document_title: West Coast Eagles

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text: West Coast Eagles

text: History[edit]

text:
West Coast Eagles seasons

Year
№
P
W
D
L
%

1987
8th
22
11
0
11
97.87

1988
4th
23
13
0
10
111.85

1989
11th
22
7
0
15
86.69

1990
3rd
26
17
1
8
118.44

1991
2nd
26
21
0
5
162.21

1992
1st
25
18
1
6
125.91

1993
6th
22
13
0
9
115.81

1994
1st
25
19
0
6
132.19

1995
5th
24
14
0
10
122.87

1996
4th
24
16
0
8
125.20

1997
5th
24
13
0
11
111.24

1998
7th
23
12
0
11
109.42

1999
5th
24
13
0
11
106.76

2000
13th
22
7
1
14
92.37

2001
14th
22
5
0
17
65.95

2002
8th
23
11
0
12
97.96

2003
7th
23
12
2
9
117.36

2004
7th
23
13
0
10
103.76

2005
2nd
25
19
0
6
123.96

2006
1st
26
20
0
6
120.44

2007
3rd
24
15
0
9
111.73

2008
15th
22
4
0
18
65.88

2009
11th
22
8
0
14
93.30

2010
16th
22
4
0
18
77.09

2011
4th
25
18
0
7
130.32

2012
5th
24
16
0
8
124.18

2013
13th
22
9
0
13
95.28

2014
9th
22
11
0
11
116.86

2015
2nd
25
18
1
6
148.20

2016
6th
23
16
0
7
130.00

2017
8th
24
13
0
11
105.71

2018
1st
25
19
0
6
121.40

text: The West Coast Eagles were selected in 1986 as one of two expansion teams to enter the Victorian Football League (VFL) the following season, along with the Brisbane Bears.[5] Ron Alexander was appointed as the team's inaugural coach in September 1986, with the inaugural squad, comprising a majority of players from the West Australian Football League (WAFL), unveiled in late October.[6] Ross Glendinning, recruited from North Melbourne, was made the club's first captain as one of the few players with previous VFL experience. The team's first senior match in the VFL was played against Richmond at Subiaco Oval in late March 1987, with West Coast defeating Richmond by 14 points.[7] Having won eleven games and lost eleven games for the season, the club finished eighth out of fourteen teams. At the end of the season, John Todd, the coach of Swan Districts in the WAFL, replaced Alexander as West Coast's coach.[8] The club made the finals for the first time in 1988, but lost form the following season, winning only seven games to finish 11th on the ladder.[9] Todd was sacked at the end of the 1989 season, and was replaced by Michael Malthouse, who had previously coached Footscray.[10] With the competition having rebranded itself as the Australian Football League (AFL) at the start of the 1990 season, West Coast finished third on the ladder at the conclusion of the home-and-away season, and progressed to the preliminary final before losing to Essendon, having been forced to play four consecutive finals in Melbourne.[11]

text: John Worsfold replaced Steve Malaxos as captain for the 1991 season, and the club finished the season as minor premiers for the first time, losing only three games.[5] In the finals series, West Coast progressed to the grand final, but were defeated by Hawthorn by 53 points. Peter Sumich kicking 111 goals during the season, becoming the first West Coast player to reach a century of goals, as well as the first-ever left-footer.[12] In 1992, West Coast finished fourth on the ladder, but again progressed to the grand final, defeating Geelong by 28 points to become the first team based outside Victoria to win a premiership.[13] Having slipped to third in 1993, the club finished as minor premiers the following season, and went on to again defeat Geelong in the grand final to win its second premiership in three years.[14] In 1995, a second AFL team based in Western Australia, the Fremantle Football Club, with the two clubs' subsequent rivalry branded as the "Western Derby".[15] West Coast made the finals in every year that remained in the 1990s, but failed to reach another grand final, with a fourth-place finish in 1996 their best result.[9] Worsfold retired at the end of the 1998 season, and was replaced by his vice-captain, Guy McKenna, who served as captain until his retirement two seasons later.[16]

text: Malthouse left West Coast at the end of the 1999 season to take up the senior coaching position with Collingwood, and was replaced by Ken Judge, who had been coach of Hawthorn.[17] The 2000 and 2001 seasons were marked by a rapid decrease in form after the loss of several key senior players, culminating in a 14th-place in 2001, at the time the worst in the club's history. Round eighteen of the 2000 season marked the club's final match at the WACA Ground, which had been used concurrently with Subiaco Oval since the club's inception.[18] Judge was sacked at the end of 2001, and replaced by the club's former captain John Worsfold, who had been serving as assistant coach at Carlton.[19] The club made the finals in 2002, 2003, and 2004, but each time failed to progress past the elimination final.[9] Ben Cousins was made sole captain of the club in 2002, having shared the role with Dean Kemp the previous season.[8] During this time, the team was boosted by a number of high picks in the AFL Draft gained as a result of the previous poor finishes. Chris Judd, who had been taken with pick three in the 2001 National Draft, won the Brownlow Medal as the best player in the competition in 2004, becoming the first West Coast player to win the award.[20] In 2005, the Eagles finished second on the ladder after the regular season, and progressed to the grand final against Sydney, where they were defeated by four points.[21] For the second consecutive year, the Brownlow Medal was won by an Eagles player, with Ben Cousins and Daniel Kerr finishing first and second, respectively.[22] West Coast finished as minor premiers for a third time in 2006, with seventeen wins from 22 games.[23] In the 2006 finals series, the club lost the qualifying final to Sydney by one point, but after defeating the Western Bulldogs and the Adelaide in the semi- and preliminary final, respectively, again progressed to the grand final, where the Eagles defeated Sydney by a point in an exact reversal of the score in the qualifying final.[24] The two grand finals in 2005 and 2006 were part of a series of close games between the two clubs that resulted in a total difference of thirteen points across six games, an AFL record.[25]

text: The club finished third during the regular 2007 season, but after a series of late-season injuries lost both its games during the final series. During the past few seasons, the club had been impacted by a series of highly publicised off-field controversies involving allegations of recreational drug use, nightclub assaults, and links to outlawed motorcycle gangs. Michael Gardiner was traded after crashing his car while drunk, and Ben Cousins resigned the captaincy of the club prior to the 2006 season after being charged with evading a police breath-test, with Chris Judd taking over as captain. Cousins was sacked at the end of the 2007 season after being arrested for possession of drugs,[26] while Judd requested to be traded back to Victoria, and was traded to Carlton in exchange for a key forward, Josh Kennedy, and several draft picks.[27] Darren Glass, the club's full-back since the retirement of Ashley McIntosh in 2003, was then appointed captain.[28] These controversies were followed by a series of poor seasons on-field, culminating in the club's first wooden spoon, after winning only four games in 2010.[29] The three-year period between 2008 and 2010 was the longest time in the club's history without a finals appearance. Despite predictions of another bottom-four finish in 2011, West Coast won 16 games to finish in the top four, becoming the first team since the Brisbane Lions in 1998 and 1999 to reach a preliminary final after finishing last the previous season.[30]

text: West Coast's strong form continued into 2012, losing the 2012 NAB Cup grand final to Adelaide and spending the early part of the season on top of the table. They eventually finished fifth and bowed out in the semi finals to Collingwood.[31][32] The Eagles went into 2013 as premiership favourites, although injuries and poor form saw the club finish in thirteenth position on the ladder, with the club losing its final three games by an average of 71 points.[33][34] Coach John Worsfold resigned on September 5, 2013.[31]

text: Former North Melbourne player Adam Simpson was announced as the team's new coach for the 2014 season.[31] Darren Glass was initially renamed as captain, but retired from football after round 12.[35] He was replaced by five acting co-captains for the remainder of the season – Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Eric Mackenzie, Matt Priddis, and Scott Selwood.[36] West Coast had a strong preseason and won their opening three matches, although they eventually finished in ninth position.[37] During the season the club were labeled as "flat track bullies" due to beating lower placed teams by large margins, yet failing to defeat teams above them on the ladder.[38] Midfielder Matt Priddis became the third Eagles player to win a Brownlow medal, winning the 2014 medal at the end of the season.[39]

text: On December 7, 2014, Shannon Hurn was appointed as sole captain for 2015 and beyond.[40] At the start of the 2015 season, West Coast lost two of their opening three games and suffered injuries to key players. Despite this, they went on to lose only three more games for the rest of the home and away season, finishing behind local rivals Fremantle in second position.[41] The Eagles went on to defeat Hawthorn and North Melbourne in the qualifying and preliminary finals by 32 and 25 points respectively to qualify for the 2015 Grand Final, their first since 2006, only to lose to Hawthorn by 46 points. The following season ended up being a disappointment, with the team failing to produce another top 4 finish in spite of a late form reversal. In their elimination final, the heavily favoured Eagles were defeated at home by the Western Bulldogs, who went on to claim the 2016 premiership.[42]

text: In 2017, West Coast finished in eighth position on the table. A thrilling finish against Adelaide in the last ever game at Subiaco was enough to put them into their third consecutive finals series under Simpson. Their percentage of 105.7% edged out Melbourne, who finished with the same number of wins and an almost identical percentage of 105.2%. Remarkably, their elimination final away against Port Adelaide ended up a tie after regulation time and was sent to extra time. The Eagles controversially won after the siren courtesy of a Luke Shuey goal. The following week they were soundly defeated away by Greater Western Sydney, in front of the lowest finals crowd in over 100 years.

