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| - Southern California is a region in the state of California, United States. It includes the cities of Los Angeles, Anaheim, and San Diego, among others.
- The Tech Coast is a moniker that has gained use as a descriptor for the region's diversified technology and industrial base as well as its multitude of research universities and other public and private R&D institutions such as five University of California campuses (Los Angeles (UCLA), Irvine, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and San Diego campuses), the University of Southern California (USC), the University of San Diego, Loyola Marymount University, Chapman University, the Claremont Colleges (Claremont McKenna, Pomona, Pitzer, Scripps, Harvey Mudd, and the Keck and Claremont Graduate Universities), Pepperdine University, Cal Tech, and eleven California State University campuses (Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Pomona, Northridge, San Bernardino, San Diego, San
- Southern California or SoCal for short, aka the Southland and La-La-Land, is home to 20 million souls in a "paradise" that's been paved and turned into a parking lot. The census board does not take into account that 90% of the people currently living in the area do not report to the census because they are illegal aliens from everywhere in the galaxy. The main center of it all is Los Angeles, the emerald city with its own smoggy atmosphere. Addicted to oil, crack cocaine & energy drinks, SoCal folk are as real (and fake) as all the snow to ever fall in L.A.'s civic center, ready to be toppled by a future 12.0 earthquake. This is where Hollywood is located, even though there is no economy left in the city except for CRBing (Cleaning, Raking, Blowing), which the city's 10 million Hispanics s
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| - Southern California or SoCal for short, aka the Southland and La-La-Land, is home to 20 million souls in a "paradise" that's been paved and turned into a parking lot. The census board does not take into account that 90% of the people currently living in the area do not report to the census because they are illegal aliens from everywhere in the galaxy. The main center of it all is Los Angeles, the emerald city with its own smoggy atmosphere. Addicted to oil, crack cocaine & energy drinks, SoCal folk are as real (and fake) as all the snow to ever fall in L.A.'s civic center, ready to be toppled by a future 12.0 earthquake. This is where Hollywood is located, even though there is no economy left in the city except for CRBing (Cleaning, Raking, Blowing), which the city's 10 million Hispanics survive on, with the money going to Mexico or Central America via carrier owl. About five or six (who's counting) counties compose SoCal: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura. The wave of long distance commute riders can live in uber-pricey Santa Barbara, uber-wacky San Luis Obispo and uber-boring Kern counties (Bakersfield). There is so much to know about the region which should have been its own state, country, or planet in the first place, yet the whole universe needs this self-claimed "center of the universe" and, like a champagne supernova in the sky, the loss of SoCal would be a "loss" (not really, New York City is worse and the whole Eastern Seaboard is more important to the world). SoCal loathes Northern California or NOCal for short. Do I smell a civil war brewing in the attics and basements of Sacramento? Yeah uh huh yep mmmmm yeah uh huh yeah.
- The Tech Coast is a moniker that has gained use as a descriptor for the region's diversified technology and industrial base as well as its multitude of research universities and other public and private R&D institutions such as five University of California campuses (Los Angeles (UCLA), Irvine, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and San Diego campuses), the University of Southern California (USC), the University of San Diego, Loyola Marymount University, Chapman University, the Claremont Colleges (Claremont McKenna, Pomona, Pitzer, Scripps, Harvey Mudd, and the Keck and Claremont Graduate Universities), Pepperdine University, Cal Tech, and eleven California State University campuses (Bakersfield, Channel Islands, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Pomona, Northridge, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, and San Marcos campuses). Southern California is the entertainment (motion picture, television, and recorded music) capital of the world and is home to Hollywood, the motion picture industry center. Headquartered in Southern California are The Walt Disney Company (which also owns ABC), Sony Pictures, Universal, MGM, Paramount Pictures (parent company of Dreamworks), 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers, and as well as Univision, Activision, and THQ. Besides the entertainment industry, Southern California is also home to a huge surf and skateboard culture. Companies such as Volcom, Quicksilver, Lost Enterprises, Sector 9, Ruca, and Surfline are all headquartered here. Pro skateboarder Tony Hawk, pro surfers Rob Machado, Tom Curran, and Pat O'Connell, as well as pro snowboarder Shaun White live in Southern California. Some of the world's legendary surf spots are here, including Trestles, Rincon, The Wedge, Huntington Beach, and Malibu, and it is second only to the island of Oahu in terms of famous surf breaks. Brand name skate parks including the Vans Skate Park in Orange, the Etnies Park in Lake Forest, and the YMCA Skate Park in Encinitas are in Southern California. Some of the world's biggest extreme sports events including the X Games, Boost Mobile Pro, and the US Open of Surfing are all in Southern California. Southern California is also home to the world's largest adult entertainment industry, located primarily in the San Fernando Valley. More than 85% of adult film and video production in North America takes place in Southern California. Southern California is home to Fox Sports Net. From high school sports to professional, SoCal numbers many successful sports franchises. Teams located in the region include the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA, Los Angeles Riptide, and San Diego Chargers. Southern California also hosts a number of popular NCAA Division I sports programs, such as the UCLA Bruins, the USC Trojans, and the SDSU Aztecs. With inhabitants from all over the world, Southern California has pioneered many subcultures, including the hippie movement, and music movements such as skate punk, hardcore punk, and West Coast Rap with its gangster/"g-funk" style. The underground scene of Los Angeles is renowned and draws many artists. Record executives have their ears open for what is hip in the scene because they realize the influence L.A. has on the world's culture. Southern California is also known for its car culture. The concept of Hot Rodding had its roots in SoCal. The first organized drag racing event took place there and spread across the country. Lowriders, MiniTrucks, and Sport Compact tuning have all been popular with Southern California car lovers. Many auto companies have also been stationed here. Toyota and Nissan may have been rooted here (though it's true for both companies about 85% of production and administration have gone to Japan, and their parent companies were Japanese).
- Southern California is a region in the state of California, United States. It includes the cities of Los Angeles, Anaheim, and San Diego, among others.
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