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Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz, California
Administration
Full nameSanta Cruz
Official nameSanta Cruz
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Cruz
Government
MayorRyan Coonerty
SenateJoe Simitian (D)
AssemblyBill Monning (D)
U.S. CongressSam Farr (D)
Geography
Total Area15.828 sq mi (41 km2)
Land Area12.740 sq mi (33 km2)
Water Area3.088 sq mi (8 km2)
Elevation36 ft (11 m)
Demography
Total Population59946 (2010)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePST (UTC−8)
- Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes95060-95067
Area code831 831
FIPS code06-69112
GNIS feature ID1659596

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Santa Cruz (c-eniconˈsæntə_ˈkruːz, ) is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946. It is located on the northern edge of the Monterey Bay, about 72 mi (115 km) south of San Francisco.

The present-day site of Santa Cruz was the location of an American Indian settlement since ancient times. It was also one of the earliest settlements of the Spanish during the exploration of Alta California in the later part of the 18th century, including a California Mission, Mission Santa Cruz. During the late 19th century, after California became part of the United States, Santa Cruz became widely popular for its idyllic beaches and coastal redwood forests, establishing itself as a resort community.

Santa Cruz is now known for its moderate climate, natural beauty, educational institutions, alternative community lifestyles, and socially liberal leanings. It is also home to University of California, Santa Cruz, a premier research institution and educational hub, as well as the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, an oceanfront amusement park.

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NBC Bay Area--A dog adopted from the -Santa Cruz- SPCA in 2008 will make her television debut this month. Coco and her owner, Rafael Torres-Gil, are scheduled to appear on the popular variety show Sabado Gigante on Univision on April 24. ... - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:25:42 GMT+00:00
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Santa Cruz Sentinel--A man walking along the shoreline in -Santa Cruz- was drowned in the 1946 tsunami when the water level rose quickly to 10 feet above normal. The most destructive historic tsunami to batter -California's- coast accompanied the mag - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:46:50 GMT+00:00
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San Jose Mercury News--Southbound Highway 17, closed for hours by a mudslide just before 11 am between Scotts Valley and -Santa Cruz-, was finally fully reopened about 3:20 pm, though the road remained slick with heavy mud. The -California- Highway Patrol - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:38:40 GMT+00:00
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Santa Cruz Sentinel--Talk, Native Plants for the Garden, April 16, noon, at the plant sale, Eucalyptus Grove, UCSC Arboretum, 1156 High St, -Santa Cruz-, 427-2998. As part of Native Plant Week and -California- Native Plant Conservation and Horticulture Le - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:24:41 GMT+00:00

Top employers :
# Employer # of Employees
1 University of California, Santa Cruz 4,679
2 County of Santa Cruz 2,497
3 City of Santa Cruz 1,108
4 Plantronics 518
5 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 347
6 Costco 255
7 Community Bridges 250
8 Crow's Nest 199
9 Santa Cruz Biotechnology 190
10 United Parcel Service 155

Santa Cruz
Population by year  

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Santa Cruz had a population of 59,946. The racial makeup of Santa Cruz was 44,661 (74.5%) White, 1,071 (1.8%) African American, 440 (0.7%) Native American, 4,591 (7.7%) Asian, 108 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 5,673 (9.5%) from other races, and 3,402 (5.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11,624 persons (19.4%).

2000

Recorded from the census of 2000,  there were 54,593 people total with 20,442 households and 10,404 families residing in the city. The population density includes 1,682.2/km2 (4,356.0/sq mi). There were 21,504 housing units at an average density of 1,715.8 per square mile (662.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 78.7% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, 0.9% Native American, 4.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 9.1% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. There were 20,442 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.1% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98. In the city the population was spread out with 17.3% under the age of 18, 20.5% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males age 18 and over. The median income for a household in the city was $50,605, and the median income for a family was $62,231 (these figures had risen to $59,172 and $80,496 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $44,751 versus $32,699 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,758. About 6.6% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Law and government

In the state legislature Santa Cruz is located in the 11th Senate District, represented by DemocratJoe Simitian, and in the 27th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Bill Monning. Federally, Santa Cruz is located in California's 17th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +17 and is represented by Democrat Sam Farr.

Sister cities

Santa Cruz has six sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc., including Alushta, Ukraine, which was established in the waning days of the Soviet Union before the fall of Communism and was controversial at the time , Jinotepe, Nicaragua, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, Sestri Levante, Italy, Shingū, Japan, which was established in 1974 when three Santa Cruz college students resided in Shingu for a year (1973 � 74) doing intensive Aikido training at the historic Kumano Juku Aikido school , and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. A monument next to the downtown Santa Cruz post office has a small circular plaza surrounded by marble posts topped with bronze maps of each of the sister cities.

