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==History==

==History==

:{{See also|History of California}}

{{See also|History of California}}

California [[Attorney General]] [[Kamala Harris]] refused to defend [[Proposition 8]] in court. The decision was significant. In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that proponents of the measure did not have the legal standing to defend Proposition 8 on appeal after Harris and Gov. [[Jerry Brown]] had refused to do so. The case was dismissed on technical grounds, removing the ban on same-sex marriage in California and eroding the respect for marriage further there.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-senate-harris-milestones-20160706-snap-htmlstory.html</ref>

California [[Attorney General]] [[Kamala Harris]] refused to defend [[Proposition 8]] in court. The decision was significant. In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that proponents of the measure did not have the legal standing to defend Proposition 8 on appeal after Harris and Gov. [[Jerry Brown]] had refused to do so. The case was dismissed on technical grounds, removing the ban on same-sex marriage in California and eroding the respect for marriage further there.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-senate-harris-milestones-20160706-snap-htmlstory.html</ref>

==Politics==

==Politics==

[[File:Biden 2020.png|right|350px|thumb|The Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, California was defaced with [[swastika]]s, [[Biden 2020]], upside down crosses and [[BLM]] imagery.<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chaldean-catholic-cathedral-vandalized-in-san-diego-with-white-power-blm-and-swastikas-29343]</ref>]]

[[File:Biden 2020.png|left|350px|thumb|The Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, California was defaced with [[swastika]]s, [[Biden 2020]], upside down crosses and [[BLM]] imagery.<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chaldean-catholic-cathedral-vandalized-in-san-diego-with-white-power-blm-and-swastikas-29343]</ref>]]

From 2003 to 2011 California's governor was liberal Republican [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. This is the same position that was once held by conservative icon [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1966–74. California is considered to be one of the [[blue state|"blue-est" states]], consistently voting for Democratic legislative and Presidential candidates since 1992, mixed in with numerous Republican governors. Los Angeles and San Francisco are the centers of liberalism, while San Diego and other cities outside these localities are much more conservative. Prior to 1992, California was consistently a [[red state]]. A prominent conservative Republican U.S. senator from the state was [[William F. Knowland]], who served from 1945 to 1959.

From 2003 to 2011 California's governor was liberal Republican [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. This is the same position that was once held by conservative icon [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1966–74. California is considered to be one of the [[blue state|"blue-est" states]], consistently voting for Democratic legislative and Presidential candidates since 1992, mixed in with numerous Republican governors. Los Angeles and San Francisco are the centers of liberalism, while San Diego and other cities outside these localities are much more conservative. Prior to 1992, California was consistently a [[red state]]. A prominent conservative Republican U.S. senator from the state was [[William F. Knowland]], who served from 1945 to 1959.

[[Image:About arnold img-2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican. The 38th Governor of California From: November 17, 2003 - January 3, 2011]]

[[Image:About arnold img-2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican. The 38th Governor of California From: November 17, 2003 - January 3, 2011]]

[[Richard Nixon]] is the only President to have been born in California, but he lived in New York when elected in 1968. [[Ronald Reagan]] was a resident of California when elected in 1980.

[[Richard Nixon]] is the only President to have been born in California, but he lived in New York when elected in 1968. [[Ronald Reagan]] was a resident of California when elected in 1980.