California's governor is Jerry Brown. Jerry was born on April 7,1938. He grew up in San Francisco. He had attended to both parochial and public schools. He's a graduate from St. ignatius high school. In 1970 he has been elected to be the secretary of California. Then in 1974 he was elected as governor, and then reelected in the year of 1978. His term expires on January 5, 2015.
More info.
State Flower = Eschscholzia California State Bird = California Quail State Song = I Love You, California State Motto = Eureka
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is California's 6th state capitol since 1854. Sacramento is the 5th largest city in California. The population is slightly over 2 million people. The area of Sacramento is 100.1 sq miles (259.3km) Sacramento had been found in February 27, 1850.
Mayor industries
Some mayor industries in California is agriculture, oil, mining, electronics, entertainment, and tourism.
Historical landmarks
We didn't find very much historical landmarks. We only found Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bridge, Old customhouse, Fort Ross, Mission San Diego.
Important people
-Luis Walter Alvarez: inventor -Mark McGwire: Baseball player -Serena & Venus Williams: Tennis Player -Dave Brubeck: musician -Robert Frost: poet
California's name
California got it's name for a fictional island inhabited by a pagan race of black women. Like the amazons or Greek legend, they lived without men,they were strong, hardy and brave.
California's extra info.
California's state secretary is Debra Browen. The minimum wage is $9.00 USD per hour. Of course California is located at the west coast of the Unite States. California is the most populous U.S state. There are a total of about 38 million people in California! Finally, California is the 3rd largest state by area!