Transportation

State Routes 1 and 17 are the main roads in and out of Santa Cruz. Geographically constrained between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Monterey Bay, the narrow transportation corridor served by SR 1 suffers mild congestion. The ramp from SR 1 northbound to SR 17 southbound, onto Ocean Street, is commonly known as the "fish hook" due to its tightening curve. A project to widen the highway and this interchange was begun in 2006 and completed in the fall of 2008. The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District provides bus service throughout Santa Cruz County. Metro also operates bus service between Santa Cruz (city) and San Jose by way of a partnership with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and Amtrak California. Connections are possible in San Jose. A complete transit itineraries between Santa Cruz and San Francisco Bay Area cities and major airports are available from iridethebus.org.Greyhound Lines bus service is another option for visiting Santa Cruz. The nearest airports served by major commercial airlines are San Jose International Airport, Monterey Peninsula Airport, San Francisco International Airport, and Oakland International Airport. The nearest public airport of any kind is Watsonville Municipal Airport, about eight miles to the southeast, which serves general aviation users. Santa Cruz has an extensive network of bike lanes and bike paths. Most major roads have bike lanes, and wide, luxurious bike lanes were recently installed on Beach Street, near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Additionally, there are levee bike paths along the San Lorenzo River. A Rail Trail � a bicycle and pedestrian path beside an existing coastal train track-is under consideration. The Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway operates diesel-electric tourist trains between the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Roaring Camp in Felton, through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, with its famous Redwood Grove walking trail.

Education

Santa Cruz is home to several notable educational institutions, including Harbor High School, Pacific Collegiate School (a grade 7 � 12 charter school), Cypress Charter High School, Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School (a grade 6 � 12 private school), Monterey Coast Preparatory (also a 6 � 12 private school), Santa Cruz High School, the University of California, Santa Cruz, Bethany University, Cabrillo College, (which is located in nearby Aptos and holds some classes within Santa Cruz city), and Five Branches University. The Long Marine Laboratory is a marine research facility on the western edge of the city.  

Attractions

Downtown

Santa Cruz's downtown area consists of a segment of Pacific Avenue and adjacent streets. This area is known for shopping in locally-owned businesses (formerly known as the Pacific Garden Mall), and is the city's cultural center with several book stores and independent movie theaters, The Catalyst nightclub, bars which often feature live music, a variety of street performers, an art museum, and a civic auditorium. The atmosphere is generally peaceful and relaxed; people play music and sing. On weekends, at the fork of Pacific Avenue and Front Street, representatives of the local Brazilian and Portuguese-speaking populations have dance contests. There has been a local campaign to "Keep Santa Cruz Weird", and Robert Steffen, a gentleman who walks slowly down Pacific Avenue dressed in pink women's clothing, pink makeup, and a pink parasol demonstrates this. The "Keep Santa Cruz Weird" movement has even inspired a line of merchandise produced by Made in Santa Cruz containing this phrase. Roy Rydell was engaged as the landscape architect for the former Pacific Garden Mall and other notable places in Santa Cruz including: Abbott Square beside The Museum of Art & History and Lulu's at the historical Octagon, Plaza Branciforte on Soquel Avenue, the Town Clock Plaza, the Communication Building at UCSC, Deer Park Center, Santa Cruz City Hall Annex, and the Alfred Hitchcock estate. During the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, several buildings along what was known as the Pacific Garden Mall were destroyed, including the former beaux arts courthouse renamed and reopened in the 1960s as the Cooper House. The Cooper House was widely regarded as the heart of the downtown area and featured outdoor music played each day by Don McCaslin's band "Warmth". The Cooper House had a restaurant and bar that went through several owners throughout the 1980s but consistently attracted the townspeople, their guests, and local characters such as "Rainbow Ginger" to the outdoor patio where cocktails, food, music, and people watching were always on the menu. Since the earthquake, the old "Pacific Garden Mall" theme was eliminated, and an updated downtown design plan by ROMA Design Group was implemented. The few remaining empty lots on Pacific Avenue are currently in the process of being developed.

Parks, beaches, and greenbelt districts

Santa Cruz is home to several state parks and beaches, including Lighthouse Field State Beach, Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park, Twin Lakes State Beach, and Seabright State Beach. Santa Cruz has five greenbelt districts, including Arana Gulch, Lighthouse Field, Moore Creek, Neary Lagoon, and Pogonip. Pogonip is a city-run park and open space located adjacent to the University of California, Santa Cruz. It includes second-growth redwoods and meadows as well as several streams, and is crossed by several hiking trails. The Pogonip also includes a former country club, with its golf courses and polo fields. The name for the park is derived from the Ohlone Native American word pogonip meaning "icy fog". There are also three regional parks and twenty-one neighborhood parks.