text: Few predicted West Coast would contend in season 2018, with most having them outside the 8. After losing the inaugural game at the new Optus Stadium against the Sydney Swans, West Coast went on to win 10 in a row to surge to top of the ladder, including defeating Hawthorn at Etihad and Richmond, the eventual minor premiers. However, injuries to star forwards Josh Kennedy and Jack Darling saw them struggle, losing 3 games in a row including to Sydney for a second this time at the SCG. However they managed to rebound and stabilise. The Eagle's form at the MCG had long been criticised, and round 17 against an in form Collingwood who had won 7 of the previous matches was seen as a stern test. The match was fairly close throughout, until the Eagles got on top in the last ten minutes of the third quarter to win by a commanding 35 points. The victory was bittersweet, however, as the All-Australian ruckman Nic Naitanui went down with an ACL for the second time after his 2017 injury, putting him out for the rest of the season. In round 22 star midfielder Andrew Gaff was suspended for 8 weeks for a hit on Fremantle player Andrew Brayshaw. Following this many dismissed the Eagles, believing they were unable to win the flag. The following week there was a bright spot in a dark period, as Jeremy McGovern kicked a goal after the siren at Adelaide Oval to pinch the game from Port Adelaide, in similar circumstances to West Coast's win over Port in the 2017 elimination final.

text: The Eagles finished the home and away season second on the ladder with 16 wins and 6 losses - their best result since 2006 - earning the right to host the second qualifying final against third-placed Collingwood at Optus Stadium. Collingwood. led for most of the close, hard-fought match, before the Eagles again pulled away in the last quarter to win by 16 points.

text: In the second preliminary final, the Eagles faced the fifth-placed Melbourne Demons, a team whose impressive end-of-season form had begun with a victory over the Eagles at Optus Stadium in round 22. What was touted as a close-fought match instead became a blowout. West Coast led 10.9.69 to 0.6.6 at half time, Melbourne becoming the first team since 1927 to fail to score a goal in a half of finals football [43]. West Coast eventually won by 66 points, 121 to 55.

text: in the grand final, West Coast again played Collingwood, who had upset Richmond in the first preliminary final the week prior. In a match dubbed an all-time classic [44], Collingwood led by as much as 29 points in the first quarter, but the resilient Eagles managed to claw their way back into the contest, and with just over 2 minutes left, a brilliant play set up by a Jeremy McGovern intercept mark and a further sensational mark by first year player Liam Ryan  saw Dom Sheed score a goal from a tight angle to put the Eagles 4 points in front. The Eagles went on to win 79 to 74, claiming their fourth premiership in front of 100,022 at the MCG. Luke Shuey won the Norm Smith Medal.

text: Finance and ownership[edit]

text: The West Coast Eagles have been owned in full by the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) since 1989. The club was originally owned and operated by Indian Pacific Limited, a publicly listed company that was delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange in 1990 after 75% of the shares were bought out by the WAFC.[45] The last minority shareholders were bought out in 2000. West Coast pay approximately $3 million in rent to the WAFC for the use of Subiaco Oval, and 50–70% of overall profits.[46] In 2001, a South African investment company, Southern African Investments Ltd. (SAIL), had proposed a AUD$25-million deal for a 49-percent stake in the club, with the bid being rejected in 2003.[47] In 2011, it was reported that the AFL had lobbied to take over the ownership of both the Eagles and the Fremantle Football Club from the WAFC.[48]

text: West Coast is currently one of the most financially successful clubs in the AFL, both in terms of revenue and profit.[49][50] In May 2011, the club's total revenue for the previous season was reported as $45.6 million, equal first with Collingwood in the AFL.[51] The club's football department spending over the 2011 season was reported as $18.6 million, second to Collingwood.[52]

text: In the AFL annual report of 2017 the West Coast Eagles were fifth in terms of revenue across the Australian Football League. ($64,013,222) however all other clubs with higher revenue receive monies from poker machines.

text: Without poker income West Coast was number one (as above). Next was Richmond Football Club with $$58m

text: The Profit/loss ledger identified West Coast with a profit of $12,804,032. St Kilda were next with a profit of $5,267,414

text: In terms of assets, West Coast were again number one showing they had around $66m. Next was Hawthorn with $46.7m

text: Membership and attendance[edit]

text:
Number-one ticket-holders

Years
Name
Occupation

1993–1994
Denis McInerney
Car dealer

1995–1996
Ernie Dingo
Television personality

1997–1998
Geoff Christian
Sports journalist

1999–2000
Ray Turner
Businessman

2001–2002
Tony Evans
Former footballer

2003–2004
Dennis Lillee
Former cricketer

2005–2006
Jeff Newman
Television personality

2007–2008
Nigel Satterley
Businessman

2009–2010
Ross Glendinning
Former footballer

2011–2012
Michael Brennan
Former footballer

2013–2014
Rod Moore
Club Doctor

2015–2016
Daniel Ricciardo
F1 Driver

2017–2018
Julie Bishop
Politician

text: The club's 2011 membership of 54,745 people was a club record, and the fourth-highest overall in the AFL. Membership numbers are limited by the capacity of Domain Stadium, which holds 43,500 seats, with 39,000 reserved exclusively for club members. In March 2012, The Weekend West reported that the cost of a West Coast Eagles adult club membership was $283, the most of any club in the AFL.[53] The current waiting list for family memberships is over 9,000 people, with a total waiting list in excess of 20,000 people, or around four years.[54] As of July 2015, the club reached a record high of over 60,000 members. It remains the club with the highest number of members in Western Australia, as well as being the 6th highest in the league.[55]

text: With the advent of the new Optus stadium in 2017 at a cost of $1.8b (includes transport infrastructure) West Coast commenced playing all its home games at the new stadium in 2018. (It should be noted the AFL provided nil funds towards the new stadium even though it is the number one sport played at the stadium and generates significant income for the AFL) The highest individual crowd to watch a game at Optus Stadium is  59,608 which was between West Coast and Melbourne in the preliminary final of 2018.

text: During the 2018 season West Coast had the second highest home ground attendance of any AFL club averaging 53,250 to its 11 home games  (Richmond 61,175 Home Ground MCG capacity over 100,000)

text: Currently  West Coast has a membership of 80,000 however the capacity of Optus Oval is only 60,000

text: The number-one ticket holder is a position in most Australian Football League clubs given to a well-known supporter of the club. The West Coast Eagles' website lists "longevity of service", "passion for the club", "contribution to the community of Western Australia", and "the level at which they are recognised in their chosen profession by the community" as criteria for the position.[56] Number-one ticket holders generally serve for two years.

text: In total, 455,899 people attended West Coast Eagles home games in 2011, equating to an average of 37,992 people per game.[57] The highest-attended home game was against North Melbourne in the elimination final, which was attended by 41,790 people. The highest attendance for any game featuring West Coast was against Collingwood in the 2018 grand final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, attended by 100,022 people. In terms of television audience, on average 519,000 people viewed West Coast Eagles games in 2011, with a high of 1,074,000 viewers for the round 16 game against Geelong.[58]

text: Club identity[edit]

text: Symbols and uniform[edit]

text:
Jumper sponsors andmanufacturers

Span

Manufacturer

Sponsor(s)

