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California State University System

(Encyclopedia) California State University System, coordinating agency established in 1960 by the merger of individual California state colleges, now consisting of 23 campuses. It constitutes one of…

Carondelet, Francisco Luis Hector, baron de

(Encyclopedia) Carondelet, Francisco Luis Hector, baron deCarondelet, Francisco Luis Hector, baron defränthēsˈkō l&oomacr;ēsˈ ĕktôrˈ bärōnˈ dā kärōndālĕtˈ [key], c.1748–1807, governor of…

Dublin, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Dublin. 1 Uninc. town (2020 pop. 72,589), Alameda co., W Calif., a growing suburb in the San Francisco–Oakland area. There is light…

Sá Carneiro, Francisco

(Encyclopedia) Sá Carneiro, Francisco, 1934–80, Portuguese political leader. A liberal reformer, he founded the Social Democratic party in 1974, following the coup that ended repression in Portugal,…

Pleasanton

(Encyclopedia) Pleasanton, city (1990 pop. 50,553), Alameda co., W Calif., a suburb of the San Francisco–Oakland area, in a vineyard and dairy region; inc. 1894. Wine and cheese are produced, and…

Porterville

(Encyclopedia) Porterville, city (1990 pop. 29,563), Tulare co., S central Calif., on the Tule River; founded 1859 on the old Los Angeles–San Francisco stage route, inc. 1902. Olives, fruits, nuts,…

Burlingame

(Encyclopedia) Burlingame, city (2020 pop. 31,386), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; founded 1868, inc. 1908. Burlingame is mainly…

Tamalpais, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Tamalpais, MountTamalpais, Mounttămˈəlpīəsˌ [key], peak, 2,604 ft (794 m) high, W Calif., across the Golden Gate from San Francisco. The mountain is a game preserve and a resort. The…

Thaulow, Fritz

(Encyclopedia) Thaulow, FritzThaulow, Fritztouˈlō [key], 1847–1906, Norwegian landscape painter. He studied in Paris. Influenced by impressionism, he painted canals, riverbanks, and snow scenes.…