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San Diego San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

Novels

* ''It's Not PMS, It's You'' by Rich Amooi (2019) * ''The Angel Gang'' by

Ken Kuhlken Ken Kuhlken was born and grew up in San Diego, played semi-pro baseball in Tijuana, and attended San Diego State University, first as a philosophy and then as an English major. After college, he wrote, played guitar and sang in a rock and blues ...

(1993) * ''The Fallen'' by

T. Jefferson Parker T. Jefferson Parker T. Jefferson Parker (born 1953) is an American novelist. Parker's books are police procedurals set in Southern California. Early life and career Parker was born in 1953 in Los Angeles, California, and he has lived his entire ...

(2006) * ''Kiln People'' by David Brin (2002) * ''

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'' by

(1989) * '' Rainbows End'' by Vernor Vinge (2006) * ''Tecate Peak, The Edge'' by Michael Hudon (2012) * ''

Tijuana Straits Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
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'' by

Kem Nunn Kem Nunn (born 1948) is a third-generation Californian novelist, surfer, and magazine and television writer who lives in southern California. He has been described as "the inventor of ''surf-noir''" for his novels' dark themes, political overton ...

(2004) * ''The Vagabond Virgins'' by

(2008) * ''The Venus Deal'' by

(1991) * '' The Winter of Frankie Machine'' (novel) by

Don Winslow Don Winslow (born October 31, 1953) is an American retired author best known for his award-winning and internationally bestselling crime novels, including '' Savages'', ''The Force'' and the Cartel Trilogy. Early life Winslow was born on Oct ...

(2006) * ''Superhero High'' by T. H. Hernandez (2018)

Books

* ''Dr Seuss Books'' from 1948 to 1991

Films

TV shows

* ''

Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures ''Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures'' is an American teen sitcom. The series aired on Nickelodeon from July 1, 2011 until June 9, 2012. The remaining episodes of the series were broadcast on TeenNick from December 22, 2012 to May 1, 2013. Premise ...

'' on

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...

(2011–2012) * '' Cavemen'' on

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

(2007) *

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was r ...

(Season 1, Episode 4; Season 6, Episode 21; Season 10, Episode 5; Season 12 Episode 10) on CBS (2005-2020) * ''

Drake & Josh ''Drake & Josh'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series follows two teenage stepbrothers Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) as they live together despite opposite personalities. The ser ...

'' on Nickelodeon (2004–2007) * '' The Ex List'' on CBS (2008) *'' The Fosters'' on

ABC Family The American cable television, cable and satellite television network that is now known as Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through several different owners (and s ...

* '' The Game'' (2006) * ''

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.''The show (and CBS) renders the title as ''Gomer Pyle – USMC''. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spin-off of ''The Andy Griffith Sho ...

'' on CBS (1964-1969) *''

Grace and Frankie ''Grace and Frankie'' is an American comedy television series created by Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris for Netflix. The series stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as the eponymous Grace Hanson and Frankie Bergstein, two aging women who form ...

'' on

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

(2015–present) * '' Harry O'' on

(1974-1976) * ''

Hennesey ''Hennesey'' is an American military comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1962, starring Jackie Cooper and Abby Dalton. Cooper played a United States Navy physician, Lt. Charles W. "Chick" Hennesey, with Abby Dalton ...

'' on CBS (1959-1962) * '' High Tide'' (1994-1997) * '' Hunter (1984 American TV series)'' on NBC (2003) * ''

John from Cincinnati ''John from Cincinnati'' is an American drama television series, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California. It aired on HBO from June 10 to August 12, 2007. Overview ''John from Cincinnati'' is the result of a collaborative ...

'' (2007) * ''

Manhunt Manhunt may refer to: Search processes * Manhunt (law enforcement), a search for a dangerous fugitive * Manhunt (military), a search for a high-value target by special operations forces or intelligence agencies Social organisations * Manhun ...

