51.  California is the only state thus far to have adopted a public smoking ban.

52.  California, whose three-strikes law was enacted last March with enormous popular and legislative support, is not the only state to have passed such a measure.

53.  California is not the only state with such loose restrictions on access to birth records.

54.  California is the only state that already requires suppliers to tell consumers what is in the water.

55.  California is the only state that now requires all its major water utilities to mail annual reports to consumers.

56.  California is the only state that prohibits smoking in free-standing bars.

57.  California is the only state that requires all agricultural pesticide use be reported.

58.  California is the only state to turn away federal sex education money because it can be used for abstinence-only programs.

59.  California, with the gain of one seat, is the only Gore state to add to its delegation.

60.  California and Texas are the only states in the country that have eliminated affirmative action from their public university enrollment policies.