A •
Alameda – The Island City •
Anaheim • Duck Capital of the World (after the
Anaheim Ducks) • Ducktown • The Heart of the City • AnaCrime •
Antioch – Gateway to the Delta •
Arcadia – Community of Homes •
Azusa – "Everything from A to Z in the U.S.A." •
Auburn – Endurance Capital of The World
B was a center of 1960s
counterculture activity remembered in the sobriquet "The People's Republic of Berkeley." •
Bakersfield • California's Country Music Capital • The People's Republic of Berkeley • Athens of the West •
Bishop – Mule Packer Capital of the World •
Buena Park – Center of the Southland •
Burbank – Media Capital of the World •
Carlsbad – Village by the sea •
Castroville – Artichoke Center of the World •
Chico • City of Roses • City of Trees •
Clovis – Gateway to the Sierra •
Coachella • City of Eternal Sunshine • Gateway to the Salton Sea • The City of the Silent •
Corning – Olive City •
Costa Mesa • Costa Mexico • Goat Hill • The City of the Arts •
Culver City – Heart of Screenland
D s. •
Daly City • Gateway To The Peninsula • Little Manila •
Davis • Bicycle Capital of the World • People's Republic of Davis •
Del Mar – Where the turf meets the surf •
Dinuba – Raisinland, USA •
Forestville – Poison Oak Capital of the World •
Fountain Valley • A nice place to live • Gospel Swamps •
Fresno • The Big Raisin • FresYes
G in Gilroy, nicknamed Garlic Capital of the World. •
Garden Grove • Big Strawberry • Garbage Grove •
Gilroy – Garlic Capital of the World •
Glendora – The Pride of the Foothills •
Goleta – The Good Land •
Greenfield – Broccoli Capital of the World •
Hayward • Heart of the Bay • The Haystack •
Hercules – The Dynamic City on the Bay •
Holtville – The Carrot Capital of the World • Date Capital of the World • Inglewatts •
Irwindale • Jardín de Rocas •
Isleton • Asparagus Capital of the World •
La Habra – Guadalahabra •
La Mesa • Jewel of the Hills •
Lompoc – Flower Seed Capital of the World • The Angels (literal Spanish translation) • Angeltown • The Big Orange – based partially on the literal translation of the city's original historical full name from the
Spanish language -- "The City of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels". • City of Flowers and Sunshine • Tinseltown (specifically applies to
Hollywood •
Tehrangeles or little Persia
M •
Manteca – Lard City •
Marysville – Gateway to the Gold Fields •
McCloud – Blackberry Capital of the World •
Merced • Gateway to
Yosemite • The Fountain City •
Milpitas – Crossroads of Silicon Valley •
Modesto • Water, Wealth, Contentment, Health • Motown •
Monterey – The Cradle of History
N •
Needles – Weedles •
Norco – Horse Town USA •
Norwalk – The Keystone City •
Novato - Slowvato
O •
Oakdale – Cowboy Capital of the World •
Oakland • Bright Side of the Bay • Athens of the Pacific
(historical) • Detroit of the West
(historical) • Oaktown • O-Town • The Town • Bump City
(historical) • City of Dope •
Oildale • Little Oklahoma • Okiedale •
Oxnard • Lima Bean Capital of the World
P in Pasadena, which calls itself the City of Roses. •
Pacific Grove • America's Last Hometown • Butterfly Town, U.S.A. •
Pearsonville – Hubcap Capital of the World •
Perris • Railway Capital of the World • Deadwood City •
Reedley – The World's Fruit Basket • The Rich •
Ripon – City of Almonds •
Riverside • City of Arts and Innovation • City of Trees
S •
Sacramento • Almond Capital of the World • Camellia City • City of Trees • Sacratomato • Sactown •
Salinas • Lettuce Capital of the World •
San Carlos – City of Good Living •
San Diego • America's Finest City • Biotech Beach • Birthplace of California • City in Motion • Silicon Beach • Sun Diego • Wireless Capital of the World • Daygo • Ohio By The Sea •
San Francisco • Baghdad by the Bay • Bip City • The Paris of the West • The City • Everybody's Favorite City • The Exposition City (archaic) • The Ideal Convention City (archaic) • The Golden Gate City •
San Jose • Man Jose • The Capital of Silicon Valley • Teal Town • Fin City • Tan Jose • The Garden City • Richest City in the USA •
San Leandro – The 'Dro •
San Luis Obispo • S.L.O. (as in,
Experience the SLO Life) • Happiest City in America •
San Pablo • City of New Directions • Where? •
San Quentin – Bastille by the Bay •
Sanger – Christmas Tree City •
Santa Barbara – The American Riviera •
Santa Catalina Island – The Island of Romance •
Santa Cruz – (The real) Surf City, USA •
Santa Monica • Dogtown • People's Republic of Santa Monica • Soviet Monica •
Santa Paula – Citrus Capital of the World •
South San Francisco – The Industrial City, South City •
Stockton • Asparagus Capital of the World • Gas City
T •
Tulelake • Horseradish Capital of the World
V •
Vacaville – Cowtown •
Valencia – Awesometown •
Vallejo – Valley Joe •
Ventura – Poinsettia City (formerly Palm City) •
Visalia • Gateway to the Sequoias • Jewel of the Valley • Tree City •
Willits • Gateway to the Redwoods • Heart of Mendocino County •
Willow Creek – Bigfoot Capital of the World •
Yuba City – Prune Capital ==See also==