1987

Puma

Burswood

1988–90

SGIO

1991–97

SGIO and Hungry Jack's

1997–99

SGIO and BGC

1998–99

SGIO and Hungry Jack's

2000–02

SGIO

2003–11

SGIO and Hungry Jack's

2012–17

SGIO and Bankwest

2018–

ISC

SGIO and Hungry Jack's

text: West Coast's official colours are royal blue and gold. The club had previously used navy blue in place of royal blue between 1999 and 2017, but returned to the club's original colours prior to the 2018 season.[59]

text: The club's current logo features the head of a wedge-tailed eagle in the royal blue and gold colours of the club with the words "West Coast Eagles" written underneath. It was introduced prior to the 2018 season and aimed to present a more realistic portrayal of an eagle than the previous logo.[60] The previous logo, in use between 1999 and 2017, featured a more heavily stylised wedge-tailed eagle. The club's current and former logos have all incorporated a stylised eagle's head, always facing east (i.e. towards the right, where east appears on most maps) to represent the eagle eyeing off its prey in the eastern states.[61]

text: As part of the AFL's Mascot Manor program, a bald eagle club mascot, Rick "The Rock", was created in 2003 to promote the club to junior players. The mascot is in part named after the song.[62] A real wedge-tailed eagle, Auzzie, has performed tricks at West Coast home games since 2007.[63]

text: From 2018, the Eagles' home guernsey will see a return of the club's former 'royal blue' design used prior to 2000, updated to feature the club's new logo.[59][64] The club's away strip, which already uses a variation of this design with the royal blue and gold colours swapped around, will be updated to feature the new logo but will otherwise remain relatively unchanged. Between 2000 and 2015, the club's home jumper design featured a stylised eagle on a tricolour of navy blue, white and gold.[65] This jumper was introduced during the 2000 season along with a much criticised ochre away jumper as part of a rebrand of the club to coincide with the new millennium.[66] The ochre jumper was later dropped at the end of 2002 in favour of an updated version of the club's former royal blue jumper, which was worn during their 1992 and 1994 premierships.[67] Starting in 2010, the Eagles also wore a third, predominantly white guernsey in order to avoid visual clashes with teams who used similar colours.[65] It was dropped as the club's designated clash jumper at the end of 2016, in favour of an updated version of their original 1987 "yellow peril" guernsey.[68] During October 2015, the club announced a navy version of the royal blue jumper would replace the tricolour guernsey as the club's home uniform from 2016, and was used until the introduction of the current design.[69]

text: Partnerships[edit]

text: Puma manufactured the club's uniforms since their inaugural season in 1987, but was replaced by ISC for 2018 and onward.[70] A number of sponsors' logos have featured on West Coast jumpers and shorts. The Burswood Entertainment Complex was the original sponsor for the 1987 season, but SGIO (1988-present), an insurance provider, Hungry Jack's (1991–1999; 2003–2011, 2018–present), a fast food chain; BGC (1997–1998), a construction conglomerate, and Bankwest (2012–2017), a bank, have also served as major sponsors.[71]

text: In June 2018, SGIO announced they shall be ceasing their sponsorship at the end of the 2018 season.[72]

text: As part of West Coast's (and the AFL's in general) efforts to develop the game outside of Australia, the club partners with a number of internationally based football clubs, providing them with guernseys and other equipment. There are currently Eagles-affiliated clubs (also referred to as "sister clubs") in Cambodia (the Cambodian Eagles), Canada (the Toronto Eagles), China (the Shanghai Eagles), Italy (the Milano Eagles), and Sweden (the Karlstad Eagles).[73] West Coast is also responsible for sponsoring FootyWILD, a program similar to Auskick held in KwaZulu-Natal, a province of South Africa.[74]

text: Song[edit]

text: The club's official team song is "We're the Eagles", composed by Kevin Peek, a former member of the progressive rock band Sky, and initially recorded at Peek's studio in Roleystone.[75][76] The original 1987 version, which was played after the 1992 and 1994 grand final victories, featured anti-Victorian verses ("For years, they took the best of us and claimed them for their own... So watch out, all you know-alls, all you wise men from the East") and a different musical structure. It was eventually altered in the mid-1990s. The re-recorded version had new verses added by Ken Walther, who also composed Fremantle's 1995 team song.[77] A modified version of the mid-1990s song has been used since March 2018.[78] Ahead of the Eagles' appearance in the 2015 Grand Final, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra created an orchestral version of the song.[79] "Eagle Rock", a 1971 song recorded by Daddy Cool, is also traditionally played at home games.[80]

text: List of seasons[edit]

text:
Year
№
Coach
Captain
John Worsfold Medal
Leadinggoalkicker
Best Clubman
Emerging Talent Award

1987
8th
Ron Alexander
Ross Glendinning
Steve Malaxos
Ross Glendinning (38)
Glen Bartlett
Chris Mainwaring

1988
4th
John Todd
Ross Glendinning
John Worsfold
Ross Glendinning (73)
Phil Scott
Guy McKenna

1989
11th
John Todd
Murray Rance
Guy McKenna
Peter Sumich (45)
Geoff Miles
Peter Sumich

1990
3rd
Mick Malthouse
Steve Malaxos
Chris Lewis
Peter Sumich (90)
Phil Scott
Dean Kemp

1991
1st
Mick Malthouse
John Worsfold
Craig Turley
Peter Sumich (111)
Chris Waterman
Glen Jakovich

1992
4th
Mick Malthouse
John Worsfold
Dean Kemp
Peter Sumich (82)
David Hynes
Matt Clape

1993
6th
Mick Malthouse
John Worsfold
Glen JakovichDon Pyke
Peter Sumich (76)
John Worsfold
Drew Banfield

1994
1st
Mick Malthouse
John Worsfold
Glen Jakovich
Peter Sumich (49)
Guy McKenna
Shane Bond

1995
5th
Mick Malthouse
John Worsfold
Glen Jakovich
Jason Ball (43)
Michael Brennan
Fraser Gehrig

1996
4th
Mick Malthouse
John Worsfold
Drew Banfield
Mitchell White (37)
Tony Evans
Andrew Donnelly

1997
5th
Mick Malthouse
John Worsfold
Peter Matera
Peter Sumich (33)
Chris Mainwaring
Josh Wooden

1998
7th
Mick Malthouse
John Worsfold
Ashley McIntosh
Fraser Gehrig (42)
John Worsfold
Phillip Read

1999
5th
Mick Malthouse
Guy McKenna
Guy McKenna
Scott Cummings (95)
Dean Kemp
Laurie Bellotti

2000
13th
Ken Judge
Guy McKenna
Glen Jakovich
Phil Matera (49)
Phil Matera
Darren Glass

2001
14th
Ken Judge
Ben Cousins andDean Kemp
Ben Cousins
Troy Wilson (40)
Rowan Jones
Daniel Kerr

2002
8th
John Worsfold
Ben Cousins
Ben Cousins
Phil Matera (46)
Drew Banfield
Chris Judd

2003
7th
John Worsfold
Ben Cousins
Ben Cousins
Phil Matera (62)
Michael Braun
Ashley Sampi

2004
7th
John Worsfold
Ben Cousins
Chris Judd
Phil Matera (61)
Josh Wooden
Mark Seaby

2005
2nd
John Worsfold
Ben Cousins
Ben Cousins
Phil Matera (38)
Andrew Embley
Ashley Hansen

2006
1st
John Worsfold
Chris Judd
Chris Judd
Quinten Lynch (65)
Dean Cox
Jaymie Graham

2007
3rd
John Worsfold
Chris Judd
Darren Glass
Quinten Lynch (52)
Ashley Hansen
Matt Priddis

2008
15th
John Worsfold
Darren Glass
Dean Cox
Ben McKinley (42)
Jaymie Graham
Ben McKinley

2009
11th
John Worsfold
Darren Glass
Darren Glass
Mark LeCras (58)
Beau Waters
Chris Masten

2010
16th
John Worsfold
Darren Glass
Mark LeCras
Mark LeCras (63)
Mark Nicoski
Nic Naitanui

2011
4th
John Worsfold
Darren Glass
Darren Glass
Josh Kennedy (59)
Brett Jones
Luke Shuey

2012
5th
John Worsfold
Darren Glass
Scott Selwood
Jack Darling (53)
Mitch Brown
Jacob Brennan

2013
13th
John Worsfold
Darren Glass
Matt Priddis
Josh Kennedy (60)
Adam Selwood
Scott Lycett

2014
9th
Adam Simpson
Darren Glass
Eric Mackenzie
Josh Kennedy (61)
Sam Butler
Jeremy McGovern

2015
2nd
Adam Simpson
Shannon Hurn
Andrew Gaff
Josh Kennedy (80)
Josh Kennedy
Dom Sheed

2016
6th
Adam Simpson
Shannon Hurn
Luke Shuey
Josh Kennedy (82)
Luke Shuey
Tom Barrass

2017
8th
Adam Simpson
Shannon Hurn
Elliot Yeo
Josh Kennedy (69)
Mark Hutchings
Liam Duggan

2018
2nd
Adam Simpson
Shannon Hurn
Elliot Yeo
Jack Darling (48)
Lewis Jetta
Willie Rioli

text: Club honours[edit]

text: Life members[edit]

text: Players who have played 150 games for the club are automatically inducted as life members of the club. Other players, administrators and coaches that have made an outstanding contribution to the club have also been inducted. No life members were inducted in 2001. The following players, coaches and administrators are life members of the club:

text:
Year of induction
Inductees

1994
Michael Brennan, Dwayne Lamb, Chris Lewis, Chris Mainwaring, John Worsfold (all players)

1995
David Hart, Guy McKenna (both players)

1996
Hank Gloede (property manager), Dean Kemp (player), Bill Sutherland (head trainer)

1997
Mick Malthouse (coach), Peter Matera, Peter Sumich, Chris Waterman (all players)

1998
Brett Heady, Glen Jakovich, Ashley McIntosh

1999
Murray McHenry (chairman)

2000
Drew Banfield, Mitchell White (both players)

2002
Ross Nicholas (marketing manager), Brian Edwards (manager), Ken Fitch, Rod Moore (both team doctors)

2003
Ben Cousins, Don Pyke (both players), Robert Wiley (player and coach)

2004
Karl Langdon, Phil Matera (both players), Trevor Nisbett (CEO)

2005
Michael Braun, Tony Evans, Peter Wilson (all players)

2006
Craig Turley, Ryan Turnbull, David Wirrpanda (all players), David Jones (board member)

2007
Chad Fletcher, Rowan Jones (both players), Brian Dawson (coach), Anna Durante (secretary), Tim Gepp (match committee chairman)

