South Bay

San Jose area

South Bay refers to the southern portion of a bay, typically designating a geographic region rather than the water itself.

In California, the South Bay names two distinct areas: the southern reach of San Francisco Bay (including San Jose and Silicon Valley) and the coastal communities south of Los Angeles (including Torrance and Redondo Beach).

Other metropolitan areas have their own South Bays.

I grew up in the South Bay.

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San Francisco Bay Area regional geography

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San Francisco's opposite shore

San Francisco · Oakland · Berkeley · Richmond · Vallejo

Southern California regional naming

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Los Angeles suburban basin

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