Wikipedia:WikiProject California/Requested Articles

'''This is a list of requested articles on California-related subjects, for the use of WikiProject California. This can be considered a subset of WikiProject United States/Requested Articles'''

List of articles

 * collected from various "requested article" lists, up to date as of 04/01/2013 (not an april fool joke)

National Register of Historic Places

 * Nearly all the lists of NRHP's by county have numerous redlinks. Here are the links to some of those lists. If you start them, add the number of redlinks remaining, and note progress. notate when complete.
 * WikiProject National Register of Historic Places may be of help

San Francisco Bay Area counties:

 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Sonoma County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California, 77 not yet created, out of 149 (as of 04/2013)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Napa County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Marin County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Solano County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in San Mateo County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Clara County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Contra Costa County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Cruz County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in San Francisco, California

Los Angeles region

 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Pasadena, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, California

Other counties

 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Alpine County, California - Completed (prior to 04/13)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Amador County, California - 11 out of 19 (as of 05/2013)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Butte County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Calaveras County, California Completed (as of 05/2014)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Colusa County, California - 4 out of 6 (as of 04/2013)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Del Norte County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in El Dorado County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Fresno County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Glenn County, California - Completed (prior to 05/2013)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Humboldt County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Imperial County, California - 9 out of 12 (as of 05/2013)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Inyo County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Kern County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, California - Completed (prior to 05/2013)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Lassen County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Madera County, California - Completed (prior to 04/2013)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Mariposa County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Mendocino County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Merced County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Modoc County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Mono County, California - Completed (as of 05/2014)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Monterey County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Nevada County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Placer County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Plumas County, California - 3 out of 5 (as of 04/2013)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Riverside County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in San Benito County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in San Bernardino County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in San Diego County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in San Joaquin County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in San Luis Obispo County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Barbara County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Shasta County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Sierra County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Siskiyou County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Stanislaus County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Sutter County, California - Complete (prior to 04/2013)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Tehama County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Trinity County, California - 3 out of 5 (as of 05/2013)
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Tulare County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Tuolumne County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Ventura County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Yolo County, California
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Yuba County, California

Misc.

 * Alhambra Triangle, California
 * The California Association of Student Leaders
 * Festivals in California
 * Furniture Closeout Store - American, home furnishings
 * History of Berkeley, California
 * Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness
 * Pescadero Cal Fire Station
 * Redondo Beach Pavilion; image already uploaded
 * St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Redondo Beach, California)--local example of Googie architecture, designed by Louis Armet and Eldon Davis
 * John C. Fremont Hospital - hospital in Mariposa, California
 * St. Justin Martyr School - religious private school in Orange County, California
 * Housing in California. Sources:
 * Category:Housing in California
 * (assorted materials)
 * (assorted materials)
 * (assorted materials)


 * from California portal
 * Hinduism in California
 * Mary Coulter
 * Ferdinand Burgdorf
 * Californian independence
 * from Wikiproject United states
 * Melissa Coray Peak, on the western boundary of Mokelumne Wilderness
 * Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness - Part of the National Landscape Conservation System, located in Imperial and Riverside Counties. Became notable in the death of MMA fighter Evan Tanner.  Information here: http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/palo_verde_mountains.html, []
 * Alhambra Triangle, California, Neighborhood in Sacramento
 * Potomac Valley Potomac, West Covina, Los Angeles?
 * Airport day disaster:Fullerton
 * wrestling
 * All-California Championship Wrestling
 * California Championship Wrestling
 * California Pro Wrestling
 * Cal-International Pro Wrestling
 * Bay Area Wrestling
 * Big Time Wrestling
 * American Independent Wrestling Alliance
 * American Wrestling Federation (Ric Drasin)
 * Cal-International Pro Wrestling
 * Coast to Coast Wrestling Federation
 * eXtreme Pro Wrestling
 * Golden State Wrestling Alliance
 * Great American Mat Endeavors
 * Hollywood Heavyweight Wrestling
 * Impact Wrestling Federation
 * International Wrestling Federation (many others in other regions)
 * Pacific Coast Championship Wrestling
 * Pacific Coast Crown Championship Wrestling
 * Slammers Wrestling Federation
 * United Independent Wrestling Alliance
 * West Coast Wrestling Alliance
 * Western States Alliance
 * Western States Wrestling Association
 * World Power Wrestling
 * "California Red Devil" Jack Lewis
 * from the Protected areas of California template
 * Anacapa Island State Marine Reserve
 * Carrington Point State Marine Reserve
 * Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve
 * Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
 * Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area
 * Gull Island State Marine Reserve
 * Harris Point State Marine Reserve
 * Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area
 * Heber Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area
 * Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area
 * Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area
 * John B. Dewitt State Natural Reserve
 * Judith Rock State Marine Reserve (Judith Rock)
 * Kings Beach State Recreation Area
 * Lake Del Valle State Recreation Area
 * Lake Valley State Recreation Area
 * Mailliard Redwoods State Natural Reserve
 * Point Cabrillo State Marine Reserve (Point Cabrillo)
 * Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area
 * Richardson Rock State Marine Reserve (Richardson Rock)
 * Santa Barbara Island State Marine Reserve (Santa Barbara Island)
 * Scorpion State Marine Reserve
 * Sea Lion Gulch State Marine Reserve (Sea Lion Gulch)
 * Skunk Point State Marine Reserve (Skunk Point)
 * Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area
 * Tahoe State Recreation Area

