===
Anaheim=== • February 1940:
Connie Mack, baseball catcher, manager, and team owner ===
Antioch=== • December 12, 2022: Bianca Palomera, restaurant worker who lost an eye in an attack after defending a disabled customer ===
Artesia=== • March 29, 2009:
Nithyananda, Hindu guru ===
Bakersfield=== • October 29, 1988:
Pelé, soccer player • July 30, 2012: John and Joe Lanni, restaurateurs ===
Beverly Hills=== • September 2, 2010: Entertainment mogul family the
Kardashian–Jenner family and radio host
Larry King were awarded the key to the city of
Beverly Hills, the award date falling (by design) on a day designated by the city's famous
zip code,
90210. • October 18, 2022: Charles Aronberg, former mayor and physician ===
Blythe=== • April 3, 2019:
Andrew Cancio, boxer ===
Burbank=== • August 22, 2017:
Adam Schiff, state representative • May 2021: Mickey DePalo, local community worker ===
Clearlake=== • December 21, 2022: Andrew White, retired local police chief ===
Coachella=== • April 11, 2019:
Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Mexican
norteño band • April 22, 2023:
Becky G, singer and actress ===
Coalinga === • December 6, 2018: Nathan Vosburg, outgoing mayor of Coalinga ===
Compton=== • 2014:
Dr. Dre, rapper and record producer • February 13, 2016:
Kendrick Lamar, rapper and songwriter ===
Corona=== • March 12, 2010:
Scarlett's Magic, a
Savannah cat owned by the Draper family and recognized
Guinness Book of World Records as the World's Tallest Cat ===
Coronado=== • July 1, 2020: Donna Salof, community worker and philanthropist ===
Cypress=== • 1994:
Tiger Woods, golfer • January 20, 2016: Dan Ta, youth money management educator ===
Daly City=== • July 22, 2022:
Jo Koy, comedian ===
Danville=== • January 16, 2009:
Chesley B. Sullenberger III, fighter pilot, diplomat, and saver of
US Airways Flight 1549 ===
Desert Hot Springs=== • June 20, 2023:
DannyLux, Latin musician ===
Diamond Bar=== • January 24, 2016:
Alex Morgan, soccer player ===
Elk Grove=== • June 18, 2014:
Kyle Larson, race car driver • December 10, 2014: Jim Cooper, city council member • November 6, 2015:
Lance Briggs, football player for the
Chicago Bears • May 28, 2016: Josephine Finley Prince, local centenarian • August 27, 2016:
Elizabeth Pinkerton, educator, author, and local historian • May 14, 2017: Ann Pinto, local centenarian • May 24, 2017: Leo Fassler, community member • August 26, 2017: Donald Ralph, Air Force commander • August 26, 2017: Karissa Trinchera, Special Olympics swimmer • August 26, 2017:
Mathilde Mukantabana,
Rwandan ambassador to the US • August 26, 2017: Roy Herburger, news reporter • December 26, 2017: Bertha Weber Kraus, local centenarian • March 8, 2018: Joseph Sieber, local centenarian • May 16, 2018: Samuel Rinelli, local centenarian • May 17, 2018:
Jamie Whitmore, paracyclist • June 2, 2018: Emma Virginia Fife, local centenarian • July 15, 2018: Chalmers Gage, local centenarian • December 28, 2018: Lydia Christina Wacker, local centenarian • February 27, 2019:
Joey Hand, racing driver • July 29, 2019: Maureen Gertrude Gabriel, local centenarian • October 3, 2022: Candido Montalbano, local centenarian ===
Indio=== • 2011: Bob Ladiin, honorary mayor • 2013: Alexander Haagan III, owner of the
Empire Polo Club • 2008 & 2015:
Order of the Eastern Star, Masonic appendant body ===
Inglewood=== • February 12, 2022:
Issa Rae, actress and writer • February 16, 2022:
Stan Kroenke, businessman and owner of
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment • June 18, 2023:
D Smoke, rapper • October 17, 2023:
Becky G, singer ===
Lancaster=== • April 30, 2015: Matt Anderson, Gateway Teacher of the Year 2015 ===
La Puente=== • November 16, 1962:
John F. Kennedy, US President ===
Long Beach=== • February 27, 1983:
HM Queen Elizabeth II,
Queen of the United Kingdom. • March 2018: Carmen Perez, community worker • December 13, 2022:
NAACP Long Beach branch president Naomi Rainey-Pierson and local newspaper editor and columnist Rich Archbold ===
Los Angeles=== • October 1984:
Sally Ride, astronaut • 2006: Twenty-seven
Victoria's Secret Angels – including
Gisele Bündchen,
Adriana Lima,
Alessandra Ambrosio,
Karolina Kurkova,
Selita Ebanks, and
Izabel Goulart – were presented with a key to
Hollywood by honorary mayor
Johnny Grant in honor of the
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show being held in Los Angeles for the first time. • August 7, 2009:
Zooey Deschanel,
Geoffrey Arend,
Mark Waters and Jessica Tuchinsky, stars and producers of the 2009 film
(500) Days of Summer, were awarded the key to
Los Angeles for the film's inventive use of L.A. locations. • 2012: Rapper
Lil' Kim received the key to the city before a performance in front of 50,000 at a LA Pride festival, for "being a champion for her
LGBT fans". • May 11, 2013: 5th Caliph of the
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community,
