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City of San Diego
San Diego Skyline
Flag Seal
Nickname: America's Finest City
Motto: Semper Vigilans (Latin: Ever Vigilant)
Location of San Diego within San Diego County
Coordinates: 32°42′54″N 117°09′45″W / 32.715, -117.1625
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Diego
Founded	July 16, 1769
Incorporated	March 27, 1850
Government
- Mayor	Jerry Sanders (R)
- City Attorney	Michael Aguirre
- City Council	Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer Ben Hueso
Area
- Total	372.1 sq mi (963.6 km²)
- Land	324.3 sq mi (840.0 km²)
- Water	47.7 sq mi (123.5 km²)
Elevation	72 ft (22 m)
Population (2006)[1]
- City	1,256,951
- Density	3,871.5/sq mi (1,494.7/km²)
- Metro	2,941,454 Including Tijuana: 4,922,723
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Area code(s)	619, 858
FIPS code	06-66000
GNIS feature ID	1661377
Other City Symbols City Flower: Carnation City Urban Tree: Jacaranda City Native Tree: Torrey Pine
Website: http://www.sandiego.gov/

San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951.^[1] It is the second largest city in California and the eighth largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of San Diego County.^GR6 and is the economic center of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos metropolitan area, the 17th-largest metro area in the U.S. with a population of 2.9 million as of 2006, and the 21st largest Metropolitan area in the Americas when including Tijuana (See San Diego-Tijuana Metro.). Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... The October 2007 California wildfires are a series of wildfires that began burning across Southern California on October 20. ... San Diego is the Hispanicized form of Saint Didacus. ... 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Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Ten most populous cities in the United States Los Angeles San Jose San Diego Phoenix Chicago New York City Houston San Antonio Dallas Philadelphia The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in the United States. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California, along its border with Mexico. ... There are two official definitions of metropolitan area used today in the United States, metropolitan statistical areas, and combined statistical areas, the former restrictive, the latter more extensive. ... 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San Diego County lies just north of the Mexican border—sharing a border with Tijuana—and lies south of Orange County. It is home to miles of beaches, a mild Mediterranean climate and 16 military facilities hosting the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Marine Corps. Tijuana (Spanish [tixwana], English usually [ËŒtiːəˈwÉ‘nÉ™]), is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana. ... Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ...  Areas with Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate is a climate that resembles the climate of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin. ... USN redirects here. ... USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the United States armed forces a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ...

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the affiliated UCSD Medical Center combined with nearby research institutes in the Torrey Pines area of La Jolla make the area influential in biotechnology research. San Diego's economy is largely composed of agriculture, biotechnology/biosciences, computer sciences, electronics manufacturing, defense-related manufacturing, financial and business services, ship-repair and construction, software development, telecommunications, and tourism. The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD, or sometimes UC San Diego) is a public, coeducational research university located in La Jolla, a seaside resort community of San Diego, California. ... One of the beaches at La Jolla Cove. ...

History

Main article: History of San Diego, California

The area has long been inhabited by the Kumeyaay people. The first European to visit the region was Portuguese explorer Juan Rodrigues Cabrillo sailing under the Spanish Flag, (1499 - 1543), who sailed his flagship San Salvador from Navidad, New Spain. Cabrillo claimed the bay for the Spanish Empire and named the site San Miguel. In November of 1602, Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548-1624) was sent to map the California coast. Arriving on his flagship San Diego, Vizcaíno surveyed the harbor and what are now Mission Bay and Point Loma and named the area for the Catholic Saint Didacus, a Spaniard more commonly known as San Diego. On November 12, 1602, the first Christian religious service of record in Alta California was conducted by Fray Antonio de la Ascensión, a member of Vizcaíno's expedition, to celebrate the feast day of San Diego. The recorded history of the San Diego , California region goes back to the Spanish penetration of California in the 16th century. ... The Kumeyaay, also known as the Diegueño and sometimes confused with the Luiseño, are a Native American people of the extreme southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. ... João Rodrigues Cabrilho Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho) (ca. ... map of New Spain in red, with territories claimed but not controlled in orange. ... An anachronous map of the Spanish Empire (1492-1898). ... Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548-1624) was a Spanish soldier, entrepreneur, explorer, and diplomat whose varied roles took him to New Spain, the Philippines, the Baja California peninsula, Alta California, and Japan. ... Mission Bay can refer to, among other things: Mission Bay, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand The first release candidate for version 1. ... Old Point Loma Lighthouse Jon Sullivan Point Loma is a scenic hill that sits atop San Diego Bay, in California, USA. Point Lomas well known landmark is the Cabrillo National Monument, named after Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese navigator sailing in the service of Spain, the first European... Saint Didacus of Alcalá, more familiar as San Diego, was a lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor who died at Alcalá, Spain, November 12, 1463. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about the year. ... Alta California (Upper California) was formed in 1804 when the province of California, then a part of the Spanish colony of New Spain, was divided in two along the line separating the Franciscan missions in the north from the Dominican missions in the south. ...

In 1769, Gaspar de Portolà established the Presidio of San Diego (a military post) overlooking Old Town. Around the same time, Mission San Diego de Alcalá was founded by Franciscan friars under Father Junípero Serra. By 1797, the mission boasted the largest native population in Alta California, with over 1,400 neophytes living in and around the mission proper. After New Spain won its independence from the Spanish Empire in 1823, Mission San Diego de Alcalá's fortunes declined in the 1830s after the decree of secularization was enacted, as was the case with all of the missions under the control of Mexico. In 1847 San Diego was a destination of the 2,000 mile (3,200 km) march of the Mormon Battalion which built the city's first courthouse with brick. Gaspar de Portolà i Rovira (1716 – 1784), a soldier, governor of Baja and Alta California (1767–1770), explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey. ... 1820 map, Presidio of San Diego El Reál Presidio de San Diego (Royal Presidio of San Diego) was first established in May 14, 1769 by Commandant Pedro Fages under authority of the King of Spain as a fort. ... Mission San Diego de Alcalá as it stood circa 1900. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... Blessed Junípero Serra (November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784) was a Majorcan (Spain) Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California. ... Secularization or secularisation is a process of transformation as a society slowly migrates from close identification with the local institutions of religion to a more clearly separated relationship. ... The Mormon Battalion was the only religious unit in American military history serving from July 1846 to July 1847 during the Mexican-American War. ...

After the Battle of San Pasqual, the end of the Mexican-American War, and the gold rush of 1848, San Diego was designated the seat of the newly-established San Diego County and was incorporated as a city in 1850. In the years before World War I, the Industrial Workers of the World labor union conducted a free speech fight in San Diego, arousing a brutal response. The Battle of San Pascual was a military encounter that occurred during the Mexican_American War in what is now San Diego County, California, on the 6 and 7 December 1846. ... Combatants United States Mexico Commanders Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Stephen W. Kearney Antonio López de Santa Anna Mariano Arista Pedro de Ampudia José Mariá Flores Strength 78,790 soldiers 25,000–40,000 soldiers Casualties KIA: 1733 Total dead: 13,271 Wounded: 4,152 AWOL: 9,200+ 25,000... The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or the Wobblies) is an international union currently headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. At its peak in 1923 the organization claimed some 100,000 members in good standing, and could marshal the support of perhaps 300,000 workers. ... The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) engaged in free speech fights during the period from approximately 1907 to 1916. ... By the beginning of the 20th-century, two decades of confrontation between working people and their employers had caused suspicion and animosity both within, and against the working class. ...

Significant U.S. Naval presence began in 1907 with the establishment of the Navy Coaling Station, which gave further impetus to the development of the town. San Diego hosted two World's Fairs, the Panama-California Exposition in 1915, and the California Pacific International Exposition in 1935. Many of the Spanish/Baroque-style buildings in the city's Balboa Park were built for these expositions, particularly the one in 1915. Intended to be temporary structures, most remained in continuous use until they progressively fell into disrepair. All were eventually rebuilt using castings of the original facades to faithfully retain the architectural style. Worlds Fair is the generic name for various large expositions held since the mid 19th century. ... The Panama-California Exposition was an exposition held in San Diego, California between January 1, 1915 and January 1, 1917. ... Official Guide Book The California Pacific International Exposition was an exposition held in San Diego, California during May 29, 1935–November 11, 1935 and February 12, 1936–September 9, 1936. ... Desert garden Museum Botanic building Balboa Park is a 1,200 acres (4. ...

After World War II, the military played an increasing role in the local economy, but post-Cold War cutbacks took a heavy toll on the local defense and aerospace industries. The resulting downturn led San Diego leaders to seek to diversify the city's economy, and San Diego has since become a major center of the emerging biotechnology industry. It is also home to telecommunications giant Qualcomm. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... The structure of insulin Biotechnology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. ... Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is a wireless telecommunications research and development company based in San Diego, California. ...

A view of One America Plaza from Seaport Village.

Downtown San Diego has been undergoing an urban renewal since the early 1980s, beginning with the opening of Horton Plaza, the revival of the Gaslamp Quarter, and the construction of the San Diego Convention Center. The Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC), San Diego's downtown redevelopment agency, has transformed what was a largely abandoned downtown into a glittering showcase of waterfront skyscrapers, expensive live-work loft developments, five-star hotels, and many cafes, restaurants, and boutiques. Image File history File linksMetadata Skyscraperview. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Skyscraperview. ... One America Plaza, the tallest building in San Diego, California. ... Seaport Village in San Diego, California, is an artificial Village that is designed to capture the spirit of a traditional seaport village. ... Centre City San Diego at night, as seen from the north. ... Horton Plaza is a 5-level outdoor shopping mall located in downtown San Diego and remarkable for its bright colors, architectural tricks and odd spatial rhythms. ... Entrance to the Gaslamp Quarter The Gaslamp Quarter is a historic neighborhood of downtown San Diego, California. ... The San Diego Convention Center is the convention center for the city of San Diego, California. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise. ... Stars are also used to classify senior military ranks. ... For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ... The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations in the United States, first enacted by Congress in 1975, exist to regulate and improve the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks (trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles) sold in the US. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) is the sales weighted... For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... Look up boutique in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The North Embarcadero is slated to have parks in addition to a waterfront promenade. And Balboa Park will be linked to downtown with a view corridor. The recent boom in the construction of condos and skyscrapers has brought with it a gentrification frenzy, and some people are concerned that speculators have played too big a role in the condo market downtown. In the meantime, the city is committed to a "smart growth" development scheme that would increase density along transit corridors in older neighborhoods (the "City of Villages" planning concept.) Some neighborhoods are resisting this planning approach. But "mixed-use development" has had its successes, especially the award-winning Uptown Shopping Center in Hillcrest. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Smart growth is a concept and term used by those who seek to identify a set of policies governing transportation and land use planning policy for urban areas that benefits communities and preserves the natural environment. ... Mixed-use development refers to the practice of allowing more than one type of use in a building or set of buildings. ...

The latest accomplishment of CCDC has been the recent inauguration of PETCO Park. The once-industrial East Village adjacent to the new ballpark is now the new frontier in San Diego's downtown urban renewal. PETCO Park is an open-air stadium in downtown San Diego, California. ...

A series of scandals has rocked the city in recent years. With mounting pressure aggravated by underfunding of pensions for city employees that began prior to his administration, Mayor Dick Murphy, in April 2005, announced his intention to resign by mid-July. Two city council members, Ralph Inzunza and deputy mayor Michael Zucchet — who was to take Murphy's place — were ultimately convicted of extortion, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for taking campaign contributions from a strip club owner and his associates, allegedly in exchange for trying to repeal the city's "no touch" laws at strip clubs. Both subsequently resigned. The judge later set aside (overturned) the conviction in Zucchet's case. Ralph Inzuza was the City of San Diego City Council District Eight representative who resigned along with Michael Zucchet after taking bribes. ... Michael Zuchett (c. ... Extortion is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person either obtains money, property or services from another through coercion or intimidation or threatens one with physical harm unless they are paid money or property. ... Wire fraud is a legal concept in the United States Code which provides for enhanced penalty of any criminally fraudulent activity if it is determined that the activity involved electronic communications of any sort, at any phase of the event. ...

On November 28, 2005, U.S. Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham resigned over a bribery scandal. Cunningham represented California's 50th congressional district, which mostly lies outside (north) of the city of San Diego proper. He is currently serving a one-hundred-month prison sentence. is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Randy Duke Cunningham speaking January 2005 Randall Harold Cunningham (born December 8, 1941), usually known as Randy or Duck, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Californias 50th Congressional District. ... Bribery is a crime implying a sum or gift given alters the behaviour of the person in ways not consistent with the duties of that person. ... A map of district 50 District 50s location in California The 50th Congressional district in California represents part of north coastal San Diego County. ...

Geography

See also: Beaches in San Diego, California and Parks in San Diego, California

The San Diego-Tijuana metropolitan area.