arts sciences

 * Christopher Fabbri (born 1973) (req. 2012-03-20) – painter; living in Northern California;
 * Kristen Ferrell (born 1976) (req. 2012-03-20) – American contemporary neo-surrealist artist; feminist; strong presence in low-brow art movement and heavy ties in the punk scene; DIY clothing designer; living in Southern California;
 * Pussandra Jones (born 1969, Compton, California) (req. pre-2012-03-20) – contemporary artist
 * Jamie Roxx (req. pre-2012-03-21) – painter and con artist from California
 * Albert Sgambati (req. pre-2012-03-21) – New York City native; tattooist, fine art and abstract; multiple media; affiliated with Ink Monkey Tattoo in Venice, California;


 * African American art in LA area


 * Bodacious Buggerrilla
 * Brockman Gallery
 * Contemporary Crafts Gallery
 * Albert Cooper (artist)
 * Charles Dickson (artist)
 * George Evans (artist)
 * Jacqueline Frazier
 * Gallery 32 (paywall)
 * Jack Haywood (CAAM architect)
 * Heritage Gallery
 * Glenda Hooker, doll artist (draft found here)
 * Wilmer James (1917-1999), ceramist
 * Ulysses Jenkins
 * Anthony "Eve" Kemp
 * Michael Kilgore
 * Los Angeles Negro Art Association
 * Michael Massenburg
 * Kristine Mays
 * Barbara McCoullough
 * Rosaline Myles
 * Kori Newkirk
 * Now Dig This: Black Art in Los Angeles (Hammer exhibition)
 * Sam Pace
 * Judson Powell
 * Vincent J. Proby (CAAM architect)
 * John Riddle (artist)
 * Beverly Robinson (1945-2002)
 * Sapphire Show
 * Toni Scott
 * St. Elmo Village
 * Robin Strayhorn
 * Studio Z (art collective)
 * Curtis Tann (1915-1991)
 * Walt Walker (gallerist)
 * Watts Towers Art Center
 * James M. Woods

from Central Valley Portal

 * Stanford-Lathrop Home in Sacramento County
 * Residence of General William B. Ide (see William B. Ide) in Tehama County
 * Tulare County Fairgrounds (Temporary internment center for Japanese-Americans) in Tulare County

history of California

 * Harry Laurenz Wells, 1854-1940, American historian
 * Thompson & West, Publisher, Oakland, California

history of the san francisco bay area

 * History of Berkeley, California
 * Walter Blair
 * H.J. Christensen
 * Bess Maddern London
 * Carrie Sterling

arts and entertainment

 * The All American Burger - The All American Burger was a regional American fast-food restaurant chain founded in 1968 in Los Angeles, California by Aaron Binder and made famous in the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
 * The Bubble Lounge - Champagne lounges; located in TriBeCa, New York City, and North Beach, San Francisco with the largest selection of Champagne and sparkling wine from around the world
 * Burger Continental - A restaurant in Pasadena, California that specializes in burgers and Middle Eastern Food and has become famous for providing food to both Caltech students and also to jurors on the O.J. Simpson trial.
 * Pizza Antica - California restaurant chain
 * California style chicken
 * Band of Maniacal Brothers - California-based gaming organization; since 2002; ; ;

applied arts and sciences

 * Arroyo stone - common building material in Los Angeles, California; also in other places (24-01-11)
 * NCP College of Nursing located in South San Francisco,California.
 * New Roads School (Santa Monica, California) An Independent Pre-k through 12th Grade College Prep School in Santa Monica, California.
 * Village School (Pacific Palisades, California) An independent, pre-K through 6th grade school in Pacific Palisades, California.

