Why is California called the Golden State?

California is called the Golden State not because of the gold found at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, but because winter rains make the hills green until the dry air of summer turns them a golden hue.

Critics fear a "brain drain" to Australia and other countries that offer good opportunities for U. K. trained doctors. On the day Hunt promised to impose the new contract, some 300 doctors applied for certificates that would allow them to move abroad, compared with an average of 26 a day earlier in February. Others are considering quitting.