Recreation

Santa Cruz is well-known for watersports such as sailing, diving, swimming, paddling, and is regarded as one of the best spots in the world for surfing. It is the home of O'Neill Wetsuits and Santa Cruz Surfboards, as well as Santa Cruz Skateboards and Santa Cruz Bicycles. Santa Cruz also houses Derby skate park. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is California’s oldest amusement park and a designated State Historic Landmark. Home to a National Historic Landmark, a 1911 Charles I. D. Looff Carousel and 1924 Giant Dipper roller coaster, the Boardwalk has been owned and operated by the Santa Cruz Seaside Company since 1915. In one of the first published descriptions of surfing in California, three Hawaiian princes, Prince Edward Keli iahonui, Prince David Kawānanakoa and Prince Jonah Kalaniana ole, surfed on locally milled redwood boards at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in July 1885. Santa Cruz has 11 world-class surf breaks, including the point breaks over rock bottoms near Steamer Lane and Pleasure Point, which create some of the best surfing waves in the world. The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum at Steamer Lane is staffed by docents from the Santa Cruz Surfing Club who have surfed Santa Cruz waves since the 1930s. Santa Cruz hosts several surf contests drawing international participants each year, including the O'Neill Cold Water Classic, the International Longboard Association contest, and many others. The Santa Cruz Wharf is known for fishing, viewing marine mammals and other recreation. Local parks offer many opportunities for birding and butterfly watching, as well as outdoor sports such as skateboarding, cycling, camping, hiking, and rock climbing. In addition to its reputation in surfing and skateboarding, Santa Cruz is known for other alternative sports such as disc golf. The Santa Cruz Skatepark is open to the public 7 days a week and is free. The De Laveaga Disc Golf Course hosts PDGA tournaments, including the annual Masters Cup. De Laveaga was the disc golf and discathon venue for the WFDF-sanctioned World Disc Games overall event held in Santa Cruz in July 2005. The city also is often said to be a huge hot spot for Volkswagen Beetle enthusiasts, featuring many in local auto shows annually. One of the Volkswagen Beetle's custom variations, the "So-Cal" Bug, has received nationwide attention as a true California surf car. Many of these are seen on the beaches in Santa Cruz, as well as the occasional Volkswagen Bus .

Cultural attractions

Santa Cruz has several smaller attractions, including the University of California, Santa Cruz, Arboretum, Mission Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History and the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum which is housed in a lighthouse near Steamer Lane.

Cultural events

* Santa Cruz County Symphony - Founded in 1958, the Santa Cruz County Symphony is a fully professional ensemble of 65 members which presents an annual concert series at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium and the Mello Center in Watsonville. Additional offerings include musician school visits, free concerts for area school children, family concerts, and pops concerts. * Shakespeare Santa Cruz - An annual summer festival at UC Santa Cruz, the event typically performs two Shakespeare plays and one other play every summer, many of which are performed in a unique outdoor space among the redwoods. * Santa Cruz Film Festival - An annual event for independent filmmakers to share their work with film enthusiasts * Santa Cruz Pride - The annual parade is a celebration of sexual preference and diversity in Santa Cruz, held on the Pacific Avenue mall. * Open Studios Art Tour - The art fair has been run for more than three decades and draws artists and patrons from around the area. * O'Neill Cold Water Classic - An annual surfing event that draws crowds at the popular Steamer Lane. * Wharf to Wharf Race - An annual race which has been held for more than three decades. *Woodies on the Wharf - An annual woodies show that takes place on the Santa Cruz Wharf. * Santa Cruz Farmers Market � Several year-round outdoor markets showcasing the agricultural diversity of the Central Coast region with emphasis on sustainable agriculture and organic food. Regional specialties include strawberry, apple, artichoke, artisan goat cheeses and brassica. The main market is held downtown on Wednesdays.

