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CALIFORNIA

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BRAVE NEW WORLD: It is still a promised land -- a place of spectacular beauty and kinetic energy. But faced with drought, runaway growth and an ailing economy, can it keep its promise?

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ENDANGERED DREAM: Congestion, pollution and social ills threaten to turn an earthly paradise into a hell on earth

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INTERVIEW: Governor Pete Wilson warns that a fateful choice is looming: do less for newcomers or be buried by uncontrolled growth

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POLITICS: George Bush just doesn't like the state, but oh, those 54 electoral votes!

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SOCIETY: Millions of immigrants build an ethnic mosaic whose pieces don't quite fit together

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PEOPLE: Multicultural trendmakers set the pace in art, politics and science

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FEUDS: L.A. to San Francisco: "You're tacky!" San Francisco to L.A.: "Stop whining!"

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ENVIRONMENT: The relentless sprawl of suburban subdivisions is pushing nature to the wall

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HEALTH: Cult of the Perfect Body

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ECONOMY: Silicon Valley slumps into a wrenching mid-life crisis

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SHOW BUSINESS: How L.A. uses prime-time TV to seduce America

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CITIES: What it's like in two of America's fastest growing boomtowns, Fresno and Moreno Valley

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FOOD: Pacific Rim cooking is California's latest contribution to exotic cuisine

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CRIME: The newest faces on the mean streets of Long Beach are tough Cambodian gangs

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SPORT: Why California produces more than its share of champions

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ESSAY: Is California really wacky? Or does its flaky image hide a deeper and more disturbing truth?

LETTERS 8

INTERVIEW 12

MILESTONES 17

GRAPEVINE 21

NATION 22

WORLD 28

STAFF FOR THIS ISSUE

SENIOR EDITOR Jack E. White; ART Linda Nussbaum (Director), James L. Cantwell; PHOTOGRAPHY Richard L. Boeth; RESEARCH Tom Curry (Chief), Ginia Bellafante

COVER Photograph by Eric Meola