...As of August 14, 82 percent of the state of California was in extreme drought. As California entered its fourth year of record-breaking drought, it was met with extremely parched landscapes. CBS News reports reveal that, “According to an aerial survey conducted by the U.S. Forest Service in April, about 12 million trees have died in California forestlands in the past year because of extreme drought.” Dead trees along with plant life in severe condition are seen throughout the Los Padres National Forest. These dead trees add another element to the hazards of the drought by threatening the dry landscape with the possibility of intense wildfires. On January 17, Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency for the state of California. This...
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...For about one fourth of century after the Mexican independence in 1821, California was known as the northern province of Mexico. Huge cattle ranches, or ranchos, appeared as the dominant establishment of Mexican California. Traders and settlers began to arrive from the United States , messengers of the huge changes that would sweep California during the Mexican American War of 1846-1848. However, three centuries later of the imperial rule, the American colonies of Spain began to dictate their freedom. Mexican independence was attained in 1821, which was followed by a long and bloody fight, since then life in California changed slowly in various aspects. To begin with, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo declared California in 1542, however the nation...
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...In the Report of the Debates in the Convention of California, there were many prominent arguments made by the debaters regarding whether or not to prohibit free blacks from immigrating and settling in California. The debate was shaped by racial and economic differences and the principles of a citizen’s rights and freedom. The first issue debated was related to economic issues. Many of the debaters believed that brining slaves to California would do nothing but “degrade white labor-free to disturb the social and political harmony of the state” (Browne, 145). In the end, bringing slaves to California will disrupt economic success to Californian citizens. Emancipated slaves would create competition for labor, increase monopolies of capitalists,...
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...Traffic In California Commuting in California traffic is one of the most stressful things Californians will ever do. California is at the beginning of a huge crisis. The vehicles on the road keep increasing with the growing population, but the roads stay the same. Take Los Angeles for example: the estimated population is 3.7 million with the average household having 1.8 vehicles. This makes the estimated vehicles in LA roughly 6.5 million with millions more commuting to the city for work, school, and other activities. With these facts combined it makes for one of the most stressful scenarios Californians will ever encounter. A person in California will quickly learn the meaning of time management. A commuter will have many different variables that will affect their commutes on a daily basis. Accidents, construction, and weather are just a few examples of these variables. Accidents can affect a drivers’ commute from minutes to hours depending on the severity. Construction may not have the same affect as accidents, however; it could lead to taking different exits, freeways, and roads, greatly increasing the length of a drivers’ trip by distance and time. Even though Los Angeles regularly experiences rainfall, drivers are still extremely cautious and slow down their speeds anywhere from 10-30 mph causing congestion and gridlock. Having all these obstacles to consider, a California driver has to learn the importance of time management and apply it to their commutes. In conclusion...
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...All California residents are familiar with the statewide drought that began in 2012. Effects of it can be seen in day-to-day life in decreased rainfall, billboards and laws encouraging conservation, front lawns being replaced with drought resistant landscapes and little reason to take a ski trip during the winter months due to lack of snowfall. Water recharge has decreased due to the decline in precipitation in the past two and a half years, leaving California with a huge need to properly manage its water. According to Nature, consequences of the long-term drought are increased seasonal wild fires and destruction to ecosystems throughout California. Southern California felt the negative effects of dry vegetation during the series of fires...
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...California’s Water Problem Introduction: Water Sources in California In her book entitled Managing Water: Avoiding Crisis in California, the ecologist and historian Dorothy Green describes the complicated and intricate California water system (University of California Press, October 9, 2007). Green’s description and analysis becomes more important to the people of California with every week that passes/ This is because California is now in the fourth year of drought in which no rain, snow, or hail has fallen (“California Drought”, CA.gov. Online at: http://ca.gov/drought/). In her work on the topic, Dorothy Green describes very carefully the system by which the rain, snow, and hail that fall in northern California move downwards in a flow of water that serves the entire state thanks to the power of gravity. The river systems of California include Colorado River and the Sacramento River. These great river systems move the water southwards, (to Los Angeles) and westwards (to San Francisco), respectively. In addition to these well known rivers to the system of rivers in California includes more than thirty rivers including the Klamath, the American, the Tolumne, the Merced, the Yuba, the Kern, the Russian, the Tule, and right here in Los Angeles the Los Angeles River which runs right through the industrial section of downtown Los Angeles in a cement channel : In addition to the river systems of California, Green describes a network of dam release channels, canals...
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...California is very diverse, it has all kinds of landscapes, climates, and people. In some places, it snows and is mountainous, in other places it’s a desert, and is flat, there’s even the in-between, with mild winters, hot summers, and rolling hills. The diversity of California makes it exciting, there’s always so many interesting places to visit without having to go too far from home. The mild winters in Danville are great, it never gets too cold, and the rain keeps everything lush and green. Also, because of the diverse climate, if you ever want to go to the snow during the winter, it’s only 3 hours away. In the summer, it never takes more than a few hours to get to a beach. It’s the perfect way to cool off in California’s hot summers. You...