2008
Dean Cox, Andrew Embley, Darren Glass, Daniel Kerr, Phil Scott (all players)

2009
Dalton Gooding (chairman), Nigel Satterley (board member), Adam Hunter, Quinten Lynch (both players)

2010
Jeff Newman

2011
Adam Selwood (player), Richard Godfrey (Chief Operating Officer), Glenn Stewart (High Performance Manager)

2012
Ian Miller, Trevor Woodhouse, John Adams

2013
Matt Priddis, Peter Souris, Chris Summers, Ken Godwin

2014
Shannon Hurn, Matt Rosa, Gary Greer

2015
Mark LeCras

2016
Chris Masten, Josh Kennedy, Sam Butler, Will Schofield, Neil Hamilton, Denis McInerney, Mick Moylan.

2017
Luke Shuey, Andrew Gaff, Jack Darling

2018
Nic Naitanui, Brad Sheppard, Chris Judd, David Hynes, Ross Glendinning.

text: Team of the Decade[edit]

text: In 1996 as part of the AFL's centenary celebrations, and the club's 10-year celebrations, the Eagles named a team of the decade.

text:
Backs:
David Hart
Michael Brennan
Ashley McIntosh

Half Backs:
Guy McKenna
Glen Jakovich
John Worsfold

Centres:
Peter Matera
Dean Kemp
Chris Mainwaring

Half Forwards:
Brett Heady
Mitchell White
Craig Turley

Forwards:
Chris Lewis
Peter Sumich
Tony Evans

Ruck:
Ryan Turnbull
Don Pyke
Dwayne Lamb

Interchange:
Chris Waterman
Steve Malaxos
Peter Wilson

text: Team 20[edit]

text: In 2006 the West Coast Eagles named a greatest team of the past twenty years as part of the club's twentieth anniversary celebrations:

text:
Backs:
David Wirrpanda
Ashley McIntosh
Michael Brennan

Half Backs:
Guy McKenna
Glen Jakovich
John Worsfold (Captain)

Centres:
Peter Matera
Dean Kemp
Chris Mainwaring

Half Forwards:
Brett Heady
Mitchell White
Chris Lewis

Forwards:
Phillip Matera
Peter Sumich
Tony Evans

Ruck:
Dean Cox
Chris Judd
Ben Cousins

Interchange:
Chris Waterman
Drew Banfield
Don Pyke

Dwayne Lamb

Coach:
Michael Malthouse

text: Individual awards[edit]

text: Hall of Fame inductees[edit]

text: The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996:

text:
Ross Glendinning – 2000
John Todd – 2003
Peter Matera – 2006
Dean Kemp – 2007
Glen Jakovich – 2008
Guy McKenna – 2009

text: West Coast Eagles Hall of Fame inductees[edit]

text:
Bill Sutherland (trainer) 2011
Chris Lewis (player) – 2011
Peter Matera (player) – 2011
Dean Kemp (player) – 2011
Glen Jakovich (player) – 2011
Guy McKenna (player) – 2011
John Worsfold (player/coach) – 2011
Mick Malthouse (coach) – 2011
Michael Brennan (player) – 2014
Brett Heady (player) – 2014
Chris Mainwaring (player) – 2014
Ashley McIntosh (player) – 2014
Peter Sumich (player) – 2014
Trevor Nisbett (administrator) – 2014

text: Brownlow Medal winners[edit]

text: The Brownlow Medal is awarded to the best player in the competition during the home-and-away season as voted by the umpires:

text:
Chris Judd (2004)
Ben Cousins (2005)
Matt Priddis (2014)

text:
Craig Turley (1991)
Peter Matera (1994, 1997)
Ben Cousins  (2003 (equal))
Daniel Kerr (2005, 2007)
Matt Priddis (2015)

text: AFLPA Awards[edit]

text: The Leigh Matthews Trophy is awarded to the best player in the competition as voted by the AFL Players Association:

text:
Ben Cousins – 2005
Chris Judd – 2006

text: The Best Captain Award is awarded to the best captain as voted by the AFL Players Association:

text: Ross Glendinning – 1988

text: The Best First-Year Player Award is awarded to the best first-year player as voted by the AFL Players Association:

text:
Daniel Kerr – 2001
Chris Judd – 2002

text: Norm Smith Medal winners[edit]

text: The Norm Smith Medal is awarded to the player judged best-on-ground in the AFL Grand Final:

text:
Peter Matera – 1992
Dean Kemp – 1994
Chris Judd – 2005 (losing side)
Andrew Embley – 2006
Luke Shuey – 2018

text: Coleman Medal winners[edit]

text: The Coleman Medal is awarded to the player who kicks the most goals in the AFL competition during the home-and-away season:

text:
Scott Cummings (88 goals) – 1999
Josh Kennedy (75 goals) – 2015
Josh Kennedy (80 goals) – 2016

text: AFL Rising Star winners[edit]

text: The AFL Rising Star is awarded to the best rookie player in the competition during a particular season:

text: Ben Cousins – 1996

text: Goal of the Year winners[edit]

text: The Goal of the Year is awarded to the player judged to have kicked the best goal during a particular season:

text:
Ben Cousins – 1999
Mark Merenda – 2001
Daniel Kerr – 2003
Chris Judd – 2005

text: Mark of the Year winners[edit]

text: The Mark of the Year is awarded to the player judged to have taken the best mark during a particular season:

text:
Ashley Sampi – 2004
Nic Naitanui – 2015

text: All-Australian selection[edit]

text: The All-Australian team is a representative team consisting of the best players during a particular season. Prior to 1991 it was awarded to the best players in each interstate football carnival.[82]

text:
Year
Eagles Players & Coaches Selected

1987
Phil Narkle

1988
Steve Malaxos

1991
Guy McKenna, Chris Mainwaring, Peter Matera, Craig Turley, Mick Malthouse (coach)

1992
Dean Kemp

1993
Peter Matera, Guy McKenna

1994
Peter Matera, Guy McKenna, David Hart, Glen Jakovich

1995
Glen Jakovich

1996
Peter Matera, Chris Mainwaring, Mitchell White

1997
Peter Matera, Fraser Gehrig

1998
Ben Cousins, Ashley McIntosh

1999
Ben Cousins

2001
Ben Cousins

2002
Ben Cousins

2003
Michael Gardiner, Phil Matera

2004
Chad Fletcher, Chris Judd

2005
Ben Cousins (vice-captain), Dean Cox, David Wirrpanda

2006
Ben Cousins, Chris Judd, Dean Cox, Darren Glass, John Worsfold (coach)

2007
Dean Cox, Darren Glass, Daniel Kerr

2008
Dean Cox

2010
Mark LeCras

2011
Dean Cox, Darren Glass

2012
Dean Cox, Darren Glass (captain), Nic Naitanui, Beau Waters

2015
Matt Priddis, Josh Kennedy (vice-captain), Andrew Gaff

2016
Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern

2017
Josh Kennedy (vice-captain), Jeremy McGovern, Elliot Yeo

2018
Shannon Hurn, Jeremy McGovern, Andrew Gaff, Adam Simpson (coach)

text: VFL Team of the Year[edit]

text: Prior to 1991 the VFL Team of the Year was announced each year, consisting of the best players during that season in the Victorian Football League.[82]

text:
Year
Eagles players selected

1987
Ross Glendinning

1988
John Worsfold

1989
Guy McKenna

1990
John Worsfold, Chris Lewis

text: Players and staff[edit]

text: Squad[edit]

text:
West Coast Eaglesviewtalkedit

Senior list

Rookie list

Coaching staff

 1  Liam Ryan
 3  Andrew Gaff
 4  Dom Sheed
 5  Brad Sheppard
 6  Elliot Yeo
 7  Chris Masten
 8  Jack Redden
 9  Nic Naitanui
10  Jarrod Brander
12  Oscar Allen
13  Luke Shuey (vc)
14  Liam Duggan
15  Jamie Cripps
17  Josh Kennedy (vc)
18  Daniel Venables
19  Nathan Vardy
20  Jeremy McGovern
21  Jack Petruccelle