The city of San Diego itself has deep canyons separating its mesas, creating small pockets of natural parkland scattered throughout the city. The same canyons give parts of the city a highly segmented feel, creating literal gaps between otherwise proximal neighborhoods and contributing to a low-density, car-centered built environment. Downtown San Diego is located on San Diego Bay. Balboa Park lies on a mesa to the northeast. It is surrounded by several dense urban communities and abruptly ends in Hillcrest to the north. The Coronado and Point Loma peninsulas separate San Diego Bay from the ocean. Ocean Beach is on the west side of Point Loma. Mission Beach and Pacific Beach lie between the ocean and Mission Bay, a man-made aquatic park. La Jolla, an affluent community, lies north of Pacific Beach. Mount Soledad in La Jolla offers views from northern San Diego County to Mexico. Mountains rise to the east of the city, and beyond the mountains are desert areas. Cleveland National Forest is a half-hour drive from downtown San Diego. Numerous farms are found in the valleys northeast and southeast of the city. San Diego County has one of the highest count of animal and plant species that are on the endangered species list than other counties in the United States.^[2] La Jolla Cove Beaches in San Diego, California, USA (North to South) Torrey Pines State Beach Blacks Beach La Jolla Shores La Jolla Cove Childrens Pool Beach (La Jolla) Windansea Beach Marine Street Beach North Pacific Beach Pacific Beach Mission Bay Beaches Mission Beach South Mission Beach Ocean... This is a list of Parks in San Diego, California, USA: Balboa Park (cultural park) Belmont Park (historic theme park) Chicano Park Mission Bay Park Mission Trails Regional Park Old Town San Diego State Historic Park San Diego Wild Animal Park Torrey Pines State Reserve ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 504 pixelsFull resolution (1150 × 724 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 504 pixelsFull resolution (1150 × 724 pixel, file size: 1. ... “Greater San Diego” redirects here. ... Centre City San Diego at night, as seen from the north. ... San Diego Bay and Coronado Bridge at night San Diego Bay is a natural harbor adjacent to San Diego, California. ... Urban communities in San Diego are usually characterized by grid street plans, higher levels of pedestrianism, mixed-use and denser than usual developments. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Flag of Coronado Coronado is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Old Point Loma Lighthouse Jon Sullivan Point Loma is a scenic hill that sits atop San Diego Bay, in California, USA. Point Lomas well known landmark is the Cabrillo National Monument, named after Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese navigator sailing in the service of Spain, the first European... Ocean Beach is the name of more than one location in the United States Ocean Beach, New York, a village in the State of New York Ocean Beach a beach in San Francisco, California. ... Mission Beach in early October Mission Beach regulations Belmont Park and the coaster Mission Beach is a community on a stretch of sandbar along the Pacific Ocean to the west and Mission Bay to the east in San Diego. ... The view south of Crystal Pier The view north of Crystal Pier Pacific Beach is a neighborhood of San Diego, bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach to the south, Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ... One of the beaches at La Jolla Cove. ... Mount Soledad is a prominent landmark in the city of San Diego, California, United States. ... The Cleveland National Forest encompasses most of the Santa Ana Mountains of Southern California. ... The Siberian Tiger is a subspecies of tiger that are critically endangered. ...

Climate

Main article: Climate of San Diego, California

San Diego predominantly has a semi-arid warm steppe climate (Koppen climate classification BSh). It enjoys mild, sunny weather throughout the year. Average monthly temperatures range from about 57 °Fahrenheit (14 °C) in January to 72 °Fahrenheit (22 °C) in July, although late summer and early autumn are typically the hottest times of the year. The average annual daily temperature is 70.5 °Fahrenheit. Snow and ice are virtually nonexistent in the wintertime, typically occurring only inland from the coast when present. "May gray and June gloom", a local saying, refers to the way in which San Diego sometimes has trouble shaking off the marine layer, a cloudy layer typically higher in the atmosphere than fog, that comes in during those months. Temperatures soar to very high readings only on rare occasions, chiefly when easterly winds bring hot, dry air from the inland deserts (these winds are called "Santa Anas"). The record highest temperature at the airport is 111°F. on September 26, 1963, and the record lowest temperature is 29°F. on January 4, 1949. A low of 25°F. was recorded in downtown San Diego in January 1913. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Semi-arid generally describes regions that receive low annual rainfall (25 to 50 cm /10 to 20 in) and generally have scrub or grass vegetation. ... A steppe in Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, a steppe (Russian: - , Ukrainian: - , Kazakh: - ), pronounced in English as , is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally considered as being dominated by tall grasses... The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. ... The Santa Ana winds in Southern California sweep down wide across the deserts and across the Los Angeles Basin pushing dust and smoke from wildfires far out into the Pacific Ocean. ...

Two California Brown Pelicans with the San Diego skyline in the background

The average annual precipitation is less than 12 inches (300 mm), resulting in a borderline arid climate. Rainfall is strongly concentrated in the cooler half of the year, particularly the months December through March, although precipitation is lower than any other part of the U.S. west coast. The summer months are virtually rainless. Rainfall is highly variable from year to year and from month to month, and San Diego is subject to both droughts and floods. Thunderstorms and hurricanes are very rare. Measurable snowfall has never occurred in downtown San Diego; snow flurries were reported at the airport in January 1949 and January 1979. Light amounts of snow have occurred in higher locations within the city limits, according to the National Weather Service's climatological summary. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 510 pixelsFull resolution (2832 × 1804 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 510 pixelsFull resolution (2832 × 1804 pixel, file size: 1. ... Binomial name Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter), symbol mm is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... The National Weather Service (NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. ...

Climate in the San Diego area often varies dramatically over short geographical distances, due to the city's topography (the Bay, and the numerous hills, mountains, and canyons): frequently, particularly during the "May gray / June gloom" period, a thick "marine layer" cloud cover will keep the air cool and damp within a few miles of the coast, but will yield to bright cloudless sunshine between about 5 and 15 miles (24 km) inland -- the cities of El Cajon and Santee for example, rarely experience the cloud cover. This phenomenon is known as microclimate. For other uses, see Cloud (disambiguation). ... El Cajon (pronounced el ka-HONE) is a city located in San Diego County, California. ... Coordinates: , Country United States State California County San Diego Incorporated December 1, 1980 Area [1]  - City  16. ... Tree ferns thrive in a protected dell at Heligan Gardens, in Cornwall, England, latitude 50° 15N A microclimate is a local atmospheric zone where the climate differs from the surrounding area. ...

Communities and neighborhoods

See also: Urban Communities of San Diego and Urban Communities of San Diego County

Old Town, San Diego.

Northern: Bay Ho, Bay Park, Carmel Valley, Clairemont Mesa East, Clairemont Mesa West, Del Mar Mesa, La Jolla, La Jolla Village, Mission Beach, Mission Bay Park, North City, North Clairemont, Pacific Beach, Pacific Highlands Ranch, Torrey Hills, Torrey Pines, University City Urban communities in San Diego are usually characterized by grid street plans, higher levels of pedestrianism, mixed-use and denser than usual developments. ... // Many of the urban cities and communities of San Diego County area located on the south of Interstate 8. ... Download high resolution version (2368x3440, 546 KB)Old Town San Diego This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (2368x3440, 546 KB)Old Town San Diego This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Carmel Valley community boundaries and surrounding communities. ... Northern San Diego Neighborhoods Clairemont is a middle-class community in northern San Diego. ... Northern San Diego Neighborhoods Clairemont is a middle-class community in northern San Diego. ... Del Mar Mesa boundaries and surrounding communities. ... One of the beaches at La Jolla Cove La Jolla, California, is a seaside resort community comprised of 42,808[1] residents within the city of San Diego. ... Mission Beach in early October Mission Beach regulations Belmont Park and the coaster Mission Beach is a community on a stretch of sandbar along the Pacific Ocean to the west and Mission Bay to the east in San Diego. ... Northern San Diego Neighborhoods Clairemont is a middle-class community in northern San Diego. ... The view south of Crystal Pier The view north of Crystal Pier Pacific Beach is a neighborhood of San Diego, bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach to the south, Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ... Pacific Highlands Ranch is a community of 2,652 acres located in northern San Diego, California. ... San Diego northern area map and neighborhood boundaries Torrey Hills is a community of 784 acres located in northern San Diego, California. ... Torrey Pines communty boundaries and surrounding communities Torrey Pines is a primarily residential community of 2,600 acres (1,052 hectares) in the northern coastal area of San Diego, California. ... San Diego Northern Area Map and neighborhood boundaries University City is a community in the City of San Diego, California. ...

Northeastern: Black Mountain Ranch, Carmel Mountain Ranch, Miramar, Miramar Ranch North, Mira Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Encantada, Rancho Peñasquitos, Sabre Springs, San Pasqual Valley, Scripps Ranch, Sorrento Valley, Torrey Highlands Black Mountain Ranch is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. ... Carmel Mountain Ranch is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. ... NorthEastern Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Miramar is a neighborhood in the northern part of the city of San Diego, California, USA. Although Miramar is mainly a commercial and light industrial area, many people live in Miramar. ... NorthEastern portion of San Diego and neighborhood boundaries Mira Mesa is a large suburb that is part of the city of San Diego, California. ... Rancho Bernardo is a neighborhood of the city of San Diego, California, located in the county of the latters same name. ... Rancho Penasquitos and neighborhood boundaries Rancho Peñasquitos is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. ... Sabre Springs is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. ... NorthEastern Area Map and neighborhood boundaries San Pasqual Valley is the northernmost community of the City of San Diego. ... NorthEastern Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Scripps Ranch is a relatively affluent inland community in the northeastern part of San Diego, California. ... Sorrento Valley is located about 15 mi (24 km) north of downtown San Diego and its main airport, Lindbergh Field. ... Torrey Highlands neighborhood boundaries Torrey Highlands is a primarily residential community in northern San Diego, California. ...

Eastern: Allied Gardens, Birdland, Del Cerro, Grantville, Kearny Mesa, Lake Murray, Mission Valley East, San Carlos, Serra Mesa, Tierrasanta Allied Gardens is a middle-class community in the eastern part of San Diego, California, USA. It neighbors San Carlos and Del Cerro to the east and north resectively, and College Area and Grantville to the southeast and southwest. ... Del Cerro (Spanish for from the hill) is a wealthy community in the eastern part of San Diego, California. ... Eastern San Diego Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Kearny Mesa is a community in eastern part of San Diego, California. ... Mission Valley is a neighborhood in San Diego along Interstate 8. ... Eastern San Diego Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Tierrasanta, Spanish for holy land, is a community within the city of San Diego, California. ...

Western: Burlingame, Hillcrest, La Playa, Linda Vista, Loma Portal, Midtown, Midway District, Mission Hills, Mission Valley West, Morena, North Park, Ocean Beach, Old Town, Point Loma Heights, Roseville-Fleetridge, Sunset Cliffs, University Heights, Wooded Area This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Linda Vista is a neighborhood of San Diego, East of Mission Bay, North of Mission Valley, and South-East of Tecolote Canyon. ... Mission Hills is a neighborhood of San Diego, California. ... Mission Valley is a neighborhood in San Diego along Interstate 8. ... North Park is an urban neighborhood in San Diego, California, USA. It is situated to the northeast of Balboa Park, bounded on the north by El Cajon Blvd, on the south by a canyon extending eastward from the Balboa Park Golf Course, on the east by Interstate 805, and on... The Ocean Beach Pier at sunset Ocean Beach (also known as O.B.) is a beachfront neighborhood of San Diego, California, known for its openmindedness and fierce independence. ... University Heights is a neighborhood in Central San Diego centered around Adams Avenue and Park Boulevard. ...

Central: Balboa Park, Bankers Hill, Barrio Logan, City Heights, Downtown (Columbia, Core, Cortez Hill, East Village, Gaslamp Quarter, Horton, Little Italy, Marina), Golden Hill, Grant Hill, Logan Heights(Leva Heights aka Leche), Memorial, Middletown, Sherman Heights, South Park, Stockton Bankers Hill is an uptown San Diego neighborhood near Balboa Park. ... Centre City San Diego at night, as seen from the north. ... The Core district is a neighborhood of Downtown San Diego, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... East Village is a neighborhood in downtown San Diego. ... Entrance to the Gaslamp Quarter The Gaslamp Quarter is a historic neighborhood of downtown San Diego, California. ... The Little Italy Sign, in San Diego Little Italys architecture Little Italy is a neighborhood just north of downtown San Diego, California. ... Southeastern part of the Marina district viewed from Marina Park The Marina district is a neighborhood of Downtown San Diego. ... Golden Hill is a neighborhood of San Diego South of Balboa Park and East of Downtown. ... Logan Heights in San Diego, California is one of the citys historically hispanic neighborhoods south of downtown San Diego. ... Middletown is a neighborhood located north of Little Italy (Downtown San Diego), south of Mission Hills and Hillcrest, east of San Diego International Airport, and west of Bankers Hill. ... Central portion of San Diego and neighborhood boundaries South Park is a neighborhood of San Diego, California, East of Balboa Park, North of Golden Hill and Grant Hill and South of North Park, the boundary being Juniper Street. ...

