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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California's population will reach up to 48 million by 2025, with most growth in inland areas lacking the infrastructure to support it, according to a report released Wednesday outlining challenges the state faces. While the economy sheds manufacturing for service jobs that require a college education, Hispanics - the state's fastest growing demographic group and less likely to hold college diplomas - are at risk of being marginalized in the evolving work force. The report by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California found that despite those difficulties, the state can manage its growth over the...

I know a different newspaper story on this topic was already posted but I liked how The Chronicle wrote the final section of their story on the Baldassare poll, so here it is...FULL ARTICLE - Click Here But it's Davis who fares worst in the new survey, which is bad news for a governor facing an enthusiastic recall effort. Only 26 percent of Californians are pleased with the way Davis is handling the state budget and taxes, and even 57 percent of the Democrats are unhappy with the job he's doing. While Davis blames the national economic downturn for...