California

California is a U.S. State within the continental United States and is located on the Western coast of the country. It is the third largest state by area and the most populous state.

Star Trek
Although little of the Star Trek mythos takes place on the planet Earth, California is one of the more notable Earth-based locales. Starfleet Command and Starfleet Academy are both located in the city of San Francisco.

Films that take place in

 * Escape from the Planet of the Apes
 * The Lost World: Jurassic Park (partially)
 * Star Trek (2009) (partially)
 * Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (partially)

TV shows that take place in

 * ALF
 * Planet of the Apes (TV series)

Characters from

 * Buck Bokai
 * Gillian Taylor
 * Miles J. Bennell

People who were born in

 * Ashley Judd
 * Benji Gregory
 * Brad Garrett
 * Bradford Dillman
 * Carrie Fisher
 * Forrest J. Ackerman
 * Gary Kurtz
 * George Lucas
 * Jerry Goldsmith
 * Paul Walker
 * Rockne S. O'Bannon
 * Lance Guest
 * Victor Fresco
 * Walter Hill

People who died in

 * Bea Arthur
 * Bernard Gordon
 * Bruce Cabot
 * Bud Abbott
 * Carolyn Jones
 * Dean Jagger
 * Dick Wilson
 * Don Siegel
 * Jack Finney
 * Philip Yordan
 * Gary Brockette
 * Gordon Carroll
 * Howard Keel
 * Jack Gwillim
 * Jerry Goldsmith
 * John Newland
 * Lon Chaney, Jr.
 * Mary Alice Moore
 * Mort Abrahams
 * Nelson Olmsted
 * Phil Brown
 * Steve Sekely