kinda weird. I was thinking about moving there but it would only be myself and 1 other unrelated person (My fiance) so I guess I would be in the clear! =)
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We have had some problems with it in the Bay area. Something to do with leaking cavity fluids, or the like. Legislation was proposed. I do not remember if there was any outcome, or not. It has been a while and I was not paying strict attention, as I am a living organism sort of guy.
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Many Chinese fled their country as a result of the two "opium wars" and the Taiping Rebellion.  There was also political upheaval as the West (Britain and France) expanded into Asia.\n\nWhy CA?  partly due to the 1849 gold rush - everyone was moving to Sacramento area.\nThey also found work with the railroad as it tunneled eastward toward Utah.
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Try this:\nhttp://www.gop.com/States/StateDetails.aspx?state=CA
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still be cars, just smaller ones due to a higher population and high gas prices\n\nand cali will never suceed, there is no reason to
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Some of you may think this is a silly question, but it's really not. There is a trend, especially in Europe, for returning more power to states/provinces. Scotland now has its own government that decides most if not all of their domestic affairs. Catalonia in Spain wants independence. A few years ago Quebec came very close to leaving Canada. The fact of the matter is, culturally, the southern part of the U.S. is just really different then the northeast and western parts of the United States. Take a look of a map showing where the "red" states are and the "blue" states. See a trend? Just think about it; wouldn't a lot of you blue state folks be happier joining Canada in some great big socialist experiment?
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Because of the major fault line running through it. Do a Google on 'fault line' and California.
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Puerto Rico belongs to the USA but is not a state..it is considered a province( I believe)  In the 60's, all the countries were communist or a monarche.  I think all but Puerto Rico still is.  Therefore, since the countries were totalitarian in nature, the ppl fled to freedom.  The cities included Florida, NYC, CA and AZ...and by the way they are still coming but for different reasons even though the governments are still the same.
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I don't know for sure, I believe it mainly affects the Arkansas and Missouri area.  It is likely related to the Ozarks, and caused that huge earthquake in the early 1900s near St. Louis.\n\nTo answer the other question, there is also a San Andreas fault system and plate in California but that is losely related to this fault system.
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Not true.  Those laws are controversial and apply only to specific localities.  Step outside that locality and you will be arrested.  In fact, the feds freely ignore those local and even state laws and arrest people and successfully convict them.  California is the only state to pass a law like this on the state level and the feds freely ignore it and arrest people.  Actually, they show great restraint in this.  They only arrest the 90% of people who fraudulently claim they are sick in an attempt to smoke pot recreationally.  They ignore the ones who are actually sick.
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Most solo dads don't have custody of their kids and have to get legal permission from the mom to take the kids out of state. I saw several when we were there but most seemed to be from other countries.
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California. Aside from movies, good wine, citrus, and microchips they don't really add much to the country. Mostly it is highly influential politically even though its population does not represent an accurate cross section of the avg. American. Besides we can make movies anywhere, wine can be grown other places and microchips are made overseas anyways.