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| Why California Still Doesn’t Have 40 Million People | Why California Still Doesn’t Have 40 Million People |
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| It’s close, but California still doesn’t have 40 million residents, new numbers released by the state on Friday show. | It’s close, but California still doesn’t have 40 million residents, new numbers released by the state on Friday show. |
| The state’s population growth rate sank to a new low from July 1, 2018, to July 1 of this year, to just 0.35 percent. That’s down from 0.57 percent in the previous year, which was the lowest recorded rate since 1900. | The state’s population growth rate sank to a new low from July 1, 2018, to July 1 of this year, to just 0.35 percent. That’s down from 0.57 percent in the previous year, which was the lowest recorded rate since 1900. |
| Experts have said that the slowing of California’s once stratospheric population growth is caused by dwindling immigration into the state, coupled with larger numbers of people moving to other states. | Experts have said that the slowing of California’s once stratospheric population growth is caused by dwindling immigration into the state, coupled with larger numbers of people moving to other states. |
| [Read more about why California’s population growth is the slowest it’s been in more than a century.] | [Read more about why California’s population growth is the slowest it’s been in more than a century.] |
| State officials reported that for the first time since the 2010 census, more people moved out of the state than into it by 39,500. | State officials reported that for the first time since the 2010 census, more people moved out of the state than into it by 39,500. |
| This means that the overall increase of 141,300 people was the result of more people being born than dying in the state. (That source of growth is also slowing as baby boomers age and people are waiting longer to have kids.) | This means that the overall increase of 141,300 people was the result of more people being born than dying in the state. (That source of growth is also slowing as baby boomers age and people are waiting longer to have kids.) |
| In some ways, this is a natural course correction in a state that’s short millions of homes and where the cost of living in the biggest cities is astronomical. | In some ways, this is a natural course correction in a state that’s short millions of homes and where the cost of living in the biggest cities is astronomical. |
| [Read more about how high rents are destabilizing working families around the state.] | [Read more about how high rents are destabilizing working families around the state.] |
| Those high costs of living are not only pushing people to inland areas — like Merced, Placer and San Joaquin counties, each of which notched among the biggest growth rates over the year — but to other states. | Those high costs of living are not only pushing people to inland areas — like Merced, Placer and San Joaquin counties, each of which notched among the biggest growth rates over the year — but to other states. |
| Still, economists say that California is facing a labor shortage, which will make it hard for the state to prosper in the long term. | Still, economists say that California is facing a labor shortage, which will make it hard for the state to prosper in the long term. |
| And, of course, the biggest hurdle to solving that problem continues to be the housing crisis. | And, of course, the biggest hurdle to solving that problem continues to be the housing crisis. |
| So how many people do live in California, according to this latest estimate? It’s 39.96 million. (For comparison, as of mid-2018, Texas had about 28.7 million residents.) | So how many people do live in California, according to this latest estimate? It’s 39.96 million. (For comparison, as of mid-2018, Texas had about 28.7 million residents.) |
| [Read the full report from the state here.] | [Read the full report from the state here.] |
| We often link to sites that limit access for nonsubscribers. We appreciate your reading Times coverage, but we also encourage you to support local news if you can. | We often link to sites that limit access for nonsubscribers. We appreciate your reading Times coverage, but we also encourage you to support local news if you can. |
| You probably know you’re being tracked to some extent by your smartphone apps. But what if you were confronted with a map of your path on a normal day years ago? What if companies could sell data that showed your child’s path to, from and around school? Times Opinion journalists went to Pasadena to explore the ramifications. [New York Times Opinion] | You probably know you’re being tracked to some extent by your smartphone apps. But what if you were confronted with a map of your path on a normal day years ago? What if companies could sell data that showed your child’s path to, from and around school? Times Opinion journalists went to Pasadena to explore the ramifications. [New York Times Opinion] |
| Also, the Times’s Editorial Board urged lawmakers to take action on location data. [New York Times Opinion] | Also, the Times’s Editorial Board urged lawmakers to take action on location data. [New York Times Opinion] |
| Federal data showed that homelessness in the U.S. rose by 2.7 percent from 2018 to 2019, driven in large part by California’s housing crisis. [The New York Times] | Federal data showed that homelessness in the U.S. rose by 2.7 percent from 2018 to 2019, driven in large part by California’s housing crisis. [The New York Times] |
| If you missed it, here’s how to help your homeless neighbors. [The New York Times] | If you missed it, here’s how to help your homeless neighbors. [The New York Times] |
| The billionaire owners of that wine cave have donated millions to Democratic candidates, committees and PACs. And they were not pleased. [The New York Times] | The billionaire owners of that wine cave have donated millions to Democratic candidates, committees and PACs. And they were not pleased. [The New York Times] |
| “I hope to keep reporting on that story.” Eight local journalists who left newsrooms this year, including a reporter for The OC Weekly, reflect on the stories still in their notebooks — and what communities lose without strong press. [The New York Times] | “I hope to keep reporting on that story.” Eight local journalists who left newsrooms this year, including a reporter for The OC Weekly, reflect on the stories still in their notebooks — and what communities lose without strong press. [The New York Times] |
| The state expanded its one-year ban on insurers dropping policies for homes in fire-prone areas. It now includes 200,00 more homes. [The Los Angeles Times] | The state expanded its one-year ban on insurers dropping policies for homes in fire-prone areas. It now includes 200,00 more homes. [The Los Angeles Times] |