Mid-City: City Heights (comprising Azalea Park, Bayridge, Hollywood Park, Castle, Cherokee Point, Chollas Creek, Colina Del Sol, Corridor, Fairmount, Fox Canyon, Islenair, Ridgeview/Webster Rolando, Swan Canyon, Teralta East, Teralta West), College East, College West, Darnall, El Cerrito, Gateway, Kensington, Normal Heights, Oak Park, Talmadge City Heights Map and Boundary City Heights is a large community in the eastern part of San Diego known for its ethnic diversity. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries The College Area is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Darnall is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries El Cerrito, Spanish for the little hill, is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Gateway is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Kensington is a MidCity neighborhood in the City of San Diego. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Normal Heights is centrally located in San Diegos hills above Mission Valley. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Oak Park is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Talmadge is a MidCity neighborhood in the City of San Diego. ...

Southeastern: Alta Vista, Bay Terrace, Broadway Heights, Emerald Hills, Encanto, Jamacha-Lomita, Lincoln Park, Mountain View, Mt. Hope, Paradise Hills, Shelltown, Skyline, Southcrest, Valencia Park Enacto is a community located in the south-eastern part of San Diego, California. ... Ethnically diverse neghborhood of the City of San Diego. ... Paradise Hills is a neighborhood in San Diego, California. ...

Southern: Egger Highlands, Nestor, Ocean Crest, Otay Mesa, Otay Mesa West, Palm City, San Ysidro, Tijuana River Valley Otay Mesa is a rural community within southeast San Diego, California, just north of the U.S.–Mexico border. ... This article is about the community in California. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,223,400 people, 450,691 households, and 271,315 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,771.9 people per square mile (1,456.4/km²). The Seventh Census of the United States, conducted by the Bureau of the Census, determined the resident population of the United States to be 23,191,876 — an increase of 35. ... The United States Census of 1860 was the eighth Census conducted in the United States. ... The Ninth United States Census was taken in 1870. ... 1880 US Census The United States Census of 1880 was the tenth United States Census. ... The Eleventh United States Census was taken June 1, 1890. ... 1900 US Census The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21. ... The Thirteenth United States Census was taken in 1910. ... The Fourteenth United States Census was taken in 1920. ... The Fifteenth United States Census was taken in 1930. ... The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7. ... The Seventeenth United States Census was taken in 1950. ... The Eighteenth United States Census was taken in 1960. ... The Nineteenth United States Census was taken in 1970. ... The Twentieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11. ... The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

Population by race/ethnicity (Census 2000 def.) Hispanic/Latino (25.4%)*The majority of Hispanics in San Diego are born in the USA, and are of Mexican ancestry (US Census 2000 confirmed)* non-Hispanic White alone (52.3%) non-Hispanic Black (7.9%) non-Hispanic Other Race alone (0.2%) non-Hispanic Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander alone (10.4%) non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native alone (0.4%) non-Hispanic Multiracial (3.3%)

There were 451,126 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.30. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

Downtown San Diego

The median income for a household in the city was $45,733, and the median income for a family was $53,060. Males had a median income of $36,984 versus $31,076 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,609. About 10.6% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1632x1232, 485 KB)Downtown San Diego File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1632x1232, 485 KB)Downtown San Diego File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Centre City San Diego at night, as seen from the north. ... The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more. ... The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Current estimates

According to estimates on January 1, 2006 by the San Diego Association of Governments, the median household income and population have slightly increased from the year 2000. The population of San Diego is estimated to be 1,311,162, up 7.2% from 2000, and median household income is estimated to be $47,816 (when adjusted for inflation in 1999 dollars), up 5.9% from 2000.^[4]According to the U.S. Census 2004 American Community Survey, San Diego city had the fifth largest median household income of places with a population of 250,000 or more.^[5] is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The San Diego Association of Governments (abbreviated SANDAG) is an association of local San Diego governments. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

The population as of January 2007 was above 1.3 million.

Future estimates

According to estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, in the year 2030, San Diego will have a larger population, a larger median household income, and a substantially different ethnic population. The city will have a median household income (when adjusted for inflation in 1999 dollars) of $59,300, up 29% from 2000, and will have a population of 1,656,257, up 35% from 2000. Several large ethnic groups will substantially increase their population, such as the Hawaiian/Pacific Islander population that will increase 339% from 5,311 people in 2000 to 23,342 in 2030, the Hispanic population that will increase 133% from 258,165 in 2000 to 601,906 in 2030, and the Asian population that will increase 73% from 164,895 in 2000 to 285,723 in 2030. Despite the 35% population increase from 2000 to 2030, the population of non-Hispanic white people will decrease 8% from 603,892 in 2000 to 553,682 in 2030 and the population of black people will decrease 9% from 92,830 in 2000 to 84,626 in 2030.^[6][7] The San Diego Association of Governments (abbreviated SANDAG) is an association of local San Diego governments. ...

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Crime

San Diego has had a declining crime rate since the early 1990s.^[8] In 2004, San Diego had the sixth lowest crime rate of any U.S. city with over half a million residents.^[8] In 2005, San Diego had 4.2 murders per 100,000 (national average of 5.6) and was the lowest U.S. city over one million residents.^[9] According to FBI Crime Index, from 2002 to 2006, Violent Crime decreased 12.4% while overall crime only decreased 0.8% partly due to a 1.1% increase in property crime.^[10]

According to 2005 FBI crime reports,^[11] in the year 2004, all violent crimes, which includes murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults, were lower than the national average. The total property crimes are lower than the national average; however, while burglaries and larceny/thefts were lower than the national average, vehicle thefts were twice as high as the national average.

Economy

Downtown San Diego at night.

San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina.

See also: List of companies headquartered in San Diego, California

The three largest sectors of San Diego's economy are defense, manufacturing, and tourism respectively.^[12] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1344x900, 383 KB)--Ted Rufus Ross 00:29, 31 August 2006 (UTC)== Summary == <a href=http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1344x900, 383 KB)--Ted Rufus Ross 00:29, 31 August 2006 (UTC)== Summary == <a href=http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 542 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 1328 pixel, file size: 462 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, taken from the south of the hotel. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 542 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 1328 pixel, file size: 462 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, taken from the south of the hotel. ... Major companies and corporations headquartered in San Diego, California include: Major companies and corporations headquartered in San Diego County: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ...

Several areas of San Diego (in particular La Jolla and surrounding Sorrento Valley areas) are home to offices and research facilities for numerous biotechnology companies. Major biotechnology companies like Neurocrine Biosciences and Nventa Biopharmaceuticals are headquartered in San Diego, while many biotech and pharmaceutical companies, such as BD Biosciences, Biogen Idec, Integrated DNA Technologies, Merck, Pfizer, Élan, Genzyme, Celgene and Vertex, have offices or research facilities in San Diego. There are also several non-profit biotech institutes, such as the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, the Scripps Research Institute and the Burnham Institute. The presence of University of California, San Diego and other research institutions helped fuel biotechnology growth. In June 2004, San Diego was ranked the top biotech cluster in the U.S. by the Milken Institute.^[13] Wipeout Beach View from Windansea Beach La Jolla (pronunciation IPA: , i. ... Sorrento Valley is located about 15 mi (24 km) north of downtown San Diego and its main airport, Lindbergh Field. ... Neurocrine Biosciences NASDAQ: NBIX is a biopharmaceutical company founded in 1992 and located in San Diego, California. ... BD (NYSE: BDX) — originally, Becton & Dickinson — is a leading global medical technology company that manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. ... Biogen Idec, Inc. ... Merck & Co. ... Pfizer Incorporated (NYSE: PFE) is the worlds largest research-based pharmaceutical company[1].[1] The company is based in New York City. ... Élan Corporation plc (NYSE: ELN), (LSE: ELA) is a major drugs firm based in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... Salk Institute Salk Institute The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is an independent non-profit educational research organization in La Jolla, California. ... TSRIs Beckman Center for Chemical Sciences The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is a medical research facility that focuses on research in the basic biomedical sciences. ... The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD, or sometimes UC San Diego) is a public, coeducational research university located in La Jolla, a seaside resort community of San Diego, California. ...

San Diego is home to companies that develop wireless cellular technology. Qualcomm Incorporated was founded and is headquartered in San Diego; Qualcomm is the largest private-sector technology employer (excluding hospitals) in San Diego County.^[14] The largest software company in San Diego (acccording to the San Diego Business Journal) is security software company Websense Inc. Websense was founded and is headquartered in San Diego. Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is a wireless telecommunications research and development company based in San Diego, California. ... Websense classifies websites and allows customers to block access to certain categories of websites. ...

The economy of San Diego is influenced by its port, which includes the only major submarine and shipbuilding yards on the West Coast, as well as the largest naval fleet in the world. The cruise ship industry, which is the second largest in California, generates an estimated $2 million annually from the purchase of food, fuel, supplies, and maintenance services.^[15]

Due to San Diego's military influence, major national defense contractors, such as General Atomics and Science Applications International Corporation are headquartered in San Diego. General Atomics is a nuclear physics and defense contractor headquartered in San Diego, California. ... Science Applications International Corporation Science Applications International Corporation (usually known as SAIC) is the largest employee-owned research and engineering firm in the United States. ...

Tourism is also a major industry owing to the city's climate. Major tourist destinations include Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo, Seaworld, nearby Wild Animal Park and Legoland, the city's beaches and golf tournaments like the Buick Invitational. This image is a Gigapixel (saved for web) image of Balboa Park from Gigapxl Project taken in 2003. ... The world-famous San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California is one of the largest, most progressive zoos in the world with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species. ... For the unrelated theme park with a similar name in Australia, see Sea World. ... The San Diego Wild Animal Park is a zoo in the San Pasqual Valley area of San Diego, California. ... The entrance of Legoland Deutschland. ... La Jolla Cove Beaches in San Diego, California, USA (North to South) Torrey Pines State Beach Blacks Beach La Jolla Shores La Jolla Cove Childrens Pool Beach (La Jolla) Windansea Beach Marine Street Beach North Pacific Beach Pacific Beach Mission Bay Beaches Mission Beach South Mission Beach Ocean... The Buick Invitational is a PGA TOUR golf tournament played at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California each February. ...

Real estate

San Diego has experienced dramatic growth of real estate prices in the last decade, to the extent that the current situation is sometimes described as a "housing affordability crisis". Median house prices more than tripled between 1998 and 2007. According to the California Association of Realtors,^[16] in May 2007, a median house in San Diego cost $612,370. Growth of real estate prices has not been accompanied by comparable growth of household incomes: housing affordability index (percentage of households that can afford to buy a median-priced house) fell below 20% in early 2000's and remains very low. San Diego metropolitan area has second worst median multiple (ratio of median house price to median household income) of all metropolitan areas in the United States. As a consequence, San Diego has been experiencing negative net migration since 2004, with significant numbers of people moving to Baja California and Riverside county, with many residents commuting daily from Tijuana, Temecula, and Murrieta, to their jobs in San Diego. Others are leaving the state altogether and moving to more affordable regions.^[17] Baja California (literally lower California in Spanish) is the northernmost state of Mexico. ... Riverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which is the border with Arizona. ... Tijuana (Spanish [tixwana], English usually [ˌtiːəˈwɑnə]), is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana. ... Temecula is a city located in Riverside County, California. ... Murrieta is a city located in Riverside County, California. ...

Education

Libraries

The San Diego library, based in downtown, has 34 branches throughout the city.^[18] There are nine new libraries to be constructed and ten library branches scheduled to be expanded.^[19] The San Diego libraries have had reduced operating hours since 2003 due to the city's lack of finances, but In 2006 Mayor Jerry Sanders increased spending on libraries by $2.1 million; however, the budget would have increased by $19 million had Mayor Sanders honored the library spending ordinance^[20]

Primary and secondary schools

Main article: Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California

The San Diego Unified School District, also known as San Diego City Schools, is the school district that serves the majority of the city, it includes 113 elementary schools, 23 middle schools, 4 atypical schools, 10 alternative schools, 27 high schools and 25 charter schools. In the northern part of the county, Poway Unified School District and San Dieguito Union High School District are districts outside city limits, but serve several schools within city limits. In the southern part of the county, Sweetwater Union High School District serves multiple schools within city limits, although it is headquartered outside city limits. This is a list of primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California, organized by school district. ... San Diego City Schools, also known as the San Diego Unified School District, is the school district of San Diego, California. ... School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary/elementary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ... High school, or secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Hong Kong, United States, Australia, Canada, China, Korea and Japan. ... Charter schools are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools in the United States which have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools, in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each charter school... Poway Unified School District is a school district located in Poway, California. ... San Dieguito Union High School District is a school district in San Diego, California serving students in the cities of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar and surrounding areas. ... The Sweetwater Union High School District is a school district located in San Diego County, California that serves adults and high school-aged students in the communities of Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, National City and San Ysidro. ...