Mirza Masroor Ahmad • September 23, 2016:
Los Angeles Dodgers announcer
Vin Scully was awarded the key to the city during a pregame ceremony at Dodger Stadium. • May 23, 2021: Musician
Lady Gaga was awarded the key and May 23 was declared as "Born This Way Day", part of a celebration of the tenth anniversary of
Born This Way and its cultural impact. A street painting with the
Daniel Quasar's version of the
gay flag (which includes trans and queer people of color) featuring the album's title was also unveiled on
Robertson Boulevard as a tribute to the album, and how it has inspired the LGBT community over the years. • October 1, 2022: Los Angeles Dodgers Announcer
Jaime Jarrín was awarded the Key to the City of Los Angeles in a pregame ceremony at Dodger Stadium on the day they extended their franchise record to 110 wins in a season. ===
Oakland=== • 1979: Musical group
The Jackson 5 • October 27, 2022: Widow of
Huey P. Newton and former member of the
Black Panther Party Fredrika Newton,
Michelin-starred chef James Syhabout, author
Tommy Orange, musician
D'wayne Wiggins, and singer
Goapele • November 2022:
Mistah F.A.B., rapper • March 12, 2026:
Alysa Liu, Olympic gold medalist figure skater ===
Richmond=== • c. 1984–1996:
James Brown, musician ===
Ridgecrest=== • July 22, 2022: Doug Lueck, community worker ===
Sacramento=== • September 11, 2015:
Spencer Stone,
Alek Skarlatos and
Anthony Sadler, for actions taken to stop the
2015 Thalys train attack. • 2017:
Chance the Rapper, rapper • June 2023:
Arik Armstead, NFL player ===
San Bernardino=== • January 20, 2024:
Jayden Daniels, football player ===
San Diego === • August 28, 1965: Rock band
The Beatles were presented with the key to the city by four teenage girls. The presentation was the idea of Susan Clark, a local fan who petitioned Mayor
Frank Curran with the idea. • July 2, 2021:
Andra Day, singer/songwriter and actress • May 23, 2023:
Lincoln Hornets, high school football team ===
San Francisco=== • 1916: Russian-born American businessman, candy-maker and inventor
Sam Born was awarded the key to city for inventing a machine that mechanically inserted sticks into
lollipops. Later, he went on to found the
Just Born candy company in
New York. • August 9, 1941: Hollywood actor
Edward Arnold • 1960: Four Soviet sailors
Junior Sergeant Askhat Ziganshin, Private Philip Poplavsky, Private Anatoly Kryuchkovsky, Private Ivan Fedotov • 1962: Sailor
Kenichi Horie • 1963: Hong Kong music composter/violinist
Yin Zizhong • October 30, 1965: Italian writer and scholar
Uguccione Ranieri di Sorbello was presented the key by mayor
John F. Shelley. • December 12, 1966: Israeli Ambassador to the US
Avraham Harman was presented the key by mayor John F. Shelley. • Late 1970s:
Sylvester, singer/songwriter • 2011:
Tony Bennett, singer • September 29, 2012: Myanmar opposition leader
Aung San Suu Kyi was given the key to the city at the
San Francisco Bay Area, which is home to the third-largest Burmese community in the USA. • October 31, 2012: The San Francisco Giants were awarded the key to city of
San Francisco for winning the
2012 World Series. • May 21, 2013:
Stephen Curry, professional
basketball player for the
Golden State Warriors of the
National Basketball Association (NBA) • November 15, 2013: Child cancer patient
Batkid is given the key to the city by mayor
Ed Lee as part of an event put on by the
Make-A-Wish Foundation. • February 12, 2014:
Gavin Newsom, state governor • October 14, 2015: The
Golden State Warriors were awarded the key to city of
San Francisco by Mayor Ed Lee for winning the 2015 NBA Championship. • November 2, 2017:
Leo Varadkar,
Taoiseach (head of government) of
Ireland ===
Santa Cruz=== • February 12, 2014:
Gavin Newsom, state governor ===
Stockton=== • May 22, 2010:
Dallas Braden,
Oakland Athletics Pitcher who threw a
perfect game on May 9, 2010. • November 16, 2015:
God was given the key to the city by Stockton mayor
Anthony Silva. • December 3, 2022:
Nate Diaz, mixed martial artist • May 18, 2023: Stan and Denise Smart, parents of murdered college student
Kristin Smart ===
Vallejo=== • October 21, 2023:
E-40, rapper ===
Watts=== • May 24, 2019: Rapper, Grammy Award winner, and Watts native
Jay Rock received the key to the city from council member
Joe Buscaino. ===
West Covina=== • November 17, 2015: The cast and crew of television series
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend were awarded with the key to the city of West Covina, the onsite shooting location heavily satirized in the show. A replica of the key was used as a central prop in a
season 1 episode and was featured in the protagonist's office afterwards. It currently is on display in the office of series co-creator
Aline Brosh McKenna. ===
West Hollywood=== • May 23, 2018:
Stormy Daniels, pornographic film actress • May 31, 2023:
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, gay activist group ==Connecticut==