| “It’s somehow appropriate that we gather here just before Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, because Lori was a bright and shining light.” A street was renamed in honor of Lori Lynn Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in April in a shooting at the Chabad of Poway. [The San Diego Union-Tribune] | “It’s somehow appropriate that we gather here just before Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, because Lori was a bright and shining light.” A street was renamed in honor of Lori Lynn Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in April in a shooting at the Chabad of Poway. [The San Diego Union-Tribune] |
| Like so many, Matthew Hoffman came to Los Angeles in hopes of catching his big break. Along the way, he became a fiercely loved acting coach at a Culver City senior center. But now Hollywood is finally calling. [The New York Times] | Like so many, Matthew Hoffman came to Los Angeles in hopes of catching his big break. Along the way, he became a fiercely loved acting coach at a Culver City senior center. But now Hollywood is finally calling. [The New York Times] |
| The runners in the San Quentin marathon had been training all year: “When I’m on the track, I’m in the present.” [The San Francisco Chronicle] | The runners in the San Quentin marathon had been training all year: “When I’m on the track, I’m in the present.” [The San Francisco Chronicle] |
| The red, white and green building, faded in places by the harsh Southern California sun, is unassuming. But LA Fresh Poultry serves as a destination for the many immigrant communities of Los Angeles. [The New York Times] | The red, white and green building, faded in places by the harsh Southern California sun, is unassuming. But LA Fresh Poultry serves as a destination for the many immigrant communities of Los Angeles. [The New York Times] |
| Happy Hanukkah. If you need food ideas, here are some great ones. [The New York Times] | Happy Hanukkah. If you need food ideas, here are some great ones. [The New York Times] |
| In July 1927, the Ahwahnee opened to guests visiting Yosemite National Park. | |
| A luxurious hotel whose interiors have since been immortalized in “The Shining,” it was and still is considered one of the jewels of the national park system. | A luxurious hotel whose interiors have since been immortalized in “The Shining,” it was and still is considered one of the jewels of the national park system. |
| In the decades since the Ahwahnee was built, the lodge has hosted numerous dignitaries, including the Obama family in 2016. Rooms there start at $376 per night. | |
| But back in the 1920s, in the early days of the Parks Service, it was conceived of as a way to convince travelers that they could enjoy the beauty of nature without sacrificing comfort. | But back in the 1920s, in the early days of the Parks Service, it was conceived of as a way to convince travelers that they could enjoy the beauty of nature without sacrificing comfort. |
| Still, the hotel’s operators knew that getting visitors to the Ahwahnee in winter would be a challenge. (This would have been before all-wheel drive.) | |
| So the hotel’s operators came up with an idea. | So the hotel’s operators came up with an idea. |
| Why not stage a holiday pageant? Guests could dress up in their finery, stay at the hotel, and, in a glowing banquet hall with soaring views of Yosemite Valley, watch some light, Yuletide-themed performances and listen to carols. | Why not stage a holiday pageant? Guests could dress up in their finery, stay at the hotel, and, in a glowing banquet hall with soaring views of Yosemite Valley, watch some light, Yuletide-themed performances and listen to carols. |
| And that, Andrea Fulton told me recently, is how the “Bracebridge Dinner” was born. | And that, Andrea Fulton told me recently, is how the “Bracebridge Dinner” was born. |
| “It’s a four-hour, totally captivating theatrical holiday experience,” Ms. Fulton said. “It’s about the warmth and the spirit of the season.” | “It’s a four-hour, totally captivating theatrical holiday experience,” Ms. Fulton said. “It’s about the warmth and the spirit of the season.” |
| She’d know: Ms. Fulton’s father, Eugene Fulton, a choral conductor in San Francisco, was brought on to be the production’s musical director in 1934. Ms. Fulton’s mother worked as the chorus’s accompanist. | She’d know: Ms. Fulton’s father, Eugene Fulton, a choral conductor in San Francisco, was brought on to be the production’s musical director in 1934. Ms. Fulton’s mother worked as the chorus’s accompanist. |
| Ms. Fulton made her debut as a villager at age 5, in 1950. | Ms. Fulton made her debut as a villager at age 5, in 1950. |
| Their boss in the endeavor? Ansel Adams, who helped write the script, starred in the show each year and ran the pageant from 1929 to 1973. | Their boss in the endeavor? Ansel Adams, who helped write the script, starred in the show each year and ran the pageant from 1929 to 1973. |
| “We used to rehearse at my home, so Ansel would come to my house,” she said. He was a larger than life persona, sure, but Ms. Fulton recalled being “entranced” by the photographer’s full beard. | “We used to rehearse at my home, so Ansel would come to my house,” she said. He was a larger than life persona, sure, but Ms. Fulton recalled being “entranced” by the photographer’s full beard. |
| In 1979, after her father died of a heart attack, Ms. Fulton took over as producer and director. | In 1979, after her father died of a heart attack, Ms. Fulton took over as producer and director. |
| Like any millennial girl who enjoyed reading, I had seen the “Gilmore Girls” episode “The Bracebridge Dinner,” but I had no idea that it was a real tradition, let alone rooted in California — not some tiny New England town. | Like any millennial girl who enjoyed reading, I had seen the “Gilmore Girls” episode “The Bracebridge Dinner,” but I had no idea that it was a real tradition, let alone rooted in California — not some tiny New England town. |
| So just before her 40th season as the production’s leader and her 69th year as a performer, I talked with Ms. Fulton about how the tradition has shifted over the years. | So just before her 40th season as the production’s leader and her 69th year as a performer, I talked with Ms. Fulton about how the tradition has shifted over the years. |
| And a little while ago, a photographer and I drove up to Yosemite for a behind-the-scenes look, which we’ll share with you tomorrow. | And a little while ago, a photographer and I drove up to Yosemite for a behind-the-scenes look, which we’ll share with you tomorrow. |
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