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A broad geographical distinction in Oakland neighborhoods is between "the hills" and "the flatlands" (or "flats"). The more affluent neighborhoods are located in the hills along the northeast side of the city, while neighborhoods are generally less prosperous the nearer they are located to San Francisco Bay.
The California Flats Solar Project is a 280 megawatt (MW AC) photovoltaic power station on Hearst Communications' Jack Ranch in the Cholame Hills area of southeastern Monterey County, California, near the San Luis Obispo, Kings, and Fresno County borders in Central California.
The State of California operates the University of California and the California State University as statewide systems. However, community colleges , which provide the first two years of post-secondary education and adult vocational courses, are organized in community college districts , which operate one or more community colleges within their ...
Rail Road Flat (formerly Independence Flat [3] and Railroad Flat) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 475 at the 2010 census, down from 549 at the 2000 census.
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Originally called Myers from the Grant Myers Ranch, "Flat" was added to the name to distinguish the place from Meyers in El Dorado County. [5] The Myers Flat post office opened in 1949. [5] Myers Flat is located along the California State Route 254, also known as Avenue of the Giants. The US Post Office's ZIP Code is 95554.
Kernville (previously Whiskey Flat, Rogersville, and Williamsburg) is a former settlement in the Kern River Valley of the Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California. It lay at an elevation of 2,575 feet (785 m) near the present-day town of Wofford Heights ; [ 1 ] the site was submerged under the Lake Isabella reservoir in 1954.
The road is a popular hike and the flats were a popular campground. The Henninger Flats Forestry Center is also used for conservation education. [9] The toll road was washed out by a landslide in 2005 approximately 200 yards (182.9 m) past the Eaton Canyon bridge, but was re-opened in early September 2009 as the result of fire crews needing vehicular access to the area while fighting the ...