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McCarthy, Kevin Owen
(Encyclopedia) McCarthy, Kevin Owen, 1965–, U.S. politician, b. Bakersfield, Calif., grad. California State Univ., Bakersfield (B.S. 1989, M.B.A. 1994). A conservative Republican, he was elected to…Newsom, Gavin Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Newsom, Gavin Christopher, 1967– American businessman and politician, b. San Francisco. He was a cofounder (1991) of the PlumpJack Group, whose businesses grew from a wine store to…Yokuts
(Encyclopedia) YokutsYokutsyōˈk&oobreve;ts [key], Native North Americans of S California. Their culture was essentially that of the California cultural area, and their basketry and pictographs…Pierce, John
(Encyclopedia) Pierce, John, 1910–2002, American electrical engineer, b. Des Moines, Iowa, grad. California Institute of Technology (Ph.D. 1936). Pierce worked at the Bell Telephone Laboratories,…Oroville Dam
(Encyclopedia) Oroville Dam, 770 ft (235 m) high and 7,600 ft (2,317 m) long, on the Feather River, N Calif., near the city of Oroville. The highest dam in the United States and the largest unit of…Riordan, Richard J.
(Encyclopedia) Riordan, Richard J. Riordan, Richard J. rĭrˈdən [key], 1930–2023, American businessman and politician,…California Coastal National Monument
(Encyclopedia) California Coastal National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).California National Historic Trail
(Encyclopedia) California National Historic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Palo Alto, city, California
(Encyclopedia) Palo AltoPalo Altopălˈō ălˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced…Southern California, University of
(Encyclopedia) Southern California, University of, at Los Angeles; coeducational; chartered and opened 1880. The university has a liberal arts college and a graduate school as well as schools of…Trending
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