Colleges and universities

According to education rankings released by the U.S. Census Bureau, 40.4 percent of San Diegans ages 25 and older hold bachelor's degrees. The census ranks the city as the ninth most educated city in the United States based on these figures.^[21] The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... For other degrees, see Academic degree. ...

Public colleges and universities in the city include University of California, San Diego (UCSD), San Diego State University (SDSU), and the San Diego Community College District, which includes San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, and San Diego Miramar College. The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD, or sometimes UC San Diego) is a public, coeducational research university located in La Jolla, a seaside resort community of San Diego, California. ... San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. ... The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) consists of the campuses of San Diego City, San Diego Mesa, and San Diego Miramar Colleges as well as six Continuning Education sites throughout the city of San Diego. ... San Diego City College with San Diego-Coronado Bridge in the background. ... San Diego Mesa College (known more informally as Mesa College or Mesa) is a public, two-year community college located in San Diego, California. ... San Diego Miramar College is two-year community college located in San Diego, CA, USA. Address 10440 Black Mtn Road San Diego, CA 92126 Phone and Website Tel# 858-536-7800 http://www. ...

Private colleges and universities in the city include Alliant International University (AIU), Design Institute of San Diego (DISD), John Paul the Great Catholic University, National University, NewSchool of Architecture and Design which is co-located with the San Diego Center for Spiritual Living, Pacific Oaks College, The Art Institute of California, San Diego, Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU), and University of San Diego (USD) . Alliant International University is an independent, not-for-profit, upper-division university formed in July 2001 as a result of a merger between California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) and United States International University (USIU). ... A national university is a university created or run by a national government and might or might not be autonomous from government interference. ... NewSchool of Architecture and Design is an educational Institution located in Downtown San Diego. ... Pacific Oaks College has campuses in Pasadena, California, United States. ... Point Loma Nazarene University is a liberal arts university located in San Diego, California on the Point Loma oceanfront. ... The University of San Diego, frequently referred to as USD, is a Catholic university in San Diego, California. ...

There is one medical school in the city, the UCSD School of Medicine. There are three ABA accredited law schools in the city, which include California Western School of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and University of San Diego School of Law. There is also one unaccredited law school, Western Sierra Law School. American Bar Associations Washington, DC office The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. ... California Western School of Law Founded in 1924, California Western School of Law (popularly known as California Western or Cal Western) is a private, non-profit law school located in San Diego, California. ... The Thomas Jefferson School of Law, commonly referred to as TJSL, is a law school in San Diego, California. ... The University of San Diego School of Law, commonly referred to as USD Law, is a law school in San Diego, California. ... Western Sierra Law School is a private, independent and non-sectarian postsecondary degree granting institution located in the city of San Diego, California. ...

Politics

San Diego was once a Republican stronghold, and a strong ally for former president Richard Nixon, supporting both his runs at the presidency.^[22] However, in recent years, San Diego has become a moderate leaning Democratic city with an influx of immigrants from Latin America and Asia, and a shift in employment away from jobs in the military, toward telecommunications and biotech. Currently, registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by about 7 to 6.^[23] Despite the edge in voter registration for Democrats, the current mayor, Jerry Sanders, is a Republican, and San Diego has not elected a Democratic mayor since 1988. However, Democrats hold a 5-3 majority in the city council, including the current Council President, Scott Peters, a moderate Democrat who often sides with the mayor. 55% of the city of San Diego voted for Democrat John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election, though the county as a whole voted for Republican George W. Bush.^[24] The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Biotechnology is technology based on agriculture, food science, and medicine. ... Gerald R. Jerry Sanders (born c. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

On September 18, 2007, the City Council with support from Mayor Sanders, voted 5-3 to endorse a pending lawsuit before the California Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 22, which banned same-sex marriage in California and was voted for by 62 percent of San Diego voters.^[25] is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Supreme Court of California is the state supreme court in California. ... California’s 2000 ballot initiative Proposition 22 (or Prop 22) prevents California from recognizing same-sex marriages. ... Determining the status of same sex marriage in California has been an intense political battle for at least the last decade. ...

Culture

Main article: Culture of San Diego, California

See also: List of museums in San Diego, California

The Museum of Man is one of several museums in Balboa Park.

Many popular museums, such as the San Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego Natural History Museum, the San Diego Museum of Man, and the Museum of Photographic Arts are located Balboa Park. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is located in an ocean front building in La Jolla and has a branch located at the Santa Fe Depot downtown. The Colombia district downtown is home to historic ship exhibits as well as the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum featuring the USS Midway aircraft carrier. Balboa Park Many popular museums, such as the San Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego Natural History Museum, the San Diego Museum of Man, and the Museum of Photographic Arts are located Balboa Park. ... List of museums in San Diego California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum Centro Cultural de la Raza * Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum Maritime Museum of San Diego Marston House * Mingei International Museum * Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Museum of San Diego History * Museum of Photographic Arts * San Diego Aerospace... Image File history File links Museum-of-man-balboa-park-1997. ... Image File history File links Museum-of-man-balboa-park-1997. ... A museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... The San Diego Museum of Art opened as the Museum of Fine Arts on February 28, 1926. ... This image is a Gigapixel (saved for web) image of Balboa Park from Gigapxl Project taken in 2003. ... The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (or MCASD) is an art museum whose goal is to serve a diverse constituency in the San Diego/Tijuana region as well as visitors from around the world. ... Wipeout Beach View from Windansea Beach La Jolla (pronunciation IPA: , i. ... San Diegos Union Station as it appeared in July, 1997. ... Centre City San Diego at night, as seen from the north. ... Colombia is a neighborhood located in Downtown San Diego. ... Midway prepares to moor at her final resting place at Navy pier in San Diego where she will become the largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. ... Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Midway, the first after Midway Atoll, the second and third in memory of the Battle of Midway. ...

San Diego has a growing art scene. "Kettner Nights" at the Art and Design District in Little Italy has art and design exhibitions throughout many retail design stores and galleries on selected Friday nights. "Ray at Night" at North Park host a variety of small scale art galleries on the second Saturday evening of each month. La Jolla and nearby Solana Beach also have a variety of art galleries. The Little Italy Sign, in San Diego Little Italys architecture Little Italy is a neighborhood just north of downtown San Diego, California. ... North Park is an urban neighborhood in San Diego, California, USA. It is situated to the northeast of Balboa Park, bounded on the north by El Cajon Blvd, on the south by a canyon extending eastward from the Balboa Park Golf Course, on the east by Interstate 805, and on... Wipeout Beach View from Windansea Beach La Jolla (pronunciation IPA: , i. ... Solana Beach is a city located in San Diego County, California. ...

The San Diego Symphony at Symphony Towers performs on a regular basis and is directed by Jahja Ling. The San Diego Opera at Civic Center Plaza was ranked by Opera America as one of the top 10 opera companies in the United States. Old Globe Theatre at Balboa Park produces about 15 plays and musicals annually. The La Jolla Playhouse at UCSD is directed by Christopher Ashley. The Joan B. Kroc Theatre at Kroc Center's Performing Arts Centeris is a 600-seat state-of-the-art theatre that hosts music, dance and theatre performances. The San Diego Repertory Theatre at the Lyceum Theatres in Horton Plaza produces a variety of plays and musicals. Serving the northeastern part of San Diego is the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, a 400-seat performing arts theater. Categories: Musical group stubs | American orchestras ... Jahja Ling is currently the principal conductor and musical director for the San Diego Symphony. ... The San Diego Opera (SDO) is an opera company located in the city of San Diego, California. ... Opera America, officially OPERA America, is a service organization in North America promoting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera. ... aundrea loves chauncey ... La Jolla Playhouse is a not-for-profit, professional theatre-in-residence on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. ... The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD) is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla, California. ... The San Diego Repertory Theatre was developed out of Indian Magique, a street theater group. ... Horton Plaza is a 5-level outdoor shopping mall located in downtown San Diego and remarkable for its bright colors, architectural tricks and odd spatial rhythms. ...

Tourism has affected the city's culture, as San Diego houses many tourist attractions, such as SeaWorld San Diego, Belmont amusement park, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park, and nearby Legoland. San Diego's Spanish influence can be seen in the many historic sites across the city, such as the Spanish missions and Balboa Park. Cuisine in San Diego is diverse, and there is an abundance of wood fired California-style pizzas, and Mexican and East Asian cuisine. Annual events in San Diego include Comic-Con, San Diego/Del Mar Fair, and Street Scene Music Festival. Tourist redirects here. ... SeaWorld San Diego is a theme park located in San Diego, California. ... Belmont Park is a historic theme park located in the Mission Bay area. ... The world-famous San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California is one of the largest, most progressive zoos in the world with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species. ... The San Diego Wild Animal Park is a zoo in the San Pasqual Valley area of San Diego, California. ... The entrance of Legoland Deutschland. ... The Spanish missions in California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823 to spread the Catholic faith among the local Native Americans. ... This image is a Gigapixel (saved for web) image of Balboa Park from Gigapxl Project taken in 2003. ... Comic-Con International, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre fan convention founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by Shel Dorf and a group of San Diegans. ... Street Scene is a music festival held each summer in San Diego, California. ...

San Diego has a large gay population and gay culture. The annual Gay Pride Parade usually draws crowds in excess of 100,000 people. According to U.S. Census data from the year 2000, San Diego had a gay index of 186 (gay male index of 226 and a lesbian index of 144); the national average gay index is 100.^[26] San Diego has the largest gay index in Southern California, surpassing Los Angeles (168).^[27] Most of the gay community, including the LGBT center and every gay bar in San Diego is located in Hillcrest and surrounding neighborhoods of University Heights and North Park. The United States Census is a decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution. ... The initialism LGBT also GLBT is in use (since the 1990s) to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ... A gay bar is a drinking establishment that caters exclusively or primarily to a gay and/or lesbian clientele. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... University Heights is a neighborhood in Central San Diego centered around Adams Avenue and Park Boulevard. ... North Park is an urban neighborhood in San Diego, California, USA. It is situated to the northeast of Balboa Park, bounded on the north by El Cajon Blvd, on the south by a canyon extending eastward from the Balboa Park Golf Course, on the east by Interstate 805, and on...

San Diego Board Culture

A surfer at Black's Beach.

San Diego has always been a hotbed for surf and skateboard culture. Headquartered here are some of the industry's biggest names including Sector 9 Skateboards, TransWorld Media, and Rusty Surfboards. Some very well known surf spots include Swamis, Black's Beach,and Windansea. The region even has its own chain of surf shops, Sun Diego. Pro surfers Rob Machado and Taylor Knox, pro skateboarder Tony Hawk, and pro snowboarder Shaun White call the San Diego area their home. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The cliffs surrounding Blacks Beach. ... Big Winter Solstice Swell at Swamis, Encinitas, CA Swamis is a notable surfing spot located in Encinitas, California. ... The cliffs surrounding Blacks Beach. ... Windansea encompasses an historic stretch of scenic coastline located in La Jolla, a community in San Diego, California. ... АRobert Edward Machado (better known simply as Rob Machado) (b. ... This article is about the American skateboarder. ... Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986 in Carlsbad, California), is an American athlete. ...

Sports

San Diego has several sports venues: Qualcomm Stadium is the home of the NFL San Diego Chargers, NCAA Division I San Diego State Aztecs, as well as local high school football championships. Qualcomm Stadium also hosts international soccer games, Supercross events and formerly hosted Major League Baseball. Three NFL Super Bowl championships and many college football bowl games have been held there. Balboa Stadium is the city's first stadium, constructed in 1914, and former home of the San Diego Chargers. Currently Balboa Stadium hosts soccer, American football and track and field. Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Other nicknames The Pads, The Friars, The Fathers, The Dads Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... This article is about the sport. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... 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Balboa Stadium is located in San Diego, California and was built in 1914 as part of the many buildings erected for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition located in Balboa Park. ... The San Diego Womens Football Club SeaLions are a Womens Premier Soccer League franchise based in the San Diego metropolitan area. ... Soccer redirects here. ... WPSL re-directs here; an alternate meaning is WPSL (AM) The Womens Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is a national amateur womens soccer league. ... Cathedral Catholic High School (CCHS) is a coeducational Catholic Christian High School in San Diego, California. ... The San Diego Sunwaves are a W-League club based in San Diego, California, USA. Official Site Categories: | ... Soccer redirects here. ... The United Soccer Leagues (USL) is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA). ... 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PETCO Park in downtown San Diego is the home of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres. The ballpark is also the current home of the semi-final and final games of the World Baseball Classic series, having hosted the inaugural series championship games in 2006. PETCO Park will be the home to the 2009 World Baseball Classic semi-finals and final as well. Other than baseball, PETCO Park hosts other occasional soccer and rugby events. The San Diego Sports Arena hosts basketball, and has also hosted ice hockey, indoor soccer and boxing. Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl on the campus of San Diego State University hosts the NCAA Division I San Diego State Aztecs men's and women's basketball games. Torero Stadium at the University of San Diego hosts college football and soccer, and the Jenny Craig Pavilion at USD hosts basketball and volleyball. PETCO Park is an open-air stadium in downtown San Diego, California. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Other nicknames The Pads, The Friars, The Fathers, The Dads Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international baseball tournament, first held in March 2006. ... The 2006 World Baseball Classic was the inaugural tournament between national baseball teams that included players from Major League Baseball. ... The 2009 World Baseball Classic will be an international baseball competition. ... The iPayOne Center(formerly San Diego Sports Arena) is an indoor arena located on Sports Arena Blvd in Point Loma, San Diego, California off of Interstate 8. ... This article is about the sport. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... An indoor soccer game in Mexico. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Cox Arena, located in on the San Diego State University campus in San Diego, California, USA, is the home of the San Diego State University Aztecs basketball teams. ... San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The SDSU Aztecs are the collegiate athletics and sports teams for San Diego State University (SDSU). ... Game between Illinois State Redbirds & Ball State Cardinals, February 17, 2007 in an ESPN Bracketbuster contest. ... The Torero Stadium is a 7,035 seat stadium in San Diego, California that is primarily used for soccer and American football. ... The University of San Diego, frequently referred to as USD, is a Catholic university in San Diego, California. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Jenny Craig Pavilion is a 5,100 seat multi-purpose arena in San Diego, California. ... The University of San Diego, frequently referred to as USD, is a Catholic university in San Diego, California. ... Game between Illinois State Redbirds & Ball State Cardinals, February 17, 2007 in an ESPN Bracketbuster contest. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ...