22  Hamish Brayshaw
23  Lewis Jetta
25  Shannon Hurn (c)
27  Jack Darling
28  Tom Cole
30  Jackson Nelson
31  Will Schofield
33  Brayden Ainsworth
34  Mark Hutchings
35  Josh Rotham
37  Tom Barrass
38  Kurt Mutimer
41  Brendon Ah Chee
43  Matthew Allen
44  Willie Rioli
45  Jake Waterman
 Tom Hickey

26  Francis Watson (B)
36  Fraser McInnes
 Patrick Bines (B)
 Brodie Riach (B)

Head coach

Adam Simpson
Assistant coaches

Jaymie Graham (forwards)
TBA (midfield)
Nathan van Berlo (midfield and stoppages/Structure )
Daniel Pratt (backline and defensive coordinator)
Matt Rosa  (Stoppage & Structure Coach)
Chance Bateman (Forward Coach)
Adrian Hickmott (contested ball coordinator)
Luke Webster (reserves coach)
Drew Petrie (TBA)
Luke Dwyer  (TBA)
Adam Selwood (academy coach )

Legend:
(c) Captain(s)
(vc) Vice captain(s)
(B) Category B rookie

Updated: 10 October 2018Source(s): seniors, rookies, coaches

text: Coaching staff[edit]

text:
Coaching staff[83]

Senior coach
Assistant coaches
Strategy coach

Adam Simpsonappointed 2013
Sam Mitchellappointed 2018
Nathan Van Berloappointed 2018
Adrian Hickmottappointed 2013
TBA

Development coaches
Strength andconditioning coach

Gavin Bellappointed 2008
Daniel Prattappointed 2013
Adam Selwoodappointed 2013
Jaymie Grahamappointed 2013
Warren Kofoedappointed 2008

text: Club officials[edit]

text:
Club officials[84]

Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer

Russell Gibbsappointed 2016
Peter Carterappointed 2016
Trevor Nisbettappointed 1999
Richard Godfreyappointed 2009
Amanda Coxappointed 2005

Directors[85]

Maryna Fewsterelected 2015
Chris Whartonelected 2013
Paul Fitzpartickelected 2015

text: Rivalries[edit]

text: The club's strongest rivalry is with the Fremantle Football Club, the only other AFL club based in Western Australia. The two teams play off in the Western Derby twice each home-and-away season. Overall, 42 derbies have been played, with the Eagles winning 22 and Fremantle winning 20.[86] Derbies usually incorporate a sold-out crowd: the average crowd since the first derby was held in 1995 has been 39,910 people per game, with the average crowd for the past ten games 40,587 people per game, out of a total ground capacity of 43,600 people.[87]

text: The club's earliest rivalry was with VFL powerhouse the Hawthorn Hawks. This rivalry stemmed from a series of memorable matches in the early 1990s, most notably the 1991 Grand Final. It was considered the first ever interstate rivalry in the competition, although it had fallen to irrelevance in later years.[88] 24 years later in 2015, the two clubs met again in another grand Final.

text: Other rivalries include with Essendon,[89] and a rivalry with the Sydney Swans, which stems from a series of six matches between 2005 and 2007, including both the 2005 and 2006 Grand Finals, in which the total points difference was 13, the lowest of all-time. This sequence included three one-point matches between the 2006 qualifying final and round one of the 2007 season.[90]

text: Game and ladder records[edit]

text:
Biggest winning margin: 135 points - 26.21 (177) vs. Adelaide 5.12 (42), Subiaco Oval, 13 August 1995
Biggest losing margin: 142 points - 1.12 (18) vs. Essendon 25.10 (160), Windy Hill, 15 July 1989
Highest score: 29.18 (192) vs. Brisbane Bears, W.A.C.A., 17 April 1988
Lowest score: 1.12 (18) vs. Essendon, Windy Hill, 15 July 1989
Highest score conceded: 30.21 (201) vs. Sydney, S.C.G., 19 July 1987
Lowest score conceded: 2.8 (20) vs. Melbourne, Subiaco Oval, 24 March 1991
Highest aggregate score: 295 vs. Carlton, Princes Park, 18 April 1987
Lowest aggregate score: 76 vs. Footscray, Whitten Oval, 23 August 1992
Most goals in a match: Scott Cummings, 14 goals vs. Adelaide, W.A.C.A., 1 April 2000
Highest crowd: 100,022 vs. Collingwood, MCG, 29 September 2018
Lowest crowd: 4859 vs. Brisbane Bears, Carrara, 16 August 1987
Highest WA crowd: 59,608 vs. Melbourne, Perth Stadium, 22nd September, 2018
Lowest WA crowd: 12,803 vs. St. Kilda, W.A.C.A., 12 May 1988
Highest home-and-away season crowd: 62,957 vs. Collingwood, MCG, 23 June 2012

text: VFL/AFL finishing positions (1987–present)[edit]

text:
Finishing Position
Year (Finals in Bold)
Tally

1st (Premiers)
1992, 1994, 2006, 2018
4

2nd (Runner Up)
1991, 2005, 2015
3

3rd
1990
1

4th
1993, 2011
2

5th
1988, 1996, 2007, 2012
4

6th
1995, 1997, 1999, 2017
4

7th
1998, 2016
2

8th
1987, 2002, 2003, 2004
4

9th
2014
1

10th
nil
0

11th
1989, 2009
2

12th
nil
0

13th
2000, 2013
2

14th
2001
1

15th
2008
1

16th
2010
1

17th
nil
0

18th
nil
0

text: Win-loss record[edit]

text:
West Coast Eagles's win-loss record against other VFL/AFL clubs

Club

T

W

L

D

Win%

Adelaide

46
25
21
0
54.35

Brisbane Bears†

16
13
2
1
84.38

Brisbane Lions

33
23
10
0
69.69

Carlton

44
23
21
2
52.27

Collingwood

51
26
24
1
52.0

Essendon

52
23
29
0
44.29

Fitzroy†

15
9
6
0
60.00

Fremantle

48
28
20
0
58.33

Geelong

51
26
24
1
51.96

Gold Coast

9
8
1
1
85.00

Greater Western Sydney

10
7
3
0
70.00

Hawthorn

50
27
23
0
54.00

Melbourne

51
34
17
0
64.70

North Melbourne

48
27
22
0
55.10

Port Adelaide

33
15
18
0
45.45

Richmond

43
26
17
0
61.46

St Kilda

48
29
18
1
60.5

Sydney

50
21
29
0
42.00

Western Bulldogs

54
35
18
1
65.09

Totals

752

423

323

6

56.45

text:
Key

W

Wins

L

Losses

D

Draws

T

Total

Win%

Winning percentage

†

Defunct club

text:
West Coast Eagles Football Club finals series match record

Opponent

Played

Won

Lost

Draw

Most recent final

Adelaide

4

2

2

0

2006 preliminary final

Carlton

3

2

1

0

2011 semi final

Collingwood

8

3

4

1

2018 grand final

Essendon

5

0

5

0

2002 elimination final

Geelong

5

4

1

0

2011 preliminary final

GWS

1

0

1

0

2017 semi final

Hawthorn

5

2

3

0

2015 grand final

Melbourne

5

4

1

0

2018 preliminary final

North Melbourne

5

3

2

0

2015 preliminary final

Port Adelaide

2

1

1

0

2017 elimination final

Sydney

5

2

3

0

2006 grand final

Western Bulldogs

4

2

2

0

2016 elimination final

Overall

52

25 (48%)

26 (51%)

1 (2%)


document_title: Doctrine of lapse

question_text: doctrine of lapse was one of the cause for which rebelion

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text: Doctrine of lapse

text: History[edit]

text: At the time of its adoption, the British East India Company had imperial administrative jurisdiction over wide regions of the subcontinent. The company took over the princely states of Satara (1848), Jaitpur and Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855) and Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) under the terms of the doctrine of lapse. Oudh (1856) is widely believed to have been annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse. However it was annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the pretext of mis-governance. Mostly claiming that the ruler was not ruling properly, the Company added about four million pounds sterling to its annual revenue by virtue of this doctrine.[2] Udaipur State, however, would have local rule reinstated by the British in 1860.[3]

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text: With the increasing power of the East India Company, discontent simmered among many sections of Indian society and the largely indigenous armed forces; these rallied behind the deposed dynasties during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. Following the rebellion, in 1858, the new British Viceroy of India, whose rule replaced that of the British East India Company, renounced the doctrine.[4]

text: The princely state of Kittur was taken over by the East India Company in 1824 by imposing a 'doctrine of lapse'. So it is debatable whether it was devised by Lord Dalhousie in 1848, though he arguably made it official by documenting it. Dalhousie's annexations and the doctrine of lapse had caused suspicion and uneasiness among most ruling princes in India.

