California is allocated 52 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
October 06, 2025
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temporal
State-level allocation of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
As of 2025, the Democratic Party held 43 of California's 52 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
October 06, 2025
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temporal
Baseline partisan distribution of California's congressional delegation in 2025.
California voters approved constitutional amendments in 2008 and 2010 that removed the power to draw state legislative and congressional district boundaries from politicians and placed that authority with an independent redistricting commission.
October 06, 2025
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institutional
Describes the structural change to how district maps are drawn in California.
A 2025 Pew Research Center survey found that 960,000 of the United States' Indian population of 4.9 million (approximately 20%) lived in California.
January 01, 2025
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statistical
Population distribution of Indian Americans by state according to a 2025 Pew survey.
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court held that states can regulate health providers' speech when it struck down a California law that required anti-abortion 'crisis pregnancy centers' to provide information about how to obtain abortions.
June 26, 2018
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legal
A Supreme Court precedent addressing the extent to which states may regulate the speech of health-care providers.
Former President George H.W. Bush formally invoked the Insurrection Act in 1992 during the Los Angeles riots with the consent of California.
January 01, 1992
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historical
Historical precedent for use of the Insurrection Act in a domestic unrest situation.
President George H.W. Bush invoked the Insurrection Act in 1992 at the request of the governor of California to deploy troops in response to the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
January 01, 1992
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temporal
Historical example of the Act's invocation to restore order during a major civil disturbance.
California Penal Code §1001.36 authorizes mental-health and substance-abuse diversion, permitting eligible defendants to enter treatment programs instead of serving a custodial prison sentence.
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legal
State statutory provision enabling diversion to treatment for defendants with mental-health or substance-use issues.
The Condor Club in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California, is a striptease and topless nightclub that has been described as the nation's first topless bar.
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descriptive
Background description of a longstanding nightlife venue referenced in the article.
Vanity San Francisco is an adult entertainment venue in San Francisco, California.
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descriptive
Identification of another adult entertainment business mentioned in the article.