The San Diego State Aztecs (MWC) and the San Diego Toreros (WCC) are NCAA Division I teams. The UCSD Tritons (CCAA) are members of NCAA Division II while the Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions (GSAC) are members of the NAIA. The SDSU Aztecs are the collegiate athletics and sports teams for San Diego State University (SDSU). ... “Mountain West” redirects here. ... The University of San Diego, frequently referred to as USD, is a Catholic university in San Diego, California. ... The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletic conference consisting of eight member schools in California, Oregon, and Washington. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD, or sometimes UC San Diego) is a public, coeducational research university located in La Jolla, a seaside resort community of San Diego, California. ... The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference in the Division II of the NCAA. It was founded in December of 1938 and began competition in 1939. ... Division II (or DII) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... Point Loma Nazarene University is a liberal arts university located in San Diego, California on the Point Loma oceanfront. ... The Golden State Athletic Conference is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). ... The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (better known as the NAIA) traces its roots to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball. ...

San Diego has been the home of two NBA franchises, the first of which was called the San Diego Rockets. The Rockets represented the city of San Diego from 1967 until 1971. After the conclusion of the 1970-1971 season, they moved to Texas where they became the Houston Rockets. Seven years later, San Diego received a relocated NBA franchise (the Buffalo Braves), which was renamed the San Diego Clippers. The Clippers played in the San Diego Sports Arena from 1978 until 1984. Prior to the start of the 1984-1985 season, the team was moved to Los Angeles, and is now called the Los Angeles Clippers. NBA redirects here. ... The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. ... NBA redirects here. ... Clippers redirects here. ...

Other sports franchises that represented San Diego include the San Diego Conquistadors of the American Basketball Association, the San Diego Sockers (which played in various indoor and outdoor soccer leagues during their existence), the San Diego Flash and the San Diego Gauchos, both playing in different divisions of the United Soccer League, the San Diego Spirit of the Women's United Soccer Association, the San Diego Mariners of the World Hockey Association, and the San Diego Gulls who were in different hockey leagues during each of their three incarnations. The San Diego Riptide and the San Diego Shockwave were indoor football teams that played at the Sports Arena and Cox Arena, respectively. San Diego has long been a candidate for a Major League Soccer franchise, especially due to the city recording FIFA World Cup television audiences which are double the national average. Curiously, despite positive language being expressed by the league, the city, the media and the public, a franchise continues to elude San Diego. That looks likely to be finally rectified with San Diego considered among the favourites to land one of three franchises to be offered before 2010. The city does currently have an active mens team playing in the fourth level of American soccer, the San Diego Pumitas but no approaches have been made to turn them into an MLS team as yet. The San Diego Conquistadors, nicknamed the Qs, were an American Basketball Association team based in San Diego, California. ... For the league that began in 1999, see American Basketball Association (2000-). The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged, in part, with the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The San Diego Sockers is a name that has been used by two different soccer teams // Original Team The San Diego Sockers were one of the most successful indoor soccer teams in the sports short history. ... The San Diego Flash were a professional soccer team, based in San Diego, California, that played in the A-League between 1998 and 2001. ... The San Diego Gauchos are a PDL team that play in San Diego, California. ... The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s. ... The San Diego Spirit was a professional soccer team that played in the Womens United Soccer Association. ... The Womens United Soccer Association (WUSA) was the worlds first womens soccer league in which all the players were paid professionals. ... The San Diego Mariners were a hockey team based out of San Diego that played in the World Hockey Association. ... World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... WHL San Diego Gulls logo IHL San Diego Gulls logo WCHL/ECHL San Diego Gulls logo The San Diego Gulls were a minor league ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Division of the ECHL, and played its home games at the IPayOne Center (aka San Diego Sports Arena). ... The San Diego Riptide is an Arena Football League team. ... The San Diego Shockwave are a 2007 expansion team from the National Indoor Football League. ... The iPayOne Center(formerly San Diego Sports Arena) is an indoor arena located on Sports Arena Blvd in Point Loma, San Diego, California off of Interstate 8. ... Cox Arena, located in on the San Diego State University campus in San Diego, California, USA, is the home of the San Diego State University Aztecs basketball teams. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ... The San Diego Pumitas are an American soccer team playing in the NPSL. The Pumitas are based in San Diego, California. ...

The annual Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in the city draws 20,000 participants annually. The Rock n Roll Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race held in San Diego, California, USA. It was established in 1998 and has been run every year since. ...

San Diego also hosts the prestigious USA Sevens, an event in the annual IRB Sevens World Series for international teams in rugby sevens, a variant of rugby union with seven players per side instead of 15. The USA Sevens moved from the Los Angeles area to San Diego in 2007. The USA Sevens is an annual rugby union sevens tournament held in the United States at 44,500 capacity PETCO Park in San Diego, California. ... The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the IRB Sevens before the 2006-07 season and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the 1999-2000 season. ... Bold text // Rugby sevens being played at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which was held at Melbournes Telstra Dome. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... The 2007 USA Sevens is a rugby union sevens tournament to be held in the United States at 44,500 capacity PETCO Park in San Diego, California. ...

San Diego has the dubious distinction of being the largest United States city to have not won a Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup, NBA Finals or any other Major League sports championship; this is known as the San Diego Sports Curse. The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... Logo of the NBA Finals. ... The San Diego Sports Curse is a sports hex that prevents the San Diego Padres, the San Diego Chargers and any other major sports team that resides in San Diego (such as the Clippers during their time in San Diego) from winning a championship. ...

Media

See also: List of fiction set in San Diego, California

San Diego is served by The San Diego Daily Transcript, as well as the mainstream daily newspaper, The San Diego Union-Tribune and its online portal, signonsandiego.com, the online newspaper Voiceofsandiego.org, and the alternative newsweeklies, the San Diego CityBeat and San Diego Reader. San Diego Magazineis the leading city regional magazine publication in the county, covering politics, business, fashion, dining and community events. Another newspaper with high readership in the region is the North County Times, which serves San Diego's North County area. Business publications include San Diego Metropolitan magazine, and the San Diego Business Journal. San Diego also boasts a vibrant progressive and activist community, which can be seen by its open-publishing media outlet called San Diego Indymedia (also know as San Diego Independent Media Center, part of the broader Independent Media Center or Indymedia movement). This is a list of fiction set in San Diego, California // Playback (1958) Almost Famous (2000) Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) Demolition Man (1993) K-9 (1989) (2002) Little Nikita (1988) My Blue Heaven (1990) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Top Gun (1986) Traffic (2000) Wake Up... The San Diego Union-Tribune is a daily newspaper published in San Diego, California by the Copley Press. ... The San Diego Reader is the largest alternative press paper in the county of San Diego, distributed gratis in stands and private businesses throughout the county, funded by advertisements. ... The North County Times is a newspaper in north San Diego County, California, which also publishes The Californian in southwest Riverside County. ... North County, photographed north of Vista North San Diego County (locally referred to as North County) refers to the northern portion of San Diego County, a suburban and rural area far from the urban center of San Diego. ... This article is about Progressivism. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... The Independent Media Center (aka Indymedia or IMC) is a global network of participatory journalists that reports with a generally left-wing perspective on political and social issues. ... The Independent Media Center, also called Indymedia or the IMC, is a loose network of amateur or alternative media organizations and journalists who organize into decentralized collectives, normally around geographic locations. ...

San Diego's television stations include XETV 6 (FOX), KFMB 8 (CBS), KGTV 10 (ABC), KPBS 15 (PBS), KBNT 17 (Univision), XHAS 33 (Telemundo), K35DG 35 (UCSD-TV), KNSD 39 (NBC), XHDTV 49 (MNTV), KUSI 51 (Independent), and KSWB 69 (CW). Most of the city's stations air on their own cable channel number for each area: XETV-TV or FOX6 is the Fox television station serving the San Diego market. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... KFMB-TV is the local CBS television affiliate of San Diego. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... KGTV is the ABC television affiliate in San Diego, California. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... KPBS is a public broadcasting organization based in San Diego, California. ... PBS redirects here. ... KBNT is a Spanish language television station in San Diego, California. ... For the similar-sounding film format, see Univisium. ... XHAS (Channel 33), commonly identified on the air as XHAS and Telemundo 33, is the Telemundo-affiliated television station, licensed to Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, with studios and offices in San Diego, California. ... Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah, Florida. ... K35DG, known onair as UCSD TV is a television station owned by the University of California at San Diego. ... K35DG, known on-air as UCSD TV, is a U.S. Class-A television station owned by the University of California at San Diego. ... KNSD is the NBC television station based in San Diego, California. ... This article is about the television network. ... XHDTV-TV, commonly identified on the air as XDTV, is the My Network TV-affiliated television station, licensed to Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, with studios and offices in San Diego, California, United States. ... MyNetworkTV (sometimes written My Network TV, and unofficially abbreviated MyNet, MyTV, MNT, or MNTV) is a television network in the United States, owned by News Corporation. ... This redirect page is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... This redirect page is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... “The CW” redirects here. ...

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• Channel 51: Cable 9
• Channel 69: Cable 5

The radio station skyline in San Diego is headed by nationwide broadcaster, Clear Channel Communications, followed up by CBS Radio, Midwest Television, Lincoln Financial Media, Finest City Broadcasting, and many other smaller stations and networks. Stations include: KOGO AM 600, KFMB AM 760, KCEO AM 1000, KCBQ AM 1170, KLSD AM 1360 Air America, KFSD 1450 AM, KPBS 89.5, Z 90.3, 91X, Magic 92.5, Channel 933, Star 94.1, FM 94/9, KyXy 96.5, Free Radio San Diego (AKA Pirate Radio San Diego) 96.9FM FRSD, KSON 97.3/92.1, KIFM 98.1, XMOR Blazin 98.9, ESPN Radio 800, XX Sports Radio AM 1090/FM 105.7, Jack-FM 100.7, 101.5 KGB-FM, KPRI 102.1, Rock 105.3, and another Pirate Radio station at 106.9FM, as well as a number of popular local Spanish language radio stations. Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. ... CBS Radio Inc. ... Lincoln Financial Media is a subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation that owns radio and television stations in the United States. ... KOGO or NewsRadio 600 KOGO is, as of January 2006, the number one radio station in San Diego, California. ... KFMB 760 AM is a talk radio station in San Diego, California, co-owned with KFMB-FM and KFMB-TV. KFMB-AM first greeted listeners on April 13, 1941, broadcasting from the corner of Pacific Highway and Ash Street, downtown. ... AM 1000 KCEO, Vista. ... News Talk 1170 KCBQ, is owned by Salem Communications and offers Conservative talk such as Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager and Michael Medved. ... KLSD is a progressive talk radio station based in San Diego, California. ... Air America Pilots Cap Air America was an American passenger and cargo airline covertly owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). ... KFSD AM 1450 is an adult standards radio station based in North County, San Diego, California. ... KPBS is a public broadcasting organization based in San Diego, California. ... XHITZ-FM (sometimes incorrectly identified as XHTZ, but known on air as Z90. ... XETRA-FM (or 91X) (sometimes identified as XTRA-FM) is an English language, Mexican-owned (border blaster) modern rock music station broadcasting from Tijuana, Baja California on 91. ... XHRM-FM or Magic 92. ... KHTS, also known as Channel 933 or many teens will call it 933, is a contemporary hit radio station in San Diego, California. ... KMYI (or STAR 94. ... FM94/9, with call letters KBZT, is a Rock Music radio station with studios on Murray Canyon Road in San Diego, CA 92108. ... KyXy 96. ... Free Radio San Diego (96. ... The term Pirate Radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmission. ... KSON could refer to two broadcast stations in the San Diego / Tijuana market: KSON, a radio station broadcasting at 1240 KHz on the AM band. ... KIFM (or Smooth Jazz 98. ... XHMORE-FM (AKA XMOR-FM), also known as Blazin 98. ... XESPN-AM or ESPN Radio 800 is the local affiliate of ESPN Radio in San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico. ... XEPRS-AM, known as XX Sports Radio (formerly The Mighty 1090), is an American-operated sports talk radio station targeting English-speaking listeners in San Diego. ... KFMB-FM is a commercial radio station located in San Diego, California, broadcasting on 100. ... KGB-FM (also 101. ... KPRI-FM (also 102. ... KIOZ-FM, also known as Rock 105. ... The term Pirate Radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmission. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ...

