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United States House of Representatives, California District 44 - California's 44th District currently covers an area of Southern California from San Clemente in Orange County on the coast, north-by-northeast inland to Riverside County, including the cities of Corona, Norco, Rubidoux, and Riverside. (See map here.

Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, California - The Harbor Gateway is a two-mile wide north-south corridor between Western and Normandie Avenues. that was annexed by the city of Los Angeles specifically to connect San Pedro, Wilmington and the Port of Los Angeles with the rest the city of Los Angeles (note the vertical red line on the map to the right).

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North Park, San Diego, California - North Park is an urban neighborhood in San Diego, California, USA. It is situated to the northeast of Balboa Park, bounded on the north by El Cajon Blvd, on the south by a canyon extending eastward from the Balboa Park Golf Course, on the east by Interstate 805, and on the west by Florida Canyon.

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