Letter From California: Falling Off the Edge of the Dream.

The article presents information on people in California. Today in California 350,000 people improved their inner selves. Three million improved their outer ones. The Karuk Tribe health center got a Pacific Bell Centrex system and a promise to maintain it, at no extra cost. Call it an emerging statewide consciousness. So what if it comes in the form of slick commercials-these days Californians take their comfort where they can get it. Surely that's a big reason for the U.S. President Bill Clinton's visit to this state last month was such a smashing success. White House image wizards can claim all the credit they want for brilliant stage-managing.