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Northern California's largest
Metropolitan Area
is the
San Francisco Bay Area
which includes the cities of
San Francisco
,
San Jose
and its
Silicon Valley
Suburb
s, and
Oakland
. The California state capital,
Sacramento
, is also in Northern California. Other cities in the region include
Redding
at the northern end of the Central Valley, and
Eureka
on the northern coast.
Just before
World War II
, some parts of extreme Northern California unsuccessfully sought secession from California, to be incorporated as the state of
Jefferson
.
HIGHER EDUCATION
California State University, Chico
California State University, East Bay
(formerly California State University, Hayward)
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, Monterey Bay
College Of The Redwoods
Humboldt State University
Saint Mary's College Of California
Santa Clara University
San Francisco State University
San José State University
Sonoma State University
Stanford University
University Of California, Berkeley
University Of California, Davis
University Of California, Merced
University Of California, San Francisco
University Of California, Santa Cruz
University Of The Pacific
University Of San Francisco
Northern California is also home to a number of
Seminaries
including
Fuller Theological Seminary
(see also
Fuller Northern California
), and Western Seminary, each with campuses in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Sacramento.
CAL REGIONS-
San Francisco Bay Area
---
North Bay
(
Marin
,
Sonoma
,
Solano
, and
Napa
counties)
---
East Bay
-
Oakland
,
Berkeley
, and other cities
---
South Bay
- roughly equivalent to
Santa Clara Valley
---
The Peninsula
-
San Francisco
and
San Mateo County
---
Silicon Valley
includes portions of the South Bay and the Peninsula
Wine Country
includes
Napa
,
Sonoma
,
Mendocino
and
Lake
counties
Salinas Valley
, including
Salinas
and
King City
Monterey
, including
Pacific Grove
and
Carmel
Santa Cruz
Gold Country
within
Amador
,
Butte
,
Calaveras
,
El Dorado
,
Mariposa
,
Nevada
,
Placer
,
Sacramento
and
Tuolumne
counties
Shasta Cascade
Emerald Triangle
Sacramento Valley
San Joaquin Valley
, with the exception of
Kern County
Humboldt County
including
Eureka
,
Arcata
, and
McKinleyville