Well, from what I understand, California is pretty much a country in it's own right! It's great that it is a melting pot of different cultures and peoples generally living in harmony and creating an shared indentity!

I agree with you about the 24 hour entertainment news idea... most of the news should be boring and analytical, not something blown up to be exciting. Unfortunately, that is what sells, and so there is a huge market for that... pity, it really plays to the ingrained sub-surface tribalism in all of us.