Where does Northern California end and Southern California begin?

[FresnoFacts]

Originally Posted by BayAreaHillbilly

When you go over Gaviota Summit, heading north, "Go Dodger Blue" starts to immediately fade away. Also, whereas, SB and points East / South all have access to LA TV, north of the Santa Ynez Mtns they don't. Also, I've noticed that in Southern SB County you see the Slimes in newspaper machines at restaurants, whereas the Comical starts popping up in Buellton. Furthermore ... many species of plants have their northern or southern limits near Pt. Conception. So, along the coast, Pt Conception is a fairly natural boundary pt. Where it gets tough is inland. Not too many Giants fans in Bakersfield ... in Fresno, a few more ... in Modesto, many.

Fresno has been home to the Giants AAA team since 1998.
Fresno Grizzlies: Home
And the Giants single A team was in Fresno from 1958 until 1988.

So quite a few Giants fans around here.

But on Fresno local TV and radio stations I can see/hear both the Giants and the Dodgers live broadcasts.

So if we use baseball the dividing line is somewhere around Fresno.

But my wife is an A's fan and I know several Padre fans around here. There is always someone who wants to mess things up.

[FresnoFacts]

Originally Posted by BayAreaHillbilly

When you go over Gaviota Summit, heading north, "Go Dodger Blue" starts to immediately fade away. Also, whereas, SB and points East / South all have access to LA TV, north of the Santa Ynez Mtns they don't. Also, I've noticed that in Southern SB County you see the Slimes in newspaper machines at restaurants, whereas the Comical starts popping up in Buellton.

The Chronicle has announced it will no longer be available in San Luis Obispo County and points south. I guess they are surrendering more territory to Southern California. But I'm going to miss getting a newstand copy when I visit that area, guess I'm going to have to find a computer to see the online version when I travel that way.

[Wurzig]

I think The Grapevine area probably starts S. CA.......because Bakersfield is considered 'central'..... Anything in the San Joaquin Valley area, (said to be the most fertile farmland in the world), is central......

I was raised in Lodi and we call it N. CA, but in recent decades, it has been called central...however, Sacramento, 36 miles away, has always been called N. CA.

and the San Luis Obispo area is considered Central...... Santa Barbara is about an hour or so below that, so maybe Santa Barbara begins S. CA along the coast????

[Wurzig]

Originally Posted by Mach50

Drive North on 5, SoCal ends when you stop seeing people like this




(I am sure someone will follow up with a NorCal generalization...)

Both of you--thanks for making me

[Wurzig]

Maybe Pt. Conception (sp) begins S. CA along the coast???????? The wind there could easily divide the state in half.

[Baby Sister]

Originally Posted by Lovehound

If you wear Birkenstocks you're in Northern California. If you wear flip-flops you're in Southern California.

I'm in Oregon and I wear Birks - oh yeah, I bought them in NoCa

[Baby Sister]

Originally Posted by Lovehound

If you wear Birkenstocks you're in Northern California. If you wear flip-flops you're in Southern California.

Originally Posted by BlackShoe

California is much too complex to simply divide it into North and South.About twenty years ago a book was written that divided the state into about ten or twelve regions that the author called,I believe,nations,or a similar name.Each region had a distinct geo-political characteristic as well as economic features.Am unable to recall the books title or the authors name at this time.At the very least,California should be divided into three parts.Draw a line from San Luis Obispo to Las Vegas.Below this line is SoCal.Draw a line from Santa Rosa to Reno.Below this line to the first line is CenCal.Above the line is NoCal.These are my opinions,but they are based as much on politics,attitudes,and econonics as geography.

I don't consider anything south of Woodland to be in Northern California, and I prefer it without abbreviations And I was born and raised in SoCal

[Benchracer]

Amen Baby Sister. When I travel way down south to the San Fran Bay area, if someone asks where I live, I just love to tell them 'I live up in Northern California'.