An audit has found California can't account for about 30,000 of the 70,000 vehicles the state owns.

An audit has found California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). can't account for about 30,000 of the 70,000 vehicles the state owns. The missing vehicles include trucks, police patrol cars, and fire trucks.

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Title Annotation:	Brickbats
Author:	Oliver, Charles
Publication:	Reason
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1U9CA
Date:	Dec 1, 2005
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