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Hint
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Population
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Redding
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Northern tip of Central Valley, known for mining and timber
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93,611
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Santa Monica
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Home to California's most famous pier
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93,076
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Santa Barbara
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Known for wine, beaches, mission style architecture, and home to a UC school
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88,665
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Napa
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Home to California's most famous wine producing region
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77,480
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Palo Alto
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Tech hub and home to Stanford University
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68,572
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Davis
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Home to Central Valley's most famous university
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66,850
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San Clemente
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Borders Camp Pendleton, birthplace of the marine corps
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64,293
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Santa Cruz
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Known for Cannabis and Surfing, home to a UC school
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62,956
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Cupertino
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Home to the headquarters of Apple
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57,820
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Coachella
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Hosts one of America's largest music festivals
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41,941
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Calexico
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Border town in Imperial County
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38,633
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Beverly Hills
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Rich L.A. suburb with California's most famous zip code
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32,701
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Eureka
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Largest coastal city in California's far north
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27,191
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Answer
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Hint
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Population
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Barstow
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Midpoint between Los Angeles and Las Vegas
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25,415
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South Lake Tahoe
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Hosts lakeside resorts and gambling along the Nevada border
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21,330
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Truckee
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Famous Northern California skiing destination
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16,180
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Big Bear City
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Southern California outdoor and skiing destination named after a large predator
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12,307
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Malibu
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Most famous coastal California town and home to Pepperdine University
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10,654
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Atherton
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Bay Area suburb with the most expensive zip code in America
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7,188
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Solvang
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Dutch inspired town in Southern California
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6,126
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Paradise
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Northern California town that lost 90% of its residents in 2019 due to fires
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4,764
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Avalon
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Only California town not on the mainland U.S.
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3,460
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Carmel-by-the-Sea
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Artsy beachside town on the Monterey Peninsula
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3,220
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Squaw Valley
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Hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics
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3,162
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Bombay Beach
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Resort town turned ghost town straddling the Salton Sea
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231
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