California entered the Union on Sept. 9, 1850 as the 31st state. Throughout its history, California has been known as a land of opportunity. In addition, Michael Elliot explains how Americans see California as a state of pleasure in his essay titled "Europeans Just Want to Have Fun". Every year, new residents and tourists flood into the state like water from a broken dam. The California state Department of Finance last week produced a population survey and found that California grew by 598,000 during the 2002-03 fiscal years. …