Historic places

* Landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places: * A. J. Hinds House (8/25/1983) * Allan Brown Site (6/25/1981) * Bank of Santa Cruz County (3/15/1982) * Branciforte Adobe (1/31/1979) * Carmelita Court (3/20/1986) * Cope Row Houses (1/28/1982) * Cowell Lime Works Historic District (11/21/2007) * Elias H. Robinson House (1/9/1998) * Garfield Park Branch Library (3/26/1992) * Glen Canyon Covered Bridge (5/17/1984) * Golden Gate Villa (7/24/1975) * Hotel Metropole (5/23/1979) * Live Oak Ranch (7/10/1975) * Looff Carousel and Roller Coaster (2/27/1987) * Mission Hill Area Historic District (5/17/1976) * Neary-Rodriguez Adobe (2/24/1975) * Octagon Building (3/24/1971) * Santa Cruz Downtown Historic District (7/27/1989) * US Post Office-Santa Cruz Main (1/11/1985) * Veterans Memorial Building (4/27/1992) * Landmarks on the California Register of Historical Resources: ** Mission Santa Cruz ** Center of Villa de Branciforte ** Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Media

Television

The Monterey-Salinas metropolitan statistical (or service) area (MSA) is served by a variety of local television stations, and is the 124th largest designated market area (DMA) in the U.S. with 222,900 homes: * KLFB � Channel 21: � Salinas * KOTR � Channel 2: � Monterey/Salinas-(Comcast Cable 11) Santa Cruz (Comcast Digital Cable 187) * KSBW � channel 8: � (NBC; ABC on DT2) � Salinas * KMUV � channel 15: � (Telemundo) � Monterey/Salinas/Santa Cruz (Simulcast of KSTS 48) * KQET � channel 25: � (PBS) � Watsonville (Simulcast of San Francisco's KQED) * KDJT � channel 33: � (Telefutura) � Monterey * KCBA � channel 35: � (Fox Broadcasting Company) � Salinas * KMCE � channel 43: � (Azteca América) � Monterey/Salinas * KION � channel 46: � (CBS) � Salinas * KSMS � channel 67: � (Univision) � Monterey * KYMB � channel 27: � (This TV) � Monterey

Radio

*KSCO, 1080 AM *KUSP, 88.9 FM *KZSC, 88.1 FM *KHIP, 104.3 FM *KAPU, 104.7 FM *KPIG-FM, 107.5 FM *KDON, 102.5

Newspapers

The Santa Cruz Sentinel is Santa Cruz's only daily newspaper. The area is also served by weeklies: Santa Cruz Weekly (formerly called Metro Santa Cruz) and Good Times. University of California has its own publication, City on a Hill Press, and an alternative humor publication, Fish Rap Live!. There is also an online newspaper called Santa Cruz Wire.

Notable Santa Cruzans and Santa Cruz-based organizations

  Due to being the home of University of California, Santa Cruz as well as being bustling with local musicians, Santa Cruz has a number of notable residents.

Businesses headquartered in Santa Cruz

Notable businesses that are headquartered in Santa Cruz include Cruzio, Fullpower Technologies, O'Neill, Plantronics, RF Micro Devices, Giro, and Santa Cruz Skateboards. Several businesses which used to be headquartered in Santa Cruz include Odwalla and Santa Cruz Operation.

"Surf City" nickname Controversy

After Huntington Beach, California, trademarked the "Surf City USA" name, Santa Cruz politicians tried to stop the mark from being registered by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office because of a 10-year-old controversy over Santa Cruz's nickname "Surf City." Huntington Beach has obtained a total of seven registrations for the "Surf City USA" trademark. None of these registrations of the trademark are on the principal register, but on the secondary register, which means that Huntington Beach has no exclusive right to assert ownership over the "Surf City USA" trademark. Two Santa Cruz surf shops, Shoreline Surf Shop and Noland's on the Wharf, sued the city of Huntington Beach in order to protect the public use of the term "Surf City." The parties reached a confidential settlement in January 2008, in which neither side admitted liability and all claims and counterclaims were dismissed. The Santa Cruz surf shops continue to print t-shirts, and the Visitor's Bureau retains the right to use the trademark. In 2009 Steve Marble, of Los Angeles Times' L.A. Now news blog, wrote an article The real Surf City? It's Santa Cruz, says magazine saying: "But Surfer magazine proclaims Santa Cruz to be 'The Real Surf City, USA,' after it considered the surf, food and vibe of the nations' best known surf towns." Steve Marble quotes Surfer: "Huntington Beach may have won the right to the name ‘Surf City, USA’ in the California courts, but any surfer who’s ever paddled out at Steamer Lane knows the judge got it wrong.”

