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VOANews: California Gets a Budget
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a spending plan with billions in cuts, but concerns remain about the state's financial future. 30 July 2009

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VOANews: Recession Slows 'Californization' of the West By Ted Landphair, Washington, D.C.27 July 2009

In the 1980s and '90s in thriving western, techno-savvy cities like Seattle, Washington; and Denver, Colorado, you'd see signs all over town. Hand-made, most of them, but a few printed ones and even a billboard or two. The signs read: "Californians, Go Home."

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Read more of Ted Landphair's personal reflections and stories from the road on his blog, Ted Landphair's America.