Transportation

Freeways and highways

I-5 looking South towards downtown San Diego.

With the automobile being the primary means of transportation for over 80 percent of its residents,^[28] San Diego is served by an extensive network of freeways and highways. This includes Interstates 5, which runs south to Tijuana and runs north to the Canadian border through Orange County, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Portland, and Seattle; I-8, which runs east to Imperial County and Arizona; I-15, which runs north to the Canadian border through Riverside County and Salt Lake City; and I-805, which splits from I-5 at Sorrento Valley and rejoins I-5 near the Mexican border. Notable state highways are CA-94, which connects downtown with I-805, I-15 and east county; CA-163, which connects downtown with the northeast part of the city, intersects I-805 and merges with I-15 at Miramar; CA-52, which connects La Jolla with east county through Santee and CA-125; CA-56, which connects I-5 with I-15 through Carmel Valley and Rancho Peñasquitos; and CA-75 (San Diego-Coronado Bridge), which spans San Diego Bay. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Tijuana (Spanish [tixwana], English usually [ËŒtiːəˈwÉ‘nÉ™]), is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana. ... Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Sacramento redirects here. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... Seattle redirects here. ... Interstate 8 (abbreviated I-8) is an Interstate highway in the southwestern United States. ... Imperial County is a county located in the far southeast of California, on the border with Arizona and Mexico, in the Imperial Valley. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 15 “I-15” redirects here. ... Riverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which is the border with Arizona. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... Interstate 805 (abbreviated I-805, and colloquially referred to as The 805 or the eight-oh-five), is a bypass interstate highway running through the San Diego, California metropolitan area. ... Sorrento Valley is located about 15 mi (24 km) north of downtown San Diego and its main airport, Lindbergh Field. ... The Martin Luther King Freeway from Interstate 5 in Downtown San Diego to the end of the freeway portion past Route 125 in Spring Valley; it then becomes Campo Road to Interstate 8 in Manzanita. ... Centre City San Diego at night, as seen from the north. ... The Cabrillo Freeway from the University Ave. ... Centre City San Diego at night, as seen from the north. ... NorthEastern Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Miramar is a neighborhood in the northern part of the city of San Diego, California, USA. Although Miramar is mainly a commercial and light industrial area, many people live in Miramar. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE I-5 SD 0. ... Wipeout Beach View from Windansea Beach La Jolla (pronunciation IPA: , i. ... Coordinates: , Country United States State California County San Diego Incorporated December 1, 1980 Area [1]  - City  16. ... California State Route 125 currently runs from California State Route 54 in San Diego to California State Route 52 in Santee. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE I-5 SD ?? I-15 SD ?? Legend Prev Next < Route 55 Route 57 > California State Highways Current - Unconstructed - Deleted - Scenic Route Description California State Route 56 runs from Interstate 5 in the Carmel Valley neighborhood of San Diego to past Interstate 15 in Poway. ... Carmel Valley community boundaries and surrounding communities. ... Rancho Penasquitos and neighborhood boundaries Rancho Peñasquitos is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. ... JUNCTION MILE POST Legend < Route 74 Route 76 > The California State Highway System Route Summary California State Route 75 is a short, 13-mile freeway in San Diego, California. ... The San Diego-Coronado Bridge The San Diego-Coronado Bridge is a bridge crossing the San Diego Bay, in the US, linking San Diego, California with Coronado, California. ... San Diego Bay and Coronado Bridge at night San Diego Bay is a natural harbor adjacent to San Diego, California. ...

Several regional transportation projects have been undertaken in recent years to deal with congestion on San Diego freeways. This includes expansion of Interstates 5 and 805 around "The Merge," a rush-hour spot where the two freeways meet. Also, an expansion of Interstate 15 through the North County is underway with the addition of high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) "managed lanes". A tollway (The South Bay Expressway) connecting CA-54 and Otay Mesa, near the Mexican border, is also under construction and is expected to open in 2007. According to a 2007 assessment, only 37 percent of streets in San Diego are in acceptable driving condition and Mayor Jerry Sanders' proposed budget falls 84.6 million short of bringing the city's streets to an acceptable level.^[29] Otay Mesa is a rural community within southeast San Diego, California, just north of the U.S.–Mexico border. ... Gerald R. Jerry Sanders (born c. ...

Public transportation

San Diego Trolley at San Diego State University (SDSU)

See also: Public transportation in San Diego County, California

Less than three percent of San Diego residents use mass transit.^[28] San Diego is served by the trolley, bus, Coaster, and Amtrak. The trolley (system map) primarily serves downtown and surrounding urban communities, Mission Valley, east county and coastal south bay. A planned Mid-Coast line will operate from Old Town to University City along the 5 Freeway. There are also plans for a Silver Line to expand trolley service downtown. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 475 KB) Summary Picture from www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 475 KB) Summary Picture from www. ... The San Diego Trolley is a trolley-style light rail system operating in the metropolitan area of San Diego, California. ... San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The San Diego Trolley is a trolley-style light rail system operating in the metropolitan area of San Diego, California. ... Coaster can refer to: A glass with a ceramic coaster under it. ... The high-speed Acela Express in West Windsor, New Jersey. ... Urban communities in San Diego are usually characterized by grid street plans, higher levels of pedestrianism, mixed-use and denser than usual developments. ... Mission Valley is a neighborhood in San Diego along Interstate 8. ... Old Town, San Diego Old Town, San Diego Old Town, San Diego The Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, located in San Diego, California is a city park which attempts to recreate life in San Diego from 1821 to 1872. ... San Diego Northern Area Map and neighborhood boundaries University City is a community in the City of San Diego, California. ...

The Amtrak and Coaster trains currently run along the coastline and connect San Diego with Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura via MetroLink. There are three Amtrak stations in San Diego, in Sorrento Valley, Old Town, and Union Station (downtown). Metrolink (AAR reporting marks SCAX) is a Regional rail system that serves the Southern California region. ... Sorrento Valley is located about 15 mi (24 km) north of downtown San Diego and its main airport, Lindbergh Field. ... Old Town, San Diego Old Town, San Diego Old Town, San Diego The Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, located in San Diego, California is a city park which attempts to recreate life in San Diego from 1821 to 1872. ... San Diegos Union Station as it appeared in July, 1997. ...

The bus is available along almost all major routes, however a large number of bus stops are concentrated in central San Diego. Typical wait times vary from 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the location and route. Trolleys arrive every 7 to 30 minutes (depending on time of day and which trolley line is used). Ferries are also available every half hour crossing San Diego Bay to Coronado. Flag of Coronado Coronado is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ...

Cycling

San Diego's roadway system provides an extensive network of routes for travel by bicycle. The dry and mild climate of San Diego makes cycling a convenient and pleasant year-round option. At the same time, the city's hilly, canyoned terrain and significantly long average trip distances—brought about by strict low-density zoning laws—somewhat restrict cycling for utilitarian purposes. Older and denser neighborhoods around the downtown tend to be friendlier to utility cycling. This is partly because of the grid street patterns now absent in newer developments farther from the urban core, where suburban style arterial roads are much more common. As a result, a vast majority of cycling related activities are recreational. Urban communities in San Diego are usually characterized by grid street plans, higher levels of pedestrianism, mixed-use and denser than usual developments. ... Ugandan bicycle taxi or bodaboda Cargo-bicycle and Trike for rent Bremen. ...

The city has some segregated cycle facilities, particularly in newer developments although the majority of road facilities specifically for bicycles are painted on regular roadways. Cycleway, Bicycle street and Pedestrian/Cyclist bridge in Nuremberg, Germany Segregated cycle facilities may consist of separate roads, tracks, paths or lanes designated for use by cyclists and from which motorised traffic is generally excluded. ...

Many San Diego cyclists belong to the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition which upholds the rights and interests of cyclists throughout the county. The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to making bicycling better in San Diego. ...

In 2006, Bicycling Magazine rated San Diego as the best city for cycling for U.S. cities with a population over 1 million.^[30]

Air

San Diego International Airport, also known as Lindbergh International Airport or Lindbergh Field, is the primary commercial airport serving San Diego. It is the busiest single-runway airport in the nation,^[31] serving over 17 million passengers every year, and is located on San Diego Bay three miles from downtown. It has scheduled services all over the USA, Mexico, Hawaii, and Canada and serves as a focus city for Southwest Airlines. Other airports include Brown Field Municipal Airport (Brown Field) and Montgomery Field (Montgomery Field). Tijuana International Airport can be used to make connections within Mexico and Japan. FAA diagram of San Diego International Airport San Diego International Airport (IATA: SAN, ICAO: KSAN, FAA LID: SAN), also known as Lindbergh Field, is located in San Diego, California. ... Brown Field Municipal Airport (IATA: SDM, ICAO: KSDM, FAA LID: SDM) is located near San Diego, California and named in honor of United States Navy Commander Melville S. Brown, who was killed in an airplane crash in 1936. ... Montgomery Field (IATA: MYF, ICAO: KMYF, FAA LID: MYF) is a public airport located six miles (10 km) north of the central business district (CBD) of San Diego, in San Diego County, California, USA. The airport covers 456 acres and has three runways and two helipads. ... Tijuana International Airport (IATA Airport Code: MMTJ) is an airport located in Tijuana, Mexico. ...

There is currently debate regarding the placement of a new international airport. While the San Diego Airport Authority is pushing for the current site of the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, the military says it has no intention of giving up that site. A vote on the issue took place on November 7, 2006 against Proposition A, in which voters rejected the proposal to move the airport to Miramar.^[32] The military has rejected the proposals for a dual-use airport because the area around Miramar has already been set aside as safety corridors for military aircraft accidents. A shared commercial/military airport would force military aircraft to fly outside of those safety corridors. F/A-18 Hornet on the flight line at MCAS Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar (IATA: NKX, ICAO: KNKX, FAA LID: NKX), formerly Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar is an airfield of the United States military, located about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown San Diego, California...

Sea

A dock in San Diego Bay.
In the distance you can see North Island Naval Air Station.

The Port of San Diego manages the maritime operations of San Diego harbor. Cruise ships arrive and depart from San Diego's cruise ship terminal at the foot of Broadway downtown. Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean, Holland America, and Celebrity Cruises have home port cruise ships in San Diego during the Winter season. Popular cruise destinations include Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska and the Caribbean via the Panama Canal. An additional cruise terminal at Embarcadero Circle is set to open in 2010. San Diego's port also manages a significant cargo operation which includes imports from South America, vehicle imports from Germany, Italy and Japan, and other trade operations.^[33] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 76 KB)A dock in San Diego Bay. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 76 KB)A dock in San Diego Bay. ... The Port of San Diego is a self-supporting public benefit corporation established in 1963 by an act of the California State Legislature. ... Carnival Cruise Lines is a cruise line operating a large number of cruise ships. ... Royal Caribbean cruise ships Ultra-Voyager class, includes Freedom of the Seas, currently in construction with a scheduled delivery of May 2006. ... Holland America Line, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, is a cruise ship line, originally an operator of passenger and cargo ships. ... Celebrity Mercury shows the distinctive color scheme and X symbol on the funnel. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... Official language(s) None[1] Spoken language(s) English 85. ... West Indies redirects here. ... Two Panamax running the Miraflores Locks The Panama Canal (Spanish: ) is a major ship canal that traverses the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ... Embarrcadero Circle, a re-development project in the Columbia district of downtown San Diego, California, is scheduled to open in 2010 and will include an additional cruise ship terminal and two hotels. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

San Diego is home to General Dynamics' National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), the largest shipyard on the West Coast of the United States. It is capable of building and repairing large ocean-going vessels. The yard constructs commercial cargo ships and auxiliary vessels for the U.S. Navy and Military Sealift Command, which it has served since 1960. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company or simply NASSCO is a shipyard in San Diego, California, and a division of General Dynamics. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...

