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614: /
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573:Reyes Adobe
180:, the 1848
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1743:Simi Hills
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1627:Susanville
1582:San Rafael
1577:Santa Cruz
1507:Costa Mesa
1367:Santa Rosa
1272:Long Beach
1267:Sacramento
1184:Stanislaus
1154:Santa Cruz
1109:San Benito
1104:Sacramento
785:Water wars
767:Since 1900
681:Precontact
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379:2010-03-24
307:References
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25:Simi Hills
1642:Red Bluff
1617:Hollister
1602:El Centro
1567:Yuba City
1522:Fairfield
1512:Inglewood
1472:Roseville
1442:Fullerton
1432:Sunnyvale
1427:Escondido
1392:Elk Grove
1387:Lancaster
1372:Oceanside
1297:Riverside
1292:Santa Ana
1247:San Diego
1139:San Mateo
1119:San Diego
1099:Riverside
1049:Mendocino
979:El Dorado
974:Del Norte
959:Calaveras
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878:By region
853:Railroads
833:Etymology
810:Tech boom
755:Civil War
750:Gold Rush
172:With the
149:In 1837,
107:Wisyáxnga
1692:Lakeport
1657:Piedmont
1637:Oroville
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1587:Woodland
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1492:El Monte
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1209:Tuolumne
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848:Missions
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295:See also
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1707:Alturas
1697:Jackson
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1592:Hanford
1532:Redding
1517:Ventura
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1457:Visalia
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1407:Salinas
1382:Ontario
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1312:Fremont
1287:Anaheim
1277:Oakland
1234:By city
1214:Ventura
1199:Trinity
939:Alameda
914:Regions
863:Slavery
858:Ranchos
354:19 July
174:cession
85:History
42:in the
1687:Sonora
1682:Colusa
1647:Auburn
1622:Eureka
1607:Lompoc
1572:Madera
1552:Merced
1502:Downey
1447:Orange
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1402:Corona
1332:Oxnard
1317:Irvine
1262:Fresno
1204:Tulare
1194:Tehama
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1094:Plumas
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1084:Orange
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