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518:Golden Hill
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447:Balboa Park
419:Wooded Area
398:Loma Portal
384:Fleet Ridge
369:Ocean Beach
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959:Kensington
954:El Cerrito
851:Southcrest
831:Grant Hill
800:Serra Mesa
795:San Carlos
775:Grantville
572:Alta Vista
548:South Park
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379:Point Loma
339:Clairemont
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97:References
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288:La Jolla
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