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1348:Vallejo
1333:Concord
1323:Visalia
1288:Hayward
1273:Salinas
1248:Ontario
1203:Fontana
1193:Modesto
1178:Fremont
1153:Anaheim
1143:Oakland
1100:By city
1080:Ventura
1065:Trinity
805:Alameda
780:Regions
729:Slavery
724:Ranchos
212:cession
187:History
1553:Sonora
1548:Colusa
1513:Auburn
1488:Eureka
1473:Lompoc
1438:Madera
1418:Merced
1368:Downey
1313:Orange
1278:Pomona
1268:Corona
1198:Oxnard
1183:Irvine
1128:Fresno
1070:Tulare
1060:Tehama
1055:Sutter
1045:Sonoma
1040:Solano
1030:Sierra
1025:Shasta
960:Plumas
955:Placer
950:Orange
945:Nevada
920:Merced
900:Madera
890:Lassen
850:Fresno
830:Colusa
815:Amador
810:Alpine
414:
387:
1533:Yreka
1498:Ukiah
1413:Chico
925:Modoc
905:Marin
880:Kings
855:Glenn
820:Butte
641:Labor
1423:Napa
1090:Yuba
1085:Yolo
940:Napa
930:Mono
885:Lake
875:Kern
870:Inyo
412:ISBN
385:ISBN
237:and
484:at
167:to
138:945
1590::
301:.
290:^
183:.
514:e
507:t
500:v
393:.
311:.
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