Over the next half-century, California's population will explode by nearly 75%, and Riverside will surpass its bigger neighbors to become the second most populous county after Los Angeles, according to state Department of Finance projections released Monday.

But whether sprawl or skyscrapers win the day, the Golden State will probably be a far different and more complex place than it is today, as people live longer and Latinos become the dominant ethnic group, eclipsing all others combined.

I wish that article said something about the melding of races.

My dau. and her husband did their bit when they had my beautiful twin grandsons.He used to call them their "zebra-children" i.e. black and white. Her girlfriend also has children of mixed race including black, white, and latina/o. There are many in the area they live in, in CT.