text: Doctrine of lapse before Dalhousie[edit]

text: Dalhousie applied the doctrine of lapse vigorously for annexing Indian princely states, but the policy was not solely of his invention. The Court of Directors of the East India Company had articulated this early in 1834.[5] As per this policy, the Company annexed Mandvi in 1839, Kolaba and Jalaun in 1840 and Surat in 1842.

text: Princely states annexed under the doctrine[edit]

text:
Angul (1848)
Arcot (1855)
Banda (1858)
Guler (1813)
Jaintia (1835)
Jaitpur (1849)
Jalaun (1840)
Jaswan (1849)
Jhansi (1854)
Kachari (1830)
Kangra (1846)
Kannanur (1819)
Kittur (1824)
Kodagu (1834)
Kolaba (1840)
Kozhikode (1806)
Kullu (1846)
Kurnool (1839)
Kutlehar (1825)
Makrai (1890); local rule reinstated by the British in 1893
Nagpur (1854)
Nargund (1858)
Oudh (1854)
Punjab (1849)
Ramgarh (1858)
Sambalpur (1849)
Satara (1848)
Surat (1842)
Siba (1849)
Tanjore (1855)
Tulsipur (1854)
Udaipur, Chhattisgarh (1854); local rule reinstated by the British in 1860

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document_title: List of largest California cities by population

question_text: what are the 4 largest cities in california

text: This is a list of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. State of California ranked by population, based on estimates for July 1, 2015 by the United States Census Bureau.[1]

text: Note: The population figures are for the incorporated areas of the listed cities, as opposed to metropolitan areas, urban areas, or counties. Also, the United States Census Bureau and the California Department of Finance use different methods for estimating population, so state estimates will differ from those given here.

text:
Rank
City
Population
County
Image
Description

1
Los Angeles
3,971,883
Los Angeles

Los Angeles is one of the world's centers of media, business, and international trade. It is the second most-populous city in the United States. It is also the home to renowned institutions covering a broad range of educational and professional fields, and it is one of the most substantial economic engines of the United States. Los Angeles (and its Hollywood district) leads the world in producing entertainment such as motion pictures, television, and recorded music.

2
San Diego
1,394,928
San Diego

San Diego sits in the extreme south of California on the border with Mexico. The city has miles of beaches and a number of U.S. military facilities as well as the world's busiest land border crossing. It is known as "the birthplace of California" since it was the first European landfall and the first European settlement in present-day California. The city's economy largely relies on US defense and military-related industries, tourism, and some international trade. It is home to a number of institutions of higher learning, including the University of California, San Diego, the University of San Diego, San Diego State University, NewSchool of Architecture + Design, and Point Loma Nazarene University.

3
San Jose
1,026,908
Santa Clara

San Jose was founded on November 29, 1777, as one of the first towns in the Spanish colony of Nueva California, which later became Alta California.[2] The town of San Jose served 1849–1851 as the first state capital, when California gained statehood in 1850.[3] After more than 150 years as an agricultural center, San Jose grew due to demand for housing from soldiers returning from World War II, as well as the city's aggressive expansion policy during the 1950s and 1960s as it annexed large portions of land area which helped increase its population. By the 1990s, San Jose's location within the then-booming local technology industry earned the city the nickname Capital of Silicon Valley, and it hosts several prominent technology companies including Adobe Systems and Cisco Systems. San Jose is home to the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks in addition to Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes, as well as San Jose State University.

4
San Francisco
864,816
San Francisco

San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination renowned for its beauty, cosmopolitan flair, steep rolling hills, and eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture. The city is surrounded by water on three sides and has many famous landmarks, such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Palace of Fine Arts, the cable cars and streetcars, Coit Tower, and Chinatown. The city is well known for its left-wing politics and its diverse population, including large and long-established Asian American and LGBT communities. It is the most densely populated major city in California and is the second most densely populated major city in the United States, only after New York City. It is also the only consolidated city-county in the state of California. San Francisco is also home to the largest social media, technology, and biotech industries in the world. The City is also ranked the most expensive city in the United States and stands third in the world.

5
Fresno
520,052
Fresno

Fresno is at the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, a leading agricultural area of the United States and the world. Fresno is the closest major city to Yosemite National Park and Sequoia National Park. Fresno is the largest inland city in California. It is the home of California State University, Fresno. Fresno is also noted for its large Hmong and Armenian-American communities.

6
Sacramento
490,712
Sacramento

Sacramento has been the state capital of California since 1854. Once the state's second largest city, Sacramento was a major distribution center during the California Gold Rush and was the western terminus of the Pony Express. The American River, where gold was first discovered in California in the middle of the 19th century, flows through the city. In the market boom between 2003 and 2008, the population of the metropolitan area reached close to 2.5 million people as suburbs such as Roseville, Lincoln, and Elk Grove grew, making the Sacramento region the largest region in the California's Central Valley. According to the 2010 census, Sacramento is the nineteenth most-populous metropolitan area in the United States. Sacramento is home to the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings. California State University, Sacramento is situated in the city.

7
Long Beach
474,140
Los Angeles

Long Beach is a coastal city in the Greater Los Angeles area metropolitan area. Long Beach partially borders the city of Los Angeles to its west and is home to the Grand Prix of Long Beach and the RMS Queen Mary, which is docked in Long Beach Harbor. The Port of Long Beach is one of the world's largest shipping ports. The city also has a large oil industry; oil is found both underground and offshore. Manufacturers include aircraft, automobile parts, electronic and audiovisual equipment. It is also home to the headquarters for corporations such as Epson America, Molina Healthcare, and Scan Health Care. Long Beach has grown with the development of high-technology and aerospace industries in the area. The California State University system headquarters are in Long Beach, as is the second largest campus of the 23-school system, California State University, Long Beach.

8
Oakland
419,267
Alameda

Oakland is a major West Coast port and is home to several major corporations, including Kaiser Permanente and Clorox, as well as being the corporate headquarters for nationwide businesses like Dreyer's and Cost Plus World Markets. Attractions include Jack London Square, the Oakland Museum of California, the Chabot Space and Science Center, Lake Merritt, the East Bay Regional Park District ridge line parks and preserves, and Chinatown. Oakland is also the home city of three of the Bay Area's major league sports teams—Major League Baseball's Oakland A's, the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League, and the National Basketball Association's Golden State Warriors, with the first two teams playing their home games as O.co Coliseum, while the Warriors play their home games at Oracle Arena.

9
Bakersfield
373,640
Kern

Bakersfield sits at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, an especially petroleum-rich area of California. Bakersfield is known for its musical achievements such as its own country genre called the "Bakersfield sound". Bakersfield is also in close proximity with the Sequoia National Forest.

10
Anaheim
350,742
Orange

Anaheim is the most populous city in Orange County and second largest in terms of land area (after Irvine); it is known for the location of the Disneyland Resort, sports teams(such as the Anaheim Ducks, which is located at the Honda Center), and its convention center.

11
Santa Ana
334,909
Orange

Santa Ana is the county seat of Orange County and home to the famous Bowers Museum, and Discovery Science Center.
(Note: Photo shown is of South Coast arts district located in nearby Costa Mesa, CA. Santa Ana is located approximately 1/2 mile north of buildings in photo.)

12
Riverside
322,424
Riverside

Riverside is the most populous city of Southern California's Inland Empire region. Riverside is the birthplace of California's citrus industry and home to the University of California, Riverside (UCR). Its downtown is home to the Mission Inn, one of two historic landmark hotels in California. The Mission Inn Festival of Lights is said to be the third largest Christmas lights display in the nation.[citation needed]

13
Stockton
305,658
San Joaquin

Stockton is at the heart of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is sometimes considered the divider between the Sacramento Valley and the San Joaquin Valley. For much of the later 19th century, starting with the Gold Rush, Stockton was one of the largest cities in the state, for a while the third largest city. With a sea port on the San Joaquin River, it was an important agricultural and shipping center, roles which it continues to fulfill. Stockton is the home of the University of the Pacific.

14
Chula Vista
265,757
San Diego

A South Bay suburban city of San Diego, Chula Vista is just 7 miles (11 km) from the Mexican border. It is one of the most economically and culturally diverse cities in Southern California. It is the second largest city in California not near a river (San Francisco is the first).

15
Irvine
256,927
Orange

Irvine is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Irvine is home to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and to a number of corporations, particularly in the technology sector. It is regarded for its good schools, jobs and housing by CNNMoney.com, for low crime by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Census Bureau ranks Irvine highly in median income.

16
Fremont
232,206
Alameda

Fremont was created as a single city in 1956, from the unification of several unincorporated communities that had historically been small but grew rapidly in the years after World War II. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area just north of San Jose/Silicon Valley in the East Bay. Fremont is home to the Tesla Factory, producing electric cars.

17
San Bernardino
216,108
San Bernardino

San Bernardino is the second largest city in the Inland Empire metropolitan area of California, and the county seat of San Bernardino County, the largest county in geographic area in the 48 contiguous states. San Bernardino is home to California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) and a number of corporations in addition to the San Bernardino International Airport. San Bernardino is the gateway to the San Bernardino Mountains, including its ski resorts and numerous lakes.

