CACalifornia
Held by reaganranch under the Republican flag, for $57.
“You taxed the middle class into Texas. It started here and it can start again”
reaganranch paid $57 to put that there.
Take it for
$86
Take itThe place
Joined 1850 · 31st state · Pacific time
California is really several countries that share a legislature: the agricultural Central Valley that grows a startling share of the country's food, the coastal cities that export culture and software, and the mountain and desert interior that most visitors never see. It has been booming and busting since 1849 and treats both as normal. Go for the coast road and the redwoods, which are the tallest living things there are, but the underrated trip is the eastern Sierra in autumn, when the aspens turn and the tourists have gone.
On its own it would be one of the largest economies on the planet.
Eat
The Mission burrito
Drink
Sierra Nevada Brewing
Listen
The Beach Boys
Bird
California quail
Flower
California poppy
Tree
Coast redwood
Grows
Almonds, Grapes, Strawberries
National parks
- Yosemite
- Death Valley
- Joshua Tree
- Sequoia
- Kings Canyon
- Redwood
- Channel Islands
- Lassen Volcanic
- Pinnacles
The actual state · 2025
- Population
- 39,355,309
- Land area
- 155,860 mi²
- GDP per head
- $108,012
- Median household
- $100,130
- Joined
- Joined 1850
- Civil War
- Union
Largest cities
- 1Los Angeles3.88M
- 2San Diego1.40M
- 3San Jose997K
- 4San Francisco828K
- 5Fresno550K
Race
- White64.6%
- Asian17.5%
- Two or more6.6%
Hispanic or Latino41.2%
Counted across all races, so it overlaps the figures above.
3 claims
reaganranch took California from sierrawatch for $57. The Climate Movement claim is ash.
“You taxed the middle class into Texas. It started here and it can start again”
· $57
California flips Progressive → Climate Movement. goldenstateorg paid $25 for nothing.
“Every fire season is an invoice you refuse to read”
· $38
First blood in California: goldenstateorg, Progressive, $25.
“The future ships from here, you just complain about it”
· $25