California
California was a region located on the Pacific coast of the North American nation of the United States on Earth and was one of the fifty-two states in the country. A major subregion of this state was Southern California, which was home to Los Angeles County. Starfleet Command, Starfleet Academy and other Starfleet buildings were located in northern California. 

The bordering states were Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon and the bordering country was Mexico toward the south. As seen on the flag, the state animal was the grizzly bear. The state motto was, Eureka and the two-letter code for this state was CA. (; ; ; ; ; ; )

The California Clipper, a Boeing 314 long-range flying plane of the pre-World War II era, was named after this state. (, set artwork)

The flag of California was occasionally displayed alongside other flags at official Starfleet functions that take place in California, such as a hearing called for . ()

In an alternate timeline in which Nazi Germany had invaded the United States, as of 1944 California was controlled by American forces. ()

In 1986, a bag depicting various tourist attractions in California was carried by a tourist visiting the Cetacean Institute. ()

In 2024, Southern California was experiencing an unprecedented number of wildfires. ()

Cities
Alameda
Albany
Barstow
Belmont
Berkeley
Brisbane
Burbank
Burlingame
Castaic
Daly City
Dejong
East Richmond
El Cerrito
Fort Ord
Foster City
Hillsborough
Kensington
Los Angeles
Marina del Rey
Millbrae
Modesto
Mojave
Oakhurst
Oakland
Palo Alto
Piedmont
Richmond
San Bruno
San Diego
San Mateo
Santa Cruz
Sausalito
San Francisco
Tiburon

Landmarks and destinations
Big Sur Aquarium
Busch Gardens
Cetacean Institute
Coit Tower
Death Valley
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Park
Griffith Observatory
High Sierras
Highway 1
Knott's Berry Farm
Lake Shasta
Lake Tahoe
L.A. International Airport
Magic Mountain
Movieland Wax Museum
Pacific Crest Trail
Palace of Fine Arts
Pebble Beach
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
San Diego Zoo
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Zoo
SeaWorld
Simi Valley
Transamerica Pyramid

Yosemite National Park

Californians

Gabriel Bell
Buck Bokai
Bob Briggs
Britt
Chris Brynner
Mayor Helen Burke
Bernardo Calvera
Sonya Calvera
Governor Robert Chen
Biddle Coleridge
Dave
H. Dunbar
Henry Garcia
Dr. Gottlieb
Grady
Gregory
Jim
Nicki Kreitzman

Madelaine
Dr. Nichols

Christopher Pike
Detective Preston
Margaret H. Raymond
Wil W. Lachance Raymond
Rain Robinson
Rogerson

Officer Sims
Henry Starling
Captain Hikaru Sulu
Dr. Gillian Taylor
Vin
Danny Webb
Jeannie Webb
Michael Webb
Dr. Weintraub

References

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Earth subnational entities
The Dixon Hill Series