Saundra, I thought we had till October 21?
Thank you for the correction. You are right. Sorry for spreading wrong info. I had always thought the deadline to register was 30 days (wasn't it 30 days before?), but actually it is only 15 days, according to the Elections and Voter Information page of the Secretary of State's web page.
The deadline to register in CA is October 21, 2002, for this election.