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Dead link[edit]

Link no. 270 relating to "Living Veterans By State, Period of Service, Gender, 2010–2040" is dead.Dittum (talk) 07:01, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

The False California Republic[edit]

The so-called "California Republic" never existed except in the minds of a small number of people who tried to found a separate country in 1846 but never actually did.

Nevertheless, like the long-discredited Bering Strait theory, the idea that California was an independent country before it was annexed by the United States persists despite the fact it never existed as people "remember" it.

There was a revolt against Mexican rule in what was then northwestern Alta California. It involved what are now parts of two counties, never exercised any authority beyond that original, tiny area -- recall that Alta California in 1846 included what are now California, Nevada, Utah, the western half of Colorado, and parts of Wyoming and Arizona. So the little tiny Bear Flag Revolt and proclamation of the California Republic was never going to go anywhere.

Otherwise, the California Republic opted to write its own obituary when its "government" discovered the United States had invaded Alta California and was on its way to conquer San Francisco. So, with the United States bound to take over the area, the Americans who had tried and failed to create their own country in Sonoma County threw in the towel and declared themselves for the USA.

Thus, the bit about "Before Statehood: California Republic" in the infobox should be deleted and never restored. It is pure fiction.

2601:645:C300:3950:15D1:C66E:7FA6:1DCF (talk) 04:26, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Interesting. So two things will need to happen: First, you're going to need to come back here, armed with some reliable sources and second, you're going to need to convince any and all interested editors that your sources are more reliable than the numerous sources that back the existing content. John from Idegon (talk) 04:43, 10 September 2019 (UTC)
I hope you realise that we have a whole article on the California Republic. That article does pretty much agree with your description, although it does use the words "... that for 25 days...militarily controlled an area..." Perhaps that means it did exist? It certainly wasn't a major, recognised entity. HiLo48 (talk) 04:47, 10 September 2019 (UTC)
@John from Idegon and HiLo48: I agree with the original post that California, as a whole, never was a separate republic. The infobox as written does not accurately reflect the true history. While it might be correct to say "a" California Republic existed in and around Sonoma, California for 25 days, it is misleading to say the entire state of California existed as a republic. Even if the brief California Republic is thought to encompass the entire state, it only lasted for 25 days, and then was replaced by U.S. military oversight. Between July, 1846, and February, 1848, The U.S. and Mexico were at war, and the best you can say is California remained a disputed territory, but most historical accounts state that California was officially a part of Mexico until the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Once the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed the entire state become part of a U.S. possession called the Mexican Cession, without any formal state or territorial designation. California became a state before any of the Mexican Cession lands were set up as organized territories. I propose changing the infobox to read "Before statehood: Mexican Cession unorganized territory". Prior to that it was part of Mexico. If there are no objections, I will make the change. OvertAnalyzer (talk) 23:29, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

"Califnornia" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

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"Califronia" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

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Semi-protected edit request on 29 December 2019[edit]

Please rename the "Demography" section to "Demographics". I looked at the articles on Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New York, and Mississippi, and all of them have a "Demographics" section. 192.180.76.49 (talk) 01:08, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

uuuuuuuuuuuukkkkkkk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:145:4281:3520:681E:F36E:453D:7A66 (talk) 23:06, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

 Done Majavah (t/c) 14:02, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

"California Chronic" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

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A discussion is taking place to address the redirect California Chronic. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 May 2#California Chronic until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. TheAwesomeHwyh 16:34, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Largest counties in both area and population[edit]

Is it just a mere coincidence that the largest counties in terms of both population and area in the entire United States, Los Angeles and San Bernardino are located right between each other? I couldn't find an answer in the article 47.152.150.201 (talk) 19:13, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

The Bear is Extinct[edit]

The Californian bear is Extinct Cameron871 (talk) 21:07, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

Yes. See California grizzly bear. Killiondude (talk) 16:12, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Hispanic Whites[edit]

Under demographics, "Hispanic Whites" links to two separate pages: one for "Hispanic White Americans" and one for "White Americans." Should it just link to the former? JanaFisher (talk) 06:04, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

California is also right now top on Covid-19 casaw — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.139.75.29 (talk) 22:31, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

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