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{{otheruses|Californication}}
'''''Californication''''' is a [[portmanteau]] of [[California]] and [[fornication]], first seen on [[bumper sticker]]s in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]] in the early 1970s, then seen on [[bumper sticker]]s in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]] during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
On November 7, 1972, in a statewide referendum, Colorado voters rejected a bond issue to fund the hosting of the 1976 Winter Olympic Games. The venue for the games would have been spread over 150 miles, and was widely viewed as license for unbridled development. As part of the opposition to the bond, the slogan "'''Don't Californicate Colorado'''" was coined, appearing on [[bumper sticker]]s and placards across the state. This rejection by Colorado voters followed a trend in the western states to blame the arrival of Californians for the urban growth problems experienced in states like [[Colorado]], [[Montana]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Oregon.]]
The stickers said "'''Don't Californicate Oregon'''" in reference to the ongoing influx of [[Californians]] into Oregon. This shift was brought about largely by the completion of [[Interstate 5]] from [[California]] in [[1964]]. Prior to that time, the main route into Oregon from California was through the twisty, two-lane [[Oregon Highway 99]]. Towns including [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]], [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] and [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] have tripled or more in size since 1964,{{Fact|date=April 2007}} and this population shift has been added to by the massive movement of both legal and illegal immigrants into the West Coast states from south of the border.▼
The earliest documented record of the use of the [[portmanteau]] is an August 21, 1972 article in [[Time (magazine)]] titled "'''The Great Wild Californicated West'''" where there is specific reference to the [[Colorado]] [[bumper sticker]].
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