(Encyclopedia) Yorba LindaYorba Lindayôrˈbə lĭnˈdə [key], city (1990 pop. 52,422), Orange co., S Calif., in a region of citrus fruit; inc. 1967. The city grew tremendously in the late 20th cent.…
(Encyclopedia) bungalow [Indian bangla,=house], dwelling built in a style developed from that of a form of rural house in India. The original bungalow typically has one story, few rooms, and a…
(Encyclopedia) waterleaf, common name for the Hydrophyllaceae, a family of herbs and some shrubs, widely distributed but especially abundant in W and SW North America. Best known in the United States…
wine vintnerDied: February 4, 2008 (St. Helena, California) Best Known as: vintner who owned Sterling Vineyards and Newton Vineyard in the Napa Valley…
OSE, Doug, a Representative from California; born in Sacramento, Sacramento, Calif., June 27, 1955; graduated from Rio Americano High School; B.S., University of California, Berkeley, Calif.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1893-1899Party: DemocratWHITE, Stephen Mallory, a Senator from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., January 19, 1853; moved with his parents to Santa Cruz County…
SHELLEY, John Francis, a Representative from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., September 3, 1905; attended the parochial and public schools; graduated from the law school of the…
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1875Party: DemocratHAGER, John Sharpenstein, a Senator from California; born near Morristown, in German Valley, Morris County, N.J., March 12, 1818; completed…
Senate Years of Service: 1886-1886; 1887-1891Party: Democrat; DemocratHEARST, George, (father of William Randolph Hearst), a Senator from California; born near Sullivan, Franklin County, Mo.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1953-1969Party: RepublicanKUCHEL, Thomas Henry, a Senator from California; born in Anaheim, Orange County, Calif., August 15, 1910; attended the public schools;…
