| SACRAMENTO | State capital of California, US |
| NAPA | _ Valley, wine-growing region of California, USA (4) |
| SANJOSE | *First capital of California |
| CEE | Capital of California? |
| OXNARD | City once dubbed the Strawberry Capital of California |
| CAVERN | Capitals of California and Nevada accommodating State Chamber |
| SKIDROW | Area of Downtown Los Angeles, California, US, containing a large population of homeless people (4,3) |
| STOCKTON | Inland port in California, US, on the San Joaquin River; seat of the University of the Pacific |
| SANDIEGO | Port in southern California, US, north of Tijuana |
| BAKERSFIELD | City in California, US, at the southern end of the San Joaquin valley associated with the oil indust |
| BURBANK | City in Los Angeles County, California, US; home of numerous media and entertainment companies (7) |
| FRESNO | City in California, US, in the centre of the San Joaquin Valley (6) |
| LOSANGELES | City in southern California, US; most populous in the state |
| LOS | City in southern California, US; most populous in the state (3,7) |
| ANGELES | City in southern California, US; most populous in the state (3,7) |
| BODEGAHEAD | Peninsula in Sonoma County, California, US, west of Santa Rosa (6,4) |
| DIEGO | see 12dn, Port in southern California, US, north of Tijuana |
| SAN | and 18dn, Port in southern California, US, north of Tijuana |
| ANAHEIM | City in California, US, that houses Disneyland Park (7) |
| SANANDREASLAKE | Reservoir in San Mateo County, California, US |
