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California was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
January 6, 2006	Peer review	Reviewed
March 16, 2007	Good article nominee	Not listed
November 11, 2016	Good article nominee	Not listed
March 4, 2022	Good article nominee	Not listed
Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on July 7, 2004, September 9, 2007, September 9, 2008, September 9, 2009, and September 9, 2010.
Current status: Former good article nominee

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Section sizes

Section size for California (60 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	18,457	18,457	592	592
Etymology	3,032	3,032	180	180
History	248	59,540	14	3,444
Indigenous tribes	6,504	6,504	287	287
Spanish period	7,933	7,933	507	507
Mexican period	6,670	6,670	476	476
U.S. conquest and the California Republic	3,892	3,892	231	231
Early American period	8,169	13,631	705	1,097
California genocide	5,462	5,462	392	392
1900–present	20,662	20,662	832	832
Geography	11,264	52,180	6	2,029
Climate	8,568	8,568	491	491
Ecology	1,411	1,411	123	123
Flora and fauna	16,031	16,031	997	997
Rivers	1,713	1,713	217	217
Regions	2,197	2,197	68	68
Cities and towns	10,996	10,996	127	127
Demographics	56	52,389	0	1,814
Population	16,720	16,720	644	644
Race and ethnicity	16,224	16,224	342	342
Languages	13,913	13,913	539	539
Religion	5,476	5,476	289	289
Culture	1,599	15,719	146	1,080
Motion picture entertainment	4,301	4,301	386	386
Car culture	895	895	15	15
Food	394	394	32	32
Sports	8,530	8,530	501	501
Education	4,629	10,771	174	287
Higher education	6,142	6,142	113	113
Economy	7,918	39,675	420	2,254
Agriculture	2,423	2,423	149	149
Income	7,367	7,367	235	235
State finances	3,693	3,693	214	214
Energy	7,068	7,068	385	385
Transportation	298	9,420	20	727
Highways	4,899	4,899	353	353
Air travel	700	700	67	67
Railroads	3,278	3,278	259	259
Busses	245	245	28	28
Water	1,786	1,786	124	124
Government and politics	303	36,902	19	2,145
State government	3,918	10,649	207	609
Executive branch	2,164	2,164	108	108
Legislative branch	862	862	45	45
Judicial branch	3,705	3,705	249	249
Local government	904	6,234	91	494
Counties	1,760	1,760	105	105
City and town governments	1,331	1,331	163	163
School districts and special districts	2,239	2,239	135	135
Federal representation	2,789	2,789	120	120
Armed forces	3,392	3,392	169	169
Politics	11,118	11,118	696	696
Foreign relations	2,417	2,417	38	38
See also	132	132	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	15	726	0	0
Citations	30	30	0	0
Works cited	681	681	0	0
Further reading	1,582	1,582	0	0
External links	2,377	2,377	0	0
Total	293,506	293,506	13,825	13,825

Questionable Assertion about Men in Women's Clothing

The section 'Indigenous' needs to change. In the start of the section, current understand of the demographics of native people says "greater than 300,000 people" in "more then 70 distinct ethnic groups". Yet the very next paragraph goes into detail with one theory of "men in women's clothing have traditional roles" and declares it to be "common". No one knows that those gender roles were "common" in California. This wording is directly misleading. It is not intellectually honest to put forward one particular theory as "common", without admitting the context or considering other theories, if not equally even in passing at all. Secondly, there were warrior tribes, and practices of slavery among some tribes. The implication is that the tribes really were diverse, including savage and cruel behavior associated with dominant hunter clans with territory. This portion of history is not mentioned at all. This section shows obvious bias, does not meet standards of fairness, accuracy and rigor.

"Kalifòni" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Kalifòni has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 July 25 § Kalifòni until a consensus is reached. A1Cafel (talk) 03:01, 25 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Kalifoni" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Kalifoni has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 July 25 § Kalifoni until a consensus is reached. A1Cafel (talk) 03:01, 25 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

A page that knows where it met you.

Questionable Assertion about Men in Women's Clothing

"Kalifòni" listed at Redirects for discussion

"Kalifoni" listed at Redirects for discussion