Military

Military bases in San Diego include U.S. Navy ports, Marine Corps bases, and Coast Guard stations. One of the Marine Corps' two Recruit Depots is located in San Diego. San Diego is also known as the "birthplace of naval aviation," although Pensacola, Florida makes a rival claim. USN redirects here. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the United States armed forces a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ... Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego is a United States military installation in San Diego, California. ... Naval aviation of the United States. ... Nickname: Location in Escambia County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Escambia Government  - Mayor John Fogg Area  - City 39. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...

San Diego is the site of the largest naval fleet in the world, and San Diego has become the largest concentration of Naval facilities in the world due to base reductions at Norfolk, Virginia and retrenchment of the Russian naval base in Vladivostok. Two of the U.S. Navy's Nimitz class supercarriers, (the USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan), five amphibious assault ships, several Los Angeles-class "fast attack" submarines, carrier and submarine tenders, and many smaller ships are home-ported there. Four Navy vessels have been named USS San Diego in honor of the city.^[34] Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... Vladivostok (Russian: ) is the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated close to the Russo-Sino border and North Korea. ... USS Enterprise, a supercarrier, and the conventionally-sized aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle A Supercarrier is a ship belonging to the largest class of aircraft carrier. ... USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier in the United States Navy, the lead ship of its class. ... USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), the ninth Nimitz-class supercarrier, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the late President Ronald Reagan. ... Amphibious assault ships, usually shortened to amphibs, phibs or popularly known as gator freighters, denotes a range of classes of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory by an amphibious assault. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Los Angeles class submarines The Los Angeles class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) that forms the backbone of the United States submarine fleet, and is the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarine in the world. ... Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS San Diego, after the city of San Diego, California. ...

Military institutions in the San Diego area

Marine Corps institutions in San Diego include Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego; north of San Diego is Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The Navy has several institutions in the city, including the Navy Submarine Support Facility, Naval Base Point Loma, Naval Station San Diego (also known as the 32nd Street Naval Station), and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego. Close by San Diego is the Naval Air Station North Island (which operates Naval Auxiliary Landing Facility San Clemente Island and Outlying Field Imperial Beach) and the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, which are consolidated into Naval Base Coronado. F/A-18 Hornet on the flight line at MCAS Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar (IATA: NKX, ICAO: KNKX, FAA LID: NKX), formerly Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar is an airfield of the United States military, located about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown San Diego, California... Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego is a United States military installation in San Diego, California. ... The edge of Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is located in southern California between the towns of Oceanside and San Clemente. ... Located in beautiful San Diego, California, Naval Base Point Loma is one of the most diverse and challenging Naval Bases in the CNIC inventory. ... Naval Station San Diego is the largest base of the United States Navy on the west coast of the United States, in San Diego, California. ... A testing facility at SPAWAR San Diego Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego (SSC San Diego) is the U.S. Navys research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for command, control and communication systems and ocean surveillance. ... A C-5 Galaxy is loaded with people and equipment from the Deep Submergence Unit, Naval Base Coronado. ... The US Navy has owned the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF), San Clemente Island since 1937, but came into its current importance during the past decade. ... Outlying Field Imperial Beach known as: The Helicopter Capitol of the World is situated on 1,204 acres approximately 14 miles south of San Diego and within the city limits of Imperial Beach. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Naval Base Coronado (NBC) is a consolidated Navy installation compassing seven military facilities stretching from San Clemente Island, located seventy miles west of San Diego, to the La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility, located sixty miles east of San Diego. ...

Sister cities

San Diego has fifteen sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International^[35]: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Town twinning or sister cities is a concept whereby towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Sister Cities International is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and fostering town twinning, especially between a city in the United States and a city in another country. ...

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References

• ^ County of San Diego
• ^ CityTown Info- San Diego
• ^ City of San Diego City of Villages Program General Outline
• San Diego Crime Information (ARJIS)

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See also

• List of notable San Diegans
• San Diego Harbor Police

This is a list of famous people or were born, spent a majority of their life, or currently live in San Diego, California, USA. John Mr. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

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• Demographic fact sheet from Census Bureau
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• San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau
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v • d • e Municipalities and communities of San Diego County, California
County seat: San Diego
Cities	Carlsbad | Chula Vista | Coronado | Del Mar | El Cajon | Encinitas | Escondido | Imperial Beach | La Mesa | Lemon Grove | National City | Oceanside | Poway | San Diego | San Marcos | Santee | Solana Beach | Vista Carmel Valley community boundaries and surrounding communities. ... Northern San Diego Neighborhoods Clairemont is a middle-class community in northern San Diego. ... Del Mar Mesa boundaries and surrounding communities. ... Wipeout Beach View from Windansea Beach La Jolla (pronunciation IPA: , i. ... Mission Beach in early October Mission Beach regulations Belmont Park and the coaster Mission Beach is a community on a stretch of sandbar along the Pacific Ocean to the west and Mission Bay to the east in San Diego. ... The view south of Crystal Pier The view north of Crystal Pier Pacific Beach is a neighborhood of San Diego, bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach to the south, Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ... Pacific Highlands Ranch is a community of 2,652 acres located in northern San Diego, California. ... Torrey Highlands neighborhood boundaries Torrey Highlands is a primarily residential community in northern San Diego, California. ... San Diego northern area map and neighborhood boundaries Torrey Hills is a community of 784 acres located in northern San Diego, California. ... Torrey Pines communty boundaries and surrounding communities Torrey Pines is a primarily residential community of 2,600 acres (1,052 hectares) in the northern coastal area of San Diego, California. ... San Diego Northern Area Map and neighborhood boundaries University City is a community in the City of San Diego, California. ... Black Mountain Ranch is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. ... Carmel Mountain Ranch is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. ... NorthEastern portion of San Diego and neighborhood boundaries Mira Mesa is a large suburb that is part of the city of San Diego, California. ... NorthEastern Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Miramar is a neighborhood in the northern part of the city of San Diego, California, USA. Although Miramar is mainly a commercial and light industrial area, many people live in Miramar. ... Rancho Bernardo is a neighborhood of the city of San Diego, California, located in the county of the latters same name. ... Rancho Penasquitos and neighborhood boundaries Rancho Peñasquitos is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. ... Sabre Springs is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. ... NorthEastern Area Map and neighborhood boundaries San Pasqual Valley is the northernmost community of the City of San Diego. ... NorthEastern Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Scripps Ranch is a relatively affluent inland community in the northeastern part of San Diego, California. ... Sorrento Valley is located about 15 mi (24 km) north of downtown San Diego and its main airport, Lindbergh Field. ... Eastern San Diego Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Allied Gardens is a middle-class community in the eastern part of San Diego, California. ... Del Cerro (Spanish for from the hill) is a wealthy community in the eastern part of San Diego, California. ... Grantville is a middle-class neighborhood in the city of San Diego. ... Eastern San Diego Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Kearny Mesa is a community in eastern part of San Diego, California. ... Mission Valley is a wide valley trending east/west in San Diego, California, created by the San Diego River, Mission Valley serves as a shopping and entertainment center for San Diego. ... Navajo is an eastern community in San Diego. ... Eastern San Diego Area Map and neighborhood boundaries San Carlos is a middle-class community in the eastern area of San Diego, California. ... Eastern San Diego Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Serra Mesa is a community in San Diego. ... Eastern San Diego Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Tierrasanta, Spanish for holy land, is a community within the city of San Diego, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Linda Vista is a neighborhood of San Diego, East of Mission Bay, North of Mission Valley, and South-East of Tecolote Canyon. ... Mission Hills is a neighborhood of San Diego, California. ... Mission Valley is a wide valley trending east/west in San Diego, California, created by the San Diego River, Mission Valley serves as a shopping and entertainment center for San Diego. ... North Park is an urban neighborhood in San Diego, California, USA. It is situated to the northeast of Balboa Park, bounded on the north by El Cajon Blvd, on the south by a canyon extending eastward from the Balboa Park Golf Course, on the east by Interstate 805, and on... The Ocean Beach Pier at sunset Ocean Beach (also known as O.B.) is a beachfront neighborhood of San Diego, California, known for its openmindedness and fierce independence. ... Old Point Loma Lighthouse Jon Sullivan Point Loma is a scenic hill that sits atop San Diego Bay, in California, USA. Point Lomas well known landmark is the Cabrillo National Monument, named after Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese navigator sailing in the service of Spain, the first European... University Heights is a neighborhood in Central San Diego centered around Adams Avenue and Park Boulevard. ... Centre City San Diego at night, as seen from the north. ... The Core district is a neighborhood of Downtown San Diego, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... East Village is a neighborhood in downtown San Diego. ... Entrance to the Gaslamp Quarter The Gaslamp Quarter is a historic neighborhood of downtown San Diego, California. ... The Little Italy Sign, in San Diego Little Italys architecture Little Italy is a neighborhood just north of downtown San Diego, California. ... Southeastern part of the Marina district viewed from Marina Park The Marina district is a neighborhood of Downtown San Diego. ... Bankers Hill is an uptown San Diego neighborhood near Balboa Park. ... Golden Hill is a neighborhood of San Diego South of Balboa Park and East of Downtown. ... Logan Heights in San Diego, California is one of the citys historically hispanic neighborhoods south of downtown San Diego. ... Middletown is a neighborhood located north of Little Italy (Downtown San Diego), south of Mission Hills and Hillcrest, east of San Diego International Airport, and west of Bankers Hill. ... Central portion of San Diego and neighborhood boundaries South Park is a neighborhood of San Diego, California, East of Balboa Park, North of Golden Hill and Grant Hill and South of North Park, the boundary being Juniper Street. ... City Heights Map and Boundary City Heights is a large community in the eastern part of San Diego known for its ethnic diversity. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries The College Area is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries El Cerrito, Spanish for the little hill, is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Gateway is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Kensington is a MidCity neighborhood in the City of San Diego. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Normal Heights is centrally located in San Diegos hills above Mission Valley. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Oak Park is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Redwood Village is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Rolando is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Talmadge is a MidCity neighborhood in the City of San Diego. ... Mid-city Area Map and neighborhood boundaries Webster is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. ... Enacto is a community located in the south-eastern part of San Diego, California. ... Mount Hope is an ethnically diverse neighborhood of the City of San Diego. ... Paradise Hills is a neighborhood in San Diego, California. ... Otay Mesa is a rural community within southeast San Diego, California, just north of the U.S.–Mexico border. ... This article is about the community in California. ... San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California, along its border with Mexico. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... There are 478 incorporated cities in California, 22 of which are styled Town of (Name) instead of City of (Name). ... Location of Carlsbad within San Diego County, California. ... Location of Chula Vista within San Diego County, California. ... Flag of Coronado Coronado is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Del Mar is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ... El Cajon (IPA pronunciation in English: ; Spanish: ) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Location of Encinitas within San Diego County, California. ... For the album by J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton, see The Road to Escondido Escondido is a city located in northern San Diego County, California just north of the city of San Diego. ... View of the Pacific Ocean from Imperial Beach Imperial Beach is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ... La Mesa is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Lemon Grove is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ... National City is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Oceanside is the third largest city in San Diego County, California. ... Motto: The City in the Country Coordinates: , Country State County San Diego Incorporated December 1, 1980 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Mickey Cafagna  - City Manager Rod Gould Area  - City  39. ... San Marcos is a city located in the northern portion of San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,977. ... Coordinates: , Country United States State California County San Diego Incorporated December 1, 1980 Area [1]  - City  16. ... Solana Beach is a city located in San Diego County, California. ... Location of Vista within San Diego County, California. ...
CDPs	Alpine | Bonita | Bonsall | Borrego Springs | Bostonia | Camp Pendleton North | Camp Pendleton South | Casa de Oro-Mount Helix | Crest | Fairbanks Ranch | Fallbrook | Granite Hills | Harbison Canyon | Hidden Meadows | Jamul | Julian | La Presa | Lake San Marcos | Lakeside | Pine Valley | Rainbow | Ramona | Rancho San Diego | Rancho Santa Fe | San Diego Country Estates | Spring Valley | Valley Center | Winter Gardens Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 552 pixelsFull resolution (891 × 615 pixel, file size: 2 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): San Diego, California University of California... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Alpine is an unincorporated town located in San Diego County, California. ... View east from Bonita Downs toward Mount Miguel. ... Bonsall is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ... Borrego Springs is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ... Bostonia is a neighborhood in northeast El Cajon, San Diego County, California, United States. ... Camp Pendleton North is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ... Camp Pendleton South is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ... Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ... Crest is an unincorporated community located in San Diego County, California. ... Fairbanks Ranch is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Fallbrook is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern San Diego County, California. ... Granite Hills is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ... Harbison Canyon is an unincorporated community located in San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the census-designated place had a total population of 3,645. ... Hidden Meadows is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Jamul is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Julian community limit Julian is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, in the United States. ... La Presa is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ... Lake San Marcos is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 4,138. ... Lakeside is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Pine Valley is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ... Rainbow is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ... Ramona is an unincorporated town located in San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the census-designated place had a total population of 15,691. ... Rancho San Diego is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Rancho Santa Fe is an unincorporated census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States. ... San Diego Country Estates is a census-designated place and town in San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 9,262. ... Spring Valley is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Valley Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Winter Gardens is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Unincorporated communities	4S Ranch | Boulevard • Campo | Descanso | Dulzura | Jacumba | Jesmond Dene | Lincoln Acres | Mount Laguna | Ocotillo Wells | Pala | Potrero | Tecate | Santa Ysabel This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 4S Ranch is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Boulevard is a town in San Diego County, California. ... Campo is a town located in San Diego County, California with a population of 3,251. ... Descanso is a small unincorporated town east of San Diego, California of about 2,000 residents. ... Dulzura, California is located 25 miles ESE of San Diego, about 10 miles north of the Mexican border. ... Jacumba (pronounced ha-COOM-ba) is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Jesmond Dene is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California. ... Lincoln Acres is an unincorporated area of San Diego County. ... Located at 6,000 feet above sea level, Mount Laguna is a small unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States. ... Located in San Diego County, the community of Ocotillo Wells lies along State Route 78 (SR78) three miles west of the Imperial County line. ... Pala is a town in San Diego County, California near Fallbrook. ... Tecate, California is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California directly adjacent to Tecate, Mexico. ... Santa Ysabel is a town in California, in the east half of San Diego County. ...

