12/10/2023 0 Comments California sea of rosesLa Crescenta-Montrose – The Balcony of Southern California.Isleton – Asparagus Capital of the World.Holtville – The Carrot Capital of the World.Hercules – The Dynamic City on the Bay.Gridley – Kiwi Fruit Capital of the World.Greenfield – Broccoli Capital of the World.Glendora – The Pride of the Foothills.G Garlic ice cream is given away at the annual Garlic Festival in Gilroy, nicknamed Garlic Capital of the World. Fountain Valley – "A nice place to live".Forestville – Poison Oak Capital of the World.Del Mar – Where the turf meets the surf.Corte Madera – The Twin City (with Larkspur) ĭ Dinuba, Fallbrook, and Selma have nicknames that celebrate the production of raisins.Colma (founded as a necropolis in 1924).Castroville – Artichoke Center of the World.Burbank – Media Capital of the World Ĭ Castroville's nickname celebrates its status as a producer of artichokes.Blythe – Friendliest City In The West.Bishop – Mule Packer Capital of the World.Auburn – Endurance Capital of The World ī People's Park in Berkeley was a center of 1960s counterculture activity remembered in the sobriquet "The People's Republic of Berkeley.".Azusa – "Everything from A to Z in the U.S.A.".Duck Capital of the World (after the Anaheim Ducks). ![]() The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by " branding" themselves by adopting new slogans. ![]() Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" are also believed to have economic value. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname promote civic pride and build community unity. ![]() This partial list of city nicknames in California compiles the aliases, sobriquets, mottos and slogans that cities in California are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
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