Californians lead in inauguration help

Californians dramatically lead the pack among big donors underwriting President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, with a roster of Golden State movie stars, film executives and businesses - including Google - putting up $6.4 million so far toward next week's events, a new report shows. San Francisco Chronicle.

The Center for Responsive Politics in Washington on Thursday released an analysis that showed that Californians' donations far surpass checks from the next most-generous state of New York, whose residents have given $3.9 million to the events, which are expected to cost upward of $42 million.