	v • d • e State of California Sacramento (capital)
Topics	Climate | Culture | Districts | Economy | Elections | Geography | Government | Early History | Modern History | Politics | Californians Image File history File links Flag_of_California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Sacramento redirects here. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... Greetings from California, vintage large-letter postcard. ... The culture of California is a Western culture and most clearly has its roots in the culture of the United States. ... There are several different types of districts in California. ... The number of elections in California varies by year. ... Californias Yosemite Valley. ... This article continues the history of California in the years 1900 and later; for events through 1899, see History of California to 1899. ... The recent and current politics of the U.S. state of California are complex and involve a number of entrenched interests. ... This is a partial list of well-known people from California. ...
Regions	Antelope Valley | Big Sur | Cascade Range | Central Coast | Central Valley | Channel Islands | Coachella Valley | Conejo Valley | Cucamonga Valley | Death Valley | East Bay (SF) | Eastern California | Emerald Triangle | Gold Country | Great Basin | Greater Los Angeles | Inland Empire | Lake Tahoe | Los Angeles Basin | Mojave | North Bay (SF) | North Coast | Northern California | Owens Valley | The Peninsula | Pomona Valley | Redwood Empire | Russian River | Sacramento Valley | San Fernando Valley | San Francisco Bay Area | San Joaquin Valley | Santa Clara Valley | Santa Clarita Valley | Shasta Cascade | Sierra Nevada | Silicon Valley | South Bay (SF) | Southern California | Tech Coast | Tri‑Valley | Wine Country | Yosemite This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... A truck passes eastbound along the busy Highway 58 through the Antelope Valley. ... Map of Big Sur Big Sur is a sparsely populated region of the central California coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. ... “Cascades” redirects here. ... The Central Coast is an area of California, United States, extending from Santa Cruz in the north to Santa Barbara in the south, but centering primarily on Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties. ... This article is about Californias Central Valley. ... The Channel Islands of California, also called the Santa Barbara Islands, are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel in the United States of America. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwestern Los Angeles County in Southern California. ... The Cucamonga Valley is a region between the Los Angeles and San Bernardino areas, in San Bernardino County and Riverside County, of California, USA. It is located east of the Pomona Valley and it is a major site of wine production. ... For other uses, see Death Valley (disambiguation). ... A satellite image of the East Bay The East Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States and is comprised of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. ... Eastern California is not a well-defined term. ... The Emerald Triangle is a collection of three counties in Northern California, consisting of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Trinity. ... Gold Country (also Mother Lode Country) is a region of northeastern California famed for the mines and mineral deposits which so famously brought the 49ers west for the California Gold Rush. ... Drainage map showing the Great Basin in orange Various Definitions of the Great Basin (NPS) The Great Basin is a large, arid region of the western United States. ... The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... The Inland Empire and its regions within The Inland Empire refers to the region in Southern California located in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in the United States. ... Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. ... The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles. ... For the indigenous American tribe, see Mohave. ... San Francisco is in the foreground in this picture looking north. ... The North Coast of the U.S. state of California is a mostly rural coastline on the Pacific Ocean stretching from the city of San Francisco to the border of Oregon characterized by cliffs, hills, and tide pools. ... Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... Owens Valley is the arid ranching valley of the Owens River in southeastern California in the United States. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... The Pomona Valley, a part of the Inland Empire (the Pomona Valley is its own georgraphical area, and should not be bundled in with the Inland Empire. ... The Redwood Empire (also Redwood Coast or North Coast) is a region of California that stretches from San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon coast. ... The Russian River downstream of Duncans Mills The Russian River rises in the coastal mountains of Mendocino County, north of Ukiah, in Northern California. ... The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta. ... San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ... USGS satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... The Central Valley of California The San Joaquin Valley (English pronunciation in IPA: [sæn wɑˈkin]) refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Stockton. ... The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. ... The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. ... The Shasta Cascade region of California is located in the northeastern and north-central sections of the state bordering Oregon and Nevada, north of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. ... This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ... For the Nintendo 64 game, see Space Station Silicon Valley. ... The South Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States and is roughly synonymous with Silicon Valley and the Santa Clara Valley. ... This article is about the region of Southern California. ... Tech Coast is the nickname given to the Southern California region extending from Santa Barbara in the north to San Diego in the south. ... The Tri-Valley region of California is based around the San Francisco Bay Area cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and San Ramon in the three valleys from which it takes its name: Amador Valley, Livermore Valley and San Ramon Valley. ... Vineyard on Sonoma Mountain with background of the Mayacamas Mountains Wine Country is a region of Northern California in the United States that is known world-wide[1] as a premium wine-growing region since the mid-19th century. ... Yosemite National Park (pronounced Yo-SEM-it-ee, IPA: ) is a national park located largely in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, California, United States. ...
Metro areas	Bakersfield | Chico | El Centro | Fresno | Los Angeles–Long Beach–Glendale | Madera | Modesto | Merced | Napa | Oakland–Fremont–Hayward | Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura | Redding | Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario | Sacramento–Roseville | Salinas | San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos | San Francisco–San Mateo–Redwood City | San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara | Santa Ana–Anaheim–Irvine | Santa Barbara–Santa Maria | Santa Cruz–Watsonville | Santa Rosa–Petaluma | Stockton | Vallejo–Fairfield | Visalia–Porterville | Yuba City In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas. ... Nickname: Location of Bakersfield, California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Kern County Founded 1869 Government  - Mayor Harvey Hall Area  - City  131 sq mi (339. ... Nickname: Location of Chico in California Coordinates: , Country State County Settled 1843 Founded 1860 Incorporated January 8, 1872 Government  - Mayor Andrew Holcombe  - City Council Scott Gruendl Steve Bertagna Larry Wahl Ann Schwab Mary Flynn Tom Nickell  - City Manager Area  - City 71. ... El Centro is the county seat of Imperial County, California, United States. ... Fresno redirects here. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Madera is the county seat of Madera County, California. ... Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County in the U.S. state of California. ... Merced (pronounced Mer-SED), is the county seat of Merced County, California in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California. ... Napa is the county seat of Napa County, California. ... “Oakland” redirects here. ... For the unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, see Fremont, Yolo County, California. ... Hayward is a city located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County. ... Nickname: Location in Ventura County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Ventura Government  - Mayor Dr. Thomas E. Holden Area  - City  36. ... Location in Ventura County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Ventura Settled 1875 Incorporated September 29, 1964 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Andrew P. Fox  - City manager Scott Mitnick Area [1]  - City  55. ... Coordinates: Country United States State California County Ventura Mayor Carl Morehouse Area    - City 84. ... Nickname: Location Redding in Shasta County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Settled 1873 Incorporated October 4, 1887 Government  - Mayor Dick Dickerson  - City Council Rick Bosetti Ken Murray Patrick H. Jones  - City Manager Kurt Startman Area  - City 154. ... Nickname: Location in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Riverside Government  - Mayor Ron Loveridge Area  - City  78. ... San Bernardino is the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... Sacramento redirects here. ... Location in Placer County Coordinates: , County Incorporated April 10, 1909 Government  - Mayor Jim Gray[1] Area  - City 79. ... Nickname: Location of Salinas, California Country State County Monterey Government  - Mayor Dennis Donohue Area  - City 19 sq mi (49. ... Location of Carlsbad within San Diego County, California. ... San Marcos is a city located in the northern portion of San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,977. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. ... For other uses, see San José. Nickname: Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Clara Government  - Mayor Otto Lee Area  - City 22. ... Location of Santa Clara within Santa Clara County, California. ... Location of Santa Ana within Orange County, California. ... “Anaheim” redirects here. ... Motto: Innovation. ... Nickname: Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California Coordinates: , County Government  - Mayor Marty Blum Area  - City 111. ... Santa Maria is the largest city in Santa Barbara County, California. ... For other uses, see Santa Cruz. ... Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... Location in Sonoma County and the state of California Country State County Sonoma Area  - City 40. ... Aerial view of Petaluma, California. ... Nickname: Motto: Stocktons Great, Take A Look! Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County San Joaquin County Incorporated 1850 Government  - Mayor Edward J. Chavez  - City Manager J. Gordon Palmer, Jr. ... Vallejo (pronounced IPA: in English; in the original Spanish) is a city in Solano County, California, United States. ... The Welcome to Fairfield roadside sign Fairfield Courthouse Fairfield is a city located northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, USA. it is approximately 45 miles from both San Francisco and Sacramento. ... Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately 230 miles southeast of San Francisco and 190 miles north of Los Angeles. ... Porterville is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. ... Town Square located in downtown Yuba City. ...
Counties	Alameda | Alpine | Amador | Butte | Calaveras | Colusa | Contra Costa | Del Norte | El Dorado | Fresno | Glenn | Humboldt | Imperial | Inyo | Kern | Kings | Lake | Lassen | Los Angeles | Madera | Marin | Mariposa | Mendocino | Merced | Modoc | Mono | Monterey | Napa | Nevada | Orange | Placer | Plumas | Riverside | Sacramento | San Benito | San Bernardino | San Diego | San Francisco | San Joaquin | San Luis Obispo | San Mateo | Santa Barbara | Santa Clara | Santa Cruz | Shasta | Sierra | Siskiyou | Solano | Sonoma | Stanislaus | Sutter | Tehama | Trinity | Tulare | Tuolumne | Ventura | Yolo | Yuba The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. ... Official website: http://www. ... Alpine County is the smallest county, by population, in the U.S. state of California. ... jay is gay Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. ... Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ... Calaveras County is a county located in the Gold Country of the U.S. state of California. ... Colusa County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, northwest of Sacramento. ... Contra Costa County is a suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ... Del Norte County is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of California, located on the Pacific coast south of Oregon. ... El Dorado County is a county located in the Gold Country of the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. ... Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. ... Glenn County is a county located in the California Central Valley north of Sacramento County. ... Humboldt County is a county located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific Ocean. ... Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, and borders both Arizona and Mexico. ... Inyo County is a county located in east-central California, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada south of Yosemite National Park. ... Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. ... Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, southeast of Fresno County. ... Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Lassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. ... Madera County is a county of California, located in the Central Valley north of Fresno County. ... Marin County (pronounced muh-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... Mariposa County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. ... Islands off Mendocino A Beach in the City of Elk Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County and west of the Central Valley. ... Merced County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, north of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. ... Modoc County is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California, bounded by the state of Oregon to the north and the state of Nevada to the east. ... Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California, to east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. ... Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay. ... Napa Valley redirects here. ... Nevada County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, in the Mother Lode country. ... Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ... Placer County is a county located in California, USAs Sierra Nevada, in the Gold Country. ... Plumas County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada. ... Riverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which is the border with Arizona. ... Sacramento County is a county of the U.S. state of California. ... San Benito County is a county located in the Coast Range Mountains of the U.S. state of California, south of San Jose. ... San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous United States by area, containing more land than each of nine states. ... San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California, along its border with Mexico. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... San Joaquin County is a county located in Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... San Luis Obispo County is a county located on the central Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. ... San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ... Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, just west of Ventura County. ... Santa Clara County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ... Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area, it forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. ... Shasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, in the Cascade Mountains. ... Sierra County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. ... Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. ... Solano County is a county located in central part of the U.S. state of California, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento and is one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. ... Sonoma County is on the northwest coast of California, one of the northernmost parts of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614. ... Stanislaus County is a county located in Californias California Central Valley, between Stockton and Fresno. ... Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ... Tehama County (pronounced teh-HAY-muh) is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. ... Trinity County is a county located in northwestern California, along the Trinity River and among the Klamath Mountains. ... Tulare County is a county located in U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, south of Fresno. ... Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ... Ventura County . ... Yolo County is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California, bordered by the counties of Sacramento, Solano, Napa, Lake, Colusa, and Sutter. ... Yuba County is located in the U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. ...