Pop culture references

  *In the 1963 Beach Boys song "Surfin' USA", one of the verses features the lyrics, "You'd catch 'em surfin' at Del Mar, Ventura County Line, Santa Cruz and Trestles." *Much of the Clint Eastwood movie Sudden Impact takes place in Santa Cruz. *Irish indie/rock band, The Thrills, released a single called "Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)," from their 2003 album So Much for the City. *Much of the 1985 Peter O'Toole film Creator was filmed at UC Santa Cruz. *Several scenes from the 1987 film The Lost Boys were filmed at distinctive locations in Santa Cruz, including the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Pogonip club house and the Santa Cruz Wharf. *In the 1988 drama film The Boost, starring James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, June Chandler, Lenny and Linda move to Santa Cruz, after they have lost everything, to "clean up." *The 1996 independent film Glory Daze takes place in Santa Cruz. Various characters are students at UC Santa Cruz. *Fatboy Slim has a song named "Santa Cruz," from his 1996 album Better Living Through Chemistry. *Buffy the Vampire Slayer writer and producer Marti Noxon is a UCSC graduate and many of the UC Sunnydale dorm buildings shown in the fourth season are named after colleges at UCSC, including Kresge, Stevenson, and Porter. *Quentin Tarantino references the City of Santa Cruz in Reservoir Dogs and the University of California, Santa Cruz in Pulp Fiction. *Gillian Welch references the destruction of the Santa Cruz Garden Mall in her song "Wrecking Ball," off her 2003 album, Soul Journey. * "Paddle Out" by Sublime is about surfing in Santa Cruz. It mentions Natural Bridges, Steamer Lane, Mitchell's Cove and Stockton Avenue. *JJ Cale sings a song about Santa Cruz *The 2008 Pearl Jam Christmas Single was a song named "Santa Cruz." *A 2009 video on YouTube depicted a woman struggling to make a speech at a City Council meeting. The woman is now known as the "Brilliant woman of Santa Cruz." * In The Game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Santa Cruz is featured as a level in classic mode. Santa Cruz is also available in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 on PlayStation Portable. * Robert Earl Keen's song "I'm Coming Home" recalls a trip to Monterey Bay and includes the line "Life is good out in Santa Cruz." *Good Riddance was a punk rock band formed in Santa Cruz. *The Expendables are a popular ska/rock band formed in Santa Cruz who play nationally and worldwide and still play semi-regularly in Santa Cruz each year. *The Devil Makes Three are a folk punk band that formed and remains based in Santa Cruz. *Songwriter and guitarist Leo Kottke has a song called "The Other Day (Near Santa Cruz)" on his 1991 album "Great Big Boy." Its narrator wants to meet "hippie chicks" in Santa Cruz who "comb their hair with porcupines, and loofah up their feet/And (...) become indignant when you threaten them with meat."

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Santa Cruz
Population by year
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Municipalities and communities of Santa Cruz County, California

County seat: Santa Cruz
CitiesCapitola * Santa Cruz * Scotts Valley * Watsonville
CDPsAmesti * Aptos * Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley * Ben Lomond * Boulder Creek * Corralitos * Day Valley * Felton * Freedom * Interlaken * Live Oak * Opal Cliffs * Rio del Mar * Soquel * Twin Lakes
Unincorporated
communities		Bonny Doon * Boulder Creek * Brookdale * Davenport * La Selva Beach * Lompico * Mount Hermon * Pasatiempo * Summit * Swanton
Ghost
town		Laurel

California Central Coast

CountiesMonterey * San Benito * San Luis Obispo * Santa Barbara * Santa Cruz
Cities and towns
100k-250k		Salinas * Santa Maria
Cities and towns
25k-100k		Atascadero * Goleta * Hollister * Lompoc * Marina * Monterey * Orcutt * Paso Robles * San Luis Obispo * Santa Barbara * Santa Cruz * Seaside * Soledad * Watsonville
Cities and towns
10k-25k		Arroyo Grande * Baywood-Los Osos * Capitola * Carpinteria * Greenfield * Grover Beach * Isla Vista * King City * Live Oak * Montecito * Morro Bay * Nipomo * Pacific Grove * Prunedale * Scotts Valley
Sub-regionsBig Sur * Monterey Bay * Santa Maria Valley

California county seats

Consolidated city-countySan Francisco
MunicipalitiesAlturas * Auburn * Bakersfield * Colusa * Crescent City * El Centro * Eureka * Fairfield * Fresno * Hanford * Hollister * Jackson * Lakeport * Los Angeles * Madera * Mariposa * Martinez * Marysville * Merced * Modesto * Napa * Nevada City * Oakland * Oroville * Placerville * Red Bluff * Redding * Redwood City * Riverside * Sacramento * Salinas * San Bernardino * San Diego * San Jose * San Luis Obispo * San Rafael * Santa Ana * Santa Barbara * Santa Cruz * Santa Rosa * Sonora * Stockton * Susanville * Ukiah * Ventura * Visalia * Willows * Woodland * Yreka * Yuba City
CDPs and communitiesBridgeport * Downieville * Independence * Markleeville * Quincy * San Andreas * Weaverville



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