'' (TV series, police) (1959-1961) * '' NTSF:SD:SUV::'' on

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

dult swim Dult is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter, from district headquarter and from Sri Hargobindpur. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representati ...

and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

(2011–present) * ''

Physical (TV series) ''Physical'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Annie Weisman that premiered on Apple TV+ on June 18, 2021. In August 2021, the series was renewed for a second season ahead of its first season finale which premiered on Jun ...

'' on

Apple TV+ Apple TV is a digital media player and microconsole developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is a small network appliance hardware that plays received media data such as video and audio to a television set or external display. Since its secon ...

* ''

Renegade Renegade or The Renegade may refer to: Aircraft *Lake Renegade, an American amphibious aircraft design *Murphy Renegade, a Canadian ultralight biplane design *Southern Aeronautical Renegade, an American racing aircraft design Games *'' Comman ...

'' on

USA Network USA Network (simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. It was originally launched in 1977 as Madison ...

(1992-1997) *''

Silk Stalkings ''Silk Stalkings'' is an American crime drama television series that premiered on CBS on November 7, 1991, as part of the network's late-night ''Crimetime After Primetime'' programming package. Broadcast for two seasons until CBS ended the ''Crim ...

'' on USA Network (1991-1999) * '' Simon & Simon'' on CBS (1981-1988) * '' Terriers'' on FX (2010) * ''

That '80s Show ''That '80s Show'' is an American television sitcom set in 1984 that aired from January to May 2002 on Fox. Even though it had a similar name, show structure, and many of the same writers and production staff, it was not a direct spin-off of ...

'' on

Fox Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

(2002) * ''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series prem ...

'' on The CW Television Network (2004-2007) * Pitch on Fox (2016-2017) * '' Abby's'' on NBC (2019) * ''

The Weekenders ''The Weekenders'' (also known as ''Disney's The Weekenders'') is an American animated television series created by Doug Langdale that ran on February 26, 2000 with the last episode aired on February 29, 2004, spanning four seasons. It centers o ...

'' (2000-2004)

Reality shows

* '' Beach Patrol'' on

Court TV Court TV is an American digital broadcast network and former cable television channel. It was originally launched in 1991 with a focus on crime-themed programs such as true crime documentary series, legal analysis talk shows, and live news cove ...

(2006) * ''

COPS Cop or Cops commonly refers to: * Police officer Cop and other variants may also refer to: Art and entertainment Film * ''Cop'' (film), a 1988 American thriller * ''Cops'' (film), an American silent comedy short starring Buster Keaton * ''The ...

'', Season 2, episodes 14 to 18 (1989, 1990); Season 21, episodes 6 to 8, 10, 18, 36 (2008, 2009) * '' The Real World: San Diego'' on

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

(2004) * '' House Hunters'' on

HGTV HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate. As of February 2015, appr ...

(1999-present) * ''

Room Raiders ''Room Raiders'' was a dating/reality series on MTV. Premise On the show, three men or women have their rooms inspected, or "raided" by another single man or woman. The raider does not meet or see any of the three singles (any personal photograp ...

'' (Season 4, Episode 19) on MTV

Anime

* '' Grisaia no Rakuen'', Season 2, episodes 2-3 (2015)

Video games

* '' Midnight Club 3:DUB Edition'' and '' Midnight Club 3:DUB Edition Remix'', a racing free roam city * '' Tony Hawk's Underground'', Balboa Park is featured as a skate level

Comic books/Manga

* '' Aquaman'' vol 6 #s 15-49 (March 2003 to April 2006) and irregularly since (as

Sub Diego Atlantis (sometimes called the Kingdom of Atlantis or the Atlantean Empire) is an aquatic civilization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics commonly associated with the superhero, Aquaman. It is one of the numerous depictions ...

) * ''

Fathom A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to , used especially for measuring the depth of water. The fathom is neither an International Standard (SI) unit, nor an internationally-accepted non-SI unit. Hi ...

'' vol 1, 2, 4 and 5, certain areas of the comic book series take place in San Diego *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7:'' '' Steel Ball Run'' vol 1 (2004), takes place in 1890's San Diego.

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