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California's economy is larger than Africa and Australia and is almost as large as South America. [286] The state recorded total, non-farm employment of 16,677,800 [287] as of September 2021 among 966,224 employer establishments. [288] As of 2024, California is home to 57 of the Fortune 500 companies, the highest number of any U.S. state. [289]
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From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
The counties of California are local arms of the State of California, described by the Supreme Court of California as agents ("the county is merely a political subdivision of state government, exercising only the powers of the state, granted by the state…'") and the property they hold is held on behalf of all the people of the state.
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The Hughes wildfire in LA County has prompted Red flag warnings and evacuation orders across Southern California ... San Diego Gas and Electric Company halted service to more than 15,000 homes and ...
California is the home of Hollywood, the oldest and one of the largest film industries in the world, profoundly influencing global entertainment. The San Francisco Bay and the Greater Los Angeles areas are seen as the centers of the global technology and U.S. film industries, respectively.