So that's what the deal is with parking on Capitol Hill. The U.S. Census Bureau just released some new number (a 5 and four 9s...hey-o!) and Washington's population has grown to 6,549,224, which is an eleven percent increase since 2000. California is still the most populous state, with 36.7 million sunny dispositions. Almost three million people moved to California since 2000. That's like half of Washington, which is funny because it seems like half of Washington is ex-Californians these days. We officially forget where we were going with this. more ›