Whereabouts in CA are you located? Here are the categories I have in my head:
Southern southern: e.g., San Diego
Southern: LA
Kinda-southern: SLO and Santa Barbara
Place everyone forgets exists: Bakersfield
Place everyone gets confused with San Francisco: Fresno
Where my dirtbag ex lives: San Francisco
Place you stop at on your way to Tahoe from San Fran: Davis/Sac-town
Northern California: any place that’s not listed above