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...Drought Having an Affecting In discussion on the California Drought, one controversial issues has been that if the people in California should be worried about relocating somewhere else. One the one hand, the drought not only affecting the people, the animal’s habitats but also the crops. On the other hand, some hope that the government will intervene and try to do something to prevent disasters from happing and having to worry about people moving to another state. The government should intervene and do something about the consumption of water people use and not only are the people being victims but other sources who depend on water also to survive. Living on the Garcia Ranch Edgar is surrounded by Mother Nature is a wonderful lifestyle....
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...It is said that California is entering its fourth year of a record-breaking drought… Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought State of Emergency in January 2015 and imposed strict conservation measures statewide. (“California's Drought”, n.d.) an atmospheric and environmental sciences professor at the University of Albany stated that, It is obvious from what we can see from the half-million acres of parched and idle farmland to the swaths of receding reservoirs, California’s drought is a serious issue. Even with the record- breaking temperatures, we still must ask ourselves what we can do to conserve water use. California also ranks as the top farm state by annual value of agricultural products, most of which...
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...A Disappointed California, Which Tells Lie Everyone has his own dream. What is a dream for you? Does it come true for you? I believe that every person’s dream is to get better lives such as better cars, opportunities, and education in the life. People move one place to another place to get better lives as their dreams. Most of people think that America is the best place in the world, especially California. Some peoples’ hopes become true but many hopes do not come true. Some are upper class people who have their own business in their own country and their lives totally change to employee when they come to California. They have no chance not to come to California. So they have to leave their business and come to California. California provides the dream of having a better life. In contract, California is a lie and disappointed place for people whom immigrate to California because many things make people’s history disappear, people about segregation and have short lives by Americans and people have poor lives in California. History is vey important for every nationality. Everyone should know about his/her background and country history. But now most of children have lack of their own history. It is really disappointed for grandparents and parents. Many Vietnamese people immigrate and build a new life in the United States during the Vietnam War. The reason people from Vietnam run to the United States was if they continued living in Vietnam, they had less chance to survive in their...
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...1821 Mexico gained independence from Spain and "Alta California" became a Mexican province rather than a Spanish colony. A new era began in California as ranch life flourished and American trappers began to enter the territory. The Mexican government secularized the missions in 1834 and they were eventually abandoned. In June 1846 a party of settlers occupied Sonoma Plaza and proclaimed a Republic of California and raised the bear flag in rebellion. Known as the Bear Flag Revolt, this insurrection represented one of the first aggressive actions that divided California from Mexico. In 1848 gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill and dramatically altered the course of California's history as miners rushed into the area. On September 9, 1850, California became a state. The Gold Rush brought thousands of immigrants, both foreign and domestic, to California. This and later mass migrations, combined with the state's natural riches, assured Calfornia's success as it developed its diversified agriculture and industry, fisheries, forestry, and mining industries, aircraft plants and shipyards, tourism and recreation, the film industry, and the technological sector epitomized by Silicon Valley (highlighted in another National Register itinerary: Santa Clara County: California's Historic Silicon Valley). More than 90,000 people made their way to California in the two years following the first discovery and more than 300,000 by 1854 — or one of about every 90 people then living in the United...
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...California needs to regulate the use of groundwater and make a law, groundwater can be very dangerous and has many downsides. Farmers should try to save and use other sources of water and overall stop the use of groundwater. If we keep using ground water at this paste then we will eventually run out and the ground will continue to decrease. Making a law will allow the ground to renew itself. California needs to limit the amount of groundwater by making a law to force farmers to try to save the water and use desalinization and stormwater harvesting. California does not know how much groundwater is left. We need to know how much is left because eventually we will run out. If we run out then farmers most likely will not have a backup plan ,...
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...Wired Money: The Rise of Information Capitalism in California California, Silicon Valley, the home of technical innovations, websites, and social media with companies such as Apple, Google, and Facebook. Our present day birth place of every technological advancement industries in the country, and probably the world. For every possible future computer scientist, informational technologist, computer engineers, and many other skilled technicians, it’s their ideal location to thrive, to build their life, and career at. In other words, it’s the Holy Grail of technological industrial location in Northern California. Whenever we mention or hear about Northern California, most of the time we would think of Silicon Valley and its technological industries....
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...Take a breath, close your eyes, and think for a moment about a perfect sunny day. Warm light, a light breeze, perfect temperatures, fresh air, and a a robin's egg blue sky. For this reason, and many others, I believe that California is the perfect place to live. Besides the weather, there is also a variety of other reasons why California is the perfect destination. California also brings more to the table than just sunny days. It also has the cultural richness and diversity to astonish the eye and inspire your mind. Take for instance China Town. China Town is a perfect example of both diversity and culture. Passing through China Town, it's more than likely that you'll catch a whiff of authentic Chinese food, or spot bright red lanterns...
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...As you aware, California has recently slowly been alleviated from severe to extreme drought conditions. An influx of winter storms have caused widespread flooding throughout the state and even damage to the Oroville dam due to an overflow of water. With these current weather conditions, talks about lessening and reducing water regulations have began. Currently, each Californian uses about 181 gallons of water a day, not to mention, California uses more water than any other state. I support the public regulations of water use. However, the valley farmers and irrigation should be allowed lenient water restrictions since they account for almost all of North America's agricultural produce. Additionally, funding for water collection and conservation should be a top priority for California....
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