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1239:Santa Clara
1224:Simi Valley
1069:Chula Vista
1044:Bakersfield
1004:Los Angeles
911:Santa Clara
891:San Joaquin
791:Los Angeles
577:Present day
562:Development
542:Engineering
487:Californios
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44:Cache Creek
1484:Categories
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1389:Susanville
1344:San Rafael
1339:Santa Cruz
1269:Costa Mesa
1129:Santa Rosa
1034:Long Beach
1029:Sacramento
946:Stanislaus
916:Santa Cruz
871:San Benito
866:Sacramento
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529:Since 1900
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145:References
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1364:El Centro
1329:Yuba City
1284:Fairfield
1274:Inglewood
1234:Roseville
1204:Fullerton
1194:Sunnyvale
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1009:San Diego
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881:San Diego
861:Riverside
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741:El Dorado
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615:Railroads
595:Etymology
572:Tech boom
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1259:Berkeley
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133:See also
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32:Pío Pico
1469:Alturas
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91:cession
80:lynched
50:History
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