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1625:Monte Sereno
1514:Hillsborough
1489:Corte Madera
1428:Rohnert Park
1317:Walnut Creek
1287:Redwood City
1103:Major cities
1048:Contra Costa
1008:Sonoma Creek
810:San Gregorio
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1724:El Sobrante
1559:San Anselmo
1524:Mill Valley
1453:Suisun City
1403:Morgan Hill
1368:Foster City
1292:San Leandro
1181:Santa Clara
1073:Santa Clara
1018:Tomales Bay
938:Grizzly Bay
933:Golden Gate
825:Ghost towns
777:communities
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549:County seat
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102:introducing
1831:Categories
1714:Cherryland
1665:Yountville
1650:Sebastopol
1640:St. Helena
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1509:Healdsburg
1499:Emeryville
1438:San Carlos
1398:Menlo Park
1363:El Cerrito
1343:Burlingame
1312:Union City
1297:San Rafael
1282:Pleasanton
1186:Santa Rosa
1013:Suisun Bay
958:Napa River
918:Bodega Bay
750:Moss Beach
715:El Granada
660:San Carlos
630:Menlo Park
595:Burlingame
371:37°15′57″N
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262:California
186:newspapers
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1770:North Bay
1704:Bay Point
1694:Alum Rock
1645:Sausalito
1595:Calistoga
1585:Belvedere
1573:Under 10k
1554:Rio Vista
1443:San Pablo
1433:San Bruno
1388:Los Gatos
1383:Los Altos
1378:Lafayette
1302:San Ramon
1277:Pittsburg
1267:Palo Alto
1242:Livermore
1227:Cupertino
1222:Brentwood
1196:Vacaville
1191:Sunnyvale
1176:San Mateo
1156:Fairfield
1151:Daly City
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1068:San Mateo
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833:Purissima
815:Sky Londa
760:Pescadero
725:Highlands
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665:San Mateo
655:San Bruno
605:Daly City
581:(defunct)
156:talk page
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1801:Politics
1765:East Bay
1744:Stanford
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1682:over 10k
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1544:Piedmont
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1519:Larkspur
1448:Saratoga
1418:Pacifica
1393:Martinez
1373:Hercules
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1272:Petaluma
1247:Milpitas
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1141:Berkeley
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1036:Counties
785:Bellvale
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735:La Honda
675:Woodside
640:Pacifica
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574:Atherton
474:founder
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1338:Benicia
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1201:Vallejo
1166:Hayward
1161:Fremont
1146:Concord
1136:Antioch
1110:Oakland
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838:Tunitas
745:Montara
585:Belmont
427:History
200:scholar
98:improve
1806:Sports
1610:Cotati
1564:Sonoma
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