18
Modesto
211,266
Stanislaus

Modesto is in the center of the Central Valley east of San Francisco and south of the capital Sacramento. The city is surrounded by fertile farmland. Its population is growing fast due to affordable housing in the area and is quickly becoming a bedroom community for commuters to Sacramento, Fresno, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

19
Fontana
207,460
San Bernardino

Founded in 1913, Fontana remained rural until a Kaiser Steel mill was built during World War II. The city is now a regional hub of the trucking industry, and home of the California Speedway.

20
Oxnard
207,254
Ventura

Oxnard is one of only a handful of cities in the state that is the largest in its county, but not the county seat. It is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the strawberry and lima bean capital of California. Oxnard has a scenic, relatively uncrowded coastline.

21
Moreno Valley
204,198
Riverside

Incorporated in 1984, Moreno Valley lies 65 miles (105 km) east of downtown Los Angeles, just north of Lake Perris. The city is home to the March Air Reserve Base.

22
Huntington Beach
201,899
Orange

This Orange County coastal city is best known for its 8.5-mile (13.7 km) beach. Huntington Beach is often referred to as "Surf City" due to its long association with the sport of surfing.

23
Glendale
201,020
Los Angeles

Glendale is the focal point of the Verdugo Mountains subregion and is home to a large Armenian-American community.

24
Santa Clarita
182,371
Los Angeles

Six Flags Magic Mountain is just outside Santa Clarita. The city was incorporated in 1987 as the union of several previously existing communities, including Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia.

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Oceanside
175,691
San Diego

The largest city in San Diego's North County, Oceanside is home to the longest wooden pier on the West Coast and is directly south of Camp Pendleton, the busiest military base in the United States.

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Garden Grove
175,393
Orange

Garden Grove is home to the second-largest Vietnamese American community, as well as the Crystal Cathedral.

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Rancho Cucamonga
175,236
San Bernardino

Rancho Cucamonga was incorporated in 1977, as a result of a vote among the residents of the unincorporated communities of Alta Loma, Cucamonga, and Etiwanda.[4] The city was ranked #42 in 'Money's "Best Places to Live in America 2006".[5]

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Santa Rosa
175,155
Sonoma

Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and the Redwood Empire. The county seat of Sonoma County since 1854, it grew as a center of agriculture, shipping, and industry. It is today still an important local center of business and tourism. The city actually suffered the most destruction of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which destroyed Santa Rosa's entire downtown. Notable residents have included famed horticulturalist Luther Burbank and Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz.

29
Ontario
171,214
San Bernardino

Ontario is the third principal city of the Inland Empire area of California, home to Ontario International Airport and the region's largest shopping mall, Ontario Mills.

30
Elk Grove
166,913
Sacramento

Elk Grove was a sleepy suburb of Sacramento until the housing boom of the 1990s and 2000s. Between the decades, the population has nearly tripled from around 50,000 to more than 150,000 inhabitants. The population has grown so much that Elk Grove has surpassed all of the other suburbs in size and inhabitants. The city was rated the fastest growing city in the United States in 2006. About 15 miles (24 km) from downtown Sacramento, Elk Grove has emerged as a popular place for young families to live and commute to the job centers of the area.

31
Corona
164,226
Riverside

Corona is one of the cities farthest west in the Inland Empire of Southern California. It is known as the "Circle City" due to Grand Boulevard's 3-mile (5 km) circular layout. It is one of the greatest residential cities in the Inland Empire, but also has a large industrial portion on the northern half. It is the headquarters of companies such as Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Hansen Natural Corporation, Watson Pharmaceuticals, and West Coast Customs (featured on MTV's Pimp My Ride).

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Lancaster
161,103
Los Angeles

Lancaster started as a stop on the Union Pacific Railroad, and has grown into the fifth largest city in Los Angeles County. It began as a small farming community, and has since acquired a large and prosperous technology-driven sub-culture. Located in "Aerospace Valley", it has always been on the cutting edge of technology, and is now aiming to become the nation's first net-zero city.[citation needed]

33
Palmdale
158,351
Los Angeles

Commonly referred to as the "Aerospace Capital of America", Palmdale is the birthplace of the Space Shuttle, X-15, B-2 Spirit, F-117 Nighthawk, F-35 Lightning II, SR-71 Blackbird, Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, and many other aircraft that have been used in the United States Air Force, NASA and air forces and airlines around the world. It is the sixth largest city in Los Angeles County and one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.

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Hayward
158,289
Alameda

Hayward was an historic salt and agricultural processing center. Sea salt brand produced in Hayward were Oliver Brothers and Leslie Salt. In food processing, Hunt Brothers' Cannery (later Hunt-Wesson Foods) produced canned and bottled tomato products, as well as canned peaches, apricots, and fruit cocktail. Since 1957 it has been the home of California State University, East Bay.

35
Salinas
157,380
Monterey

Salinas is an agricultural center and the hometown of famed writer and Nobel Laureate John Steinbeck.

36
Pomona
153,266
Los Angeles

Pomona is located between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley. The city is home of the Fairplex, which hosts the Los Angeles County Fair, the largest county fair in the United States, among others. It is home to the second largest polytechnic university in the United States, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

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Sunnyvale
151,754
Santa Clara

Part of the Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale is home to several large tech company headquarters such as AMD and Yahoo!.

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Escondido
151,451
San Diego

Situated in San Diego's North County region, Escondido is home to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

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Torrance
148,475
Los Angeles

Torrance, 21 square miles (54 km2), is situated 11 miles (18 km) south of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 8 miles (13 km) north of the Port of Los Angeles, 30 miles (48 km) west of Disneyland and bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the west with 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of beach. Incorporated in 1921, it is the eighth largest city in Los Angeles County. Torrance averages 12.55 inches (319 mm) of rainfall per year.[6]

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Pasadena
142,250
Los Angeles

Pasadena is famous for hosting the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football game. The city is home to many scientific and cultural institutions such as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Art Center College of Design, and the California Institute of Technology.

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Orange
140,992
Orange

Unusual for cities in Orange County, Orange preserved many of its homes that were built prior to the 1960s, now located in the city's Old Towne District, whereas many other cities in the region demolished such houses in the 1960s. Orange is the home of Chapman University.

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Fullerton
140,847
Orange

Historically, Fullerton was a center of agriculture, petroleum extraction, transportation, and manufacturing. It is home to several educational institutions, notably the California State University, Fullerton and Fullerton College.

43
Roseville
130,269
Placer

Roseville is a suburb of Sacramento. It is very family oriented with many parks, bike trails, water parks etc., and in 2006 Roseville was named the healthiest city in America. Roseville is known for its high-end shopping including the Fountains, the Galleria (one of the biggest malls in northern California), and more.

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Visalia
130,104
Tulare

Visalia is the oldest city between Stockton and Los Angeles.

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Thousand Oaks
129,339
Ventura

Named after the many oak trees that grace the area, Thousand Oaks is the largest city in the Conejo Valley area.

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Simi Valley
126,788
Ventura

Simi Valley is a bedroom community located in a valley of the same name. It is the site of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

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Concord
128,667
Contra Costa

Concord is a major regional suburban East Bay center within the San Francisco Bay Area. The former Concord Naval Weapons Station was located to the north of the city.

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Santa Clara
126,215
Santa Clara

Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley and is home to the headquarters of Intel, Applied Materials, Sun Microsystems, NVIDIA, Agilent Technologies, and many other high-tech companies. It also is home to one of the largest theme parks in northern California, California's Great America, and to Levi's Stadium, a football stadium that currently serves as the home of the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers.

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Victorville
122,225
San Bernardino

Victorville is located in the Victor Valley, at the southwestern edge of the Mojave Desert. It is the site of the Southern California Logistics Airport, formerly George Air Force Base before it was converted to civilian use.

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Vallejo
121,253
Solano

Vallejo was home of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, one of the most important naval shipyards in the country, from the 1850s until its closure in the 1990s. It was very briefly the capital of California in 1852. It is the largest city in Solano County, and the home of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.

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Berkeley
120,972
Alameda

Noted as one of the most politically liberal in the nation, the city is home to the University of California, Berkeley, the oldest of the University of California system.

52
El Monte
116,732
Los Angeles

El Monte lies in the San Gabriel Valley region and was formerly a crossroad along the Old Spanish Trail. It is home to Penske Motor Group, one of the largest car dealerships in the world.

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Downey
114,219
Los Angeles

Located southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Downey is the birthplace of the Apollo space program and the site of the oldest surviving McDonald's restaurant.

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Carlsbad
113,453
San Diego

Carlsbad is an affluent, coastal resort city in the North San Diego County region. The city is mainly known for shopping, tourism, a booming high-tech industry, and resort living.

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Costa Mesa
113,204
Orange

Since its incorporation in 1953, Costa Mesa has grown from a semi-rural farming community to a primarily suburban city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light manufacturing.

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Fairfield
112,970
Solano

Fairfield is the county seat of Solano County, but not the largest city in the county, which is Vallejo. It is the home of Travis Air Force Base and the Jelly Belly jelly bean factory.

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Temecula
112,011
Riverside

Forming the southwestern anchor of the Inland Empire region, Temecula is the heart of the Temecula Valley wine region.

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Inglewood
111,666
Los Angeles

Located southwest of downtown Los Angeles, Inglewood is home to the world-famous The Forum arena, landmark Randy's Donuts and the future Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park, home of the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers.

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Antioch
110,542
Contra Costa

Located along the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and known as "The Gateway to the Delta", Antioch is a suburb of San Francisco, Oakland, and the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area. The town has seen an enormous amount of growth in the last 30 years, as the population of the Bay Area continues to grow, and real estate prices force families to move towards the outskirts of the Bay Area. In fact, it is located close enough to the Sacramento Metropolitan area that it can be seen to serve as a suburb of both Sacramento and the Bay Area.

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Murrieta
109,830
Riverside

Formerly just a small unincorporated town in the Inland Empire, Murrieta has become one of the fastest growing cities in the state. It is now largely a commuter town, with many of its residents commuting to jobs in San Diego County, Orange County, and the neighboring city of Temecula.

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Richmond
109,708
Contra Costa

Richmond is located in western Contra Costa County along the eastern shores of San Francisco Bay. It has been called a company town based on its relationship with the Chevron Corporation, and it is the site of the Chevron Richmond Refinery.

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Ventura
109,708
Ventura

Ventura, officially the City of San Buenaventura, is the county seat of Ventura County. Ventura Harbor is home to the headquarters of Channel Islands National Park, and boats to the Channel Islands depart from there daily.

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West Covina
108,484
Los Angeles

West Covina is a mostly middle class suburb located east of downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley.

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Norwalk
107,140
Los Angeles

Norwalk is located southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is home to Cerritos College.

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Daly City
106,562
San Mateo

San Francisco's southern neighbor, Daly City houses the famous Cow Palace (which many people mistakenly believe is in San Francisco), as well as the largest Filipino population outside of the Philippines.

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Burbank
105,319
Los Angeles

Burbank is nicknamed the "Media Capital of the World"[7] for being the home of many media and entertainment production companies, including Warner Bros. Entertainment, Warner Music Group, NBC Universal, The Walt Disney Company, ABC, Cartoon Network Studios, and Nickelodeon.

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Santa Maria
105,093
Santa Barbara

Santa Maria, the largest city in Santa Barbara County, is in the heart of the Santa Maria Valley wine region and is known for their famous Santa Maria Style Barbecue. Allan Hancock College, and St. Joseph High School are in the city.

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Clovis
104,180
Fresno

Clovis is the second largest city in Fresno County. Lying at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, which includes Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia national parks, Clovis has been known as the "Gateway to the Sierras".

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El Cajon
103,679
San Diego

El Cajon is located east of San Diego. Nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains, the city has acquired the nickname of "The Big Box".[8]

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San Mateo
103,536
San Mateo

San Mateo is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula.

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Rialto
103,132
San Bernardino

Rialto is home to four major regional distribution centers: Staples, Inc., which serves stores across the entire West Coast of the United States, Toys "R" Us, FedEx, and Target

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Vista
100,890
San Diego

Vista is located just 7 miles (11 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean in northern San Diego County. The city has more than 25 educational institutions, and a business park home to over 800 companies.

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Jurupa Valley
100,314
Riverside

Jurupa Valley was incorporated July 1, 2011.

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Compton
98,462
Los Angeles

An inner suburb of Los Angeles, Compton is known for its large African American and Latino communities. The city is home to Richland Farms, one of the last urban farming communities in the Los Angeles metro area, and is also almost universally considered to be the birthplace of gangsta rap.

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Mission Viejo
97,156
Orange

Located in southern Orange County in the Saddleback Valley, Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest master-planned communities ever built under a single project in the United States. The city is mainly residential, although there are a number of offices and businesses within its city limits.

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Vacaville
96,803
Solano

Vacaville is located nearly halfway between Sacramento and San Francisco. It is home to several biotechnology/pharmaceutical facilities.

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South Gate
96,401
Los Angeles

Located southeast of downtown Los Angeles, South Gate is part of the Gateway Cities region of Los Angeles County. In 1990, South Gate was one of ten U.S. communities to receive the All-America City Award from the National Civic League.[9]

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Hesperia
93,295
San Bernardino

Hesperia is located in the High Desert region of the Mojave Desert 15 miles (24 km) north of San Bernardino.

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Carson
93,281
Los Angeles

Carson is a suburb in the South Bay region of Greater Los Angeles. It is home of California State University, Dominguez Hills, and the StubHub Center sports complex, housing both of the Major League Soccer teams for Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Galaxy.

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Santa Monica
93,220
Los Angeles

Santa Monica, a famed beachfront city surrounded on three sides by Los Angeles, is home to a mixture of affluent, single-family neighborhoods, renters, surfers, young professionals, and students. It is the site of the world-famous Santa Monica Pier.

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San Marcos
92,931
San Diego

San Marcos is a suburb of San Diego and home of California State University, San Marcos.

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Westminster
92,114
Orange

Westminster is known for its Vietnamese American community, one of the largest in the United States.

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Santa Barbara
91,842
Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara is a popular tourist and resort coastal city, known for its downtown Moorish-Spanish style architecture, coastal weather, beautiful mountain backdrops, and numerous sandy beaches. The city's economy includes a large service sector, education, technology, health care, finance, agriculture, manufacturing, and local government.

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Redding
91,582
Shasta

Located on the banks of the Sacramento River, Redding is the largest city in California north of Sacramento. It is the gateway to numerous recreation areas including Shasta Lake, the Trinity Alps, and Mount Shasta. It is also home to the Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay, the world's largest sundial.

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San Leandro
90,712
Alameda

Historically a town with dozens of huge cherry farms and a Spanish missionary ranch, San Leandro today is a rapidly growing city of worldwide industries and a suburb of Oakland.

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Chico
90,316
Butte

Chico is the retail hub of the mid-Sacramento Valley and is home to institutions such as Bidwell Park, California State University Chico, and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.

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Hawthorne
88,451
Los Angeles

Hawthorne is a suburb of Los Angeles. It was the home of Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys. Their boyhood home was demolished in the late 1980s during the construction of the Century Freeway, although it was honored by the dedication of the Beach Boys Historic Landmark (California Landmark 1041) in May 2005.

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Livermore
88,126
Alameda

Located on the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay Area, Livermore is home of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Centennial Light. It is the largest city in the Tri-Valley area.

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Indio
87,533
Riverside

Indio is located in the Coachella Valley region of the Sonoran Desert, 23 miles (37 km) east of Palm Springs and 134 miles (216 km) east of Los Angeles. Indio and its surrounding communities are regarded as a major agricultural center for Southern California and is the home of the world-renowned Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

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Whittier
87,438
Los Angeles

Whittier is part of the Gateway Cities of Los Angeles County and is home to Whittier College.

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Menifee
87,174
Riverside

Menifee is a relatively new city, incorporated in 2008, which includes the communities of Sun City, Quail Valley, Paloma Valley and portions of Romoland in southwestern Riverside County.

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Newport Beach
87,127
Orange

Newport Beach is an affluent coastal city in Orange County, known for its beaches and surfing. Newport Harbor is the largest recreational boat harbor on the West Coast.

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Tracy
87,075
San Joaquin

Tracy is the second most populated city in San Joaquin County. The city experienced a growth spurt in the 1980s, becoming an exurb of the San Francisco Bay Area as more people looked for a more affordable alternative to Bay Area home prices and a less hectic lifestyle.

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Citrus Heights
87,056
Sacramento

Citrus Heights is a suburb located northeast of Sacramento.

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Chino
85,595
San Bernardino

Chino and its surroundings have long been a center of agriculture and dairy farming, serving the considerable demands for milk products in Southern California and much of the southwestern United States.

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Alhambra
85,551
Los Angeles

Alhambra is located in the western San Gabriel Valley region, east of downtown Los Angeles.

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Redwood City
85,288
San Mateo

Redwood City, the county seat of San Mateo County, is a technology center and deepwater port located on the San Francisco Peninsula.

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Hemet
83,861
Riverside

Hemet, in the San Jacinto Valley, is the home of the Ramona Pageant, one of the longest running outdoor plays in the United States.

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Buena Park
83,270
Orange

Buena Park, in northwestern Orange County, is home of Knott's Berry Farm and several other tourist attractions.

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Lake Forest
82,492
Orange

Lake Forest, in inland Orange County is primarily suburban in character.

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