biography

 * Arthur G. Coons (req. pre-2012-10-17) - president, Occidental College (1945-1964); chair of the committee that developed the University of California master plan in the 1950s and 1960s
 * Beverly Paige - American porn star; from California
 * Camille Zajac - American model from Santa Cruz, California; local celebrity in Monterey Bay area;
 * Carlos Norena - professor of Ancient Roman history at the University of California, Berkeley; winner of the Distinguished Teaching Award in the Social Sciences (2007)
 * Gary Wayne Lefkowitz (req. pre-2012-01-28) – white-collar criminal from California; charged in 1994; convicted and sentenced to 24 years in federal prison in 1995, a record sentence for white-collar crime; inmate 06548-041; released 10/26/2015 (age 66); Said one federal investigator: “This guy’s a made-for-TV movie.”
 * George F. Kneller (req. 2009-02-13) - psychologist; Professor of Education, University of California, Los Angeles (until 1975); pioneer in the field of philosophy of education - and understanding of creativity; chair named for him at UCLA; books include Art and Science of Creativity; major donor to UCLA; prolific author of textbooks, developed expertise in international and comparative education
 * J. Douglas Thompson (req. pre-2012-01-30) - doctor and diet-book author; based in Oakland, California; namesake of early-20th-century building in Oakland
 * JR Valrey (req. 2012-02-23) - American journalist; host and founder of Block Report Radio on KPFA; guest and fill-in host on The Morning Mix and Friday Night Vibe and Flashpoints on KPFA; subject of video documentary Block Reportin 101 and Operation Small Axe; editor and contributing journalist for The San Francisco Bayview; involved in the Oscar Grant protests, opposed by the Chauncey Bailey Project; journalist for Youth Outlook in Oakland, California
 * Kevin Johnson (activist) - bicycling for breast cancer (moved from Newark, California, as cleanup)

business and econ

 * FundersClub First online venture capital firm where private investors gain access to high-growth startups.
 * Furniture Closeout Store - American, home furnishings.
 * The Camp (California) - a retail center in Costa Mesa, CA
 * Numero Uno Pizza - Southern California Pizza chain. mentions:
 * California Dairies, Inc.

music

 * Jumpin' Chupacabra Fest - Orange County, California-based music and arts festival; focused on giving the public access to cheap and easily accessible shows and performances
 * Grassies The Northern California Artistic Achievement Awards;
 * Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corporation - California corporation, part of the Warner Music Group, registers songs with the U.S. Copyright Office and licenses music printing companies to reproduce text for its properites. No background article exists as of this writing. - B.C.Schmerker 03:08, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Enexia - label formed by Anthony Pratt; based in Southern California
 * Pilz Records (USA) - in history of Pilz Records (disambiguation); California-based jazz label
 * Sandcastle Records - California-based independent label; supports D.I.Y. bands and helps local artists artists: Such A Mess; unreleased artists: Happy Harbor, Seasons Change, Captives; ;
 * The Return (band) (req. pre-2012-11-17) - three-man group; from California; mix of reggae, rock and soul
 * Sea of Bees (req. pre-2012-12-28) - singer-songwriter; from California; recognition throughout the U.S. and Europe;
 * Sepsism (req. pre-2012-12-28) - California death-metal band
 * Set to Stun (req. pre-2012-12-28) - California-based three-piece sci-fi post-hardcore rock band;
 * The Shape of the Earth (aka TSOTE) (req. pre-2012-12-29) - indie rock band; from Southern California; lead singer: Gavin Bascom; four self released CDs; ;

environ

 * Michael J. Prather (Fred Kavli Chair and Professor at the University of California Irvine )
 * Kings River Conservation District - public agency covering over one million acres in Central California; flood control, hydropower and gas-fired power generation, groundwater management and fisheries management;

Law

 * California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS)
 * computer network that connects public safety agencies across the state to criminal histories, driver records, and other databases.
 * "Since 2014, EFF has served as a watchdog for this system, drawing attention to open meetings violations, attempts to integrate face recognition technology, and failures by the California Attorney General's Office to enforce regulations around misuse."


 * Judicial Township (California)
 * "Before California abolished judicial townships (some time after 1960), Huntington Park was located in San Antonio Township."
 * ""Monterey Judicial Township outside Monterey City"
 * ""South Pasadena, Pasadena Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States"
 * ""1940 Los Angeles Co., CA, U.S. Federal Census, Inglewood Judicial Township, Inglewood, Ward 4, 425 E. Hillcrest St."
 * "Berkeley, Oakland Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States"
 * "1870 Morro Township established by county Board of supervisors....1870 Morro Judicial Township's Justice of the Peace appointed: Mr. H.Y. Stanley."
 * "The state constitution of 1849 authorized the formation of the justice courts. Each judicial township was limited to two elected justices of the peace, their jurisdiction limited to the township from which they were elected, except in cases which fell within the boundaries of a township which did not have a justice."
 * "Established even before statehood by the Constitution of 1849 and first known as “justice of the peace courts,” there were about 600 of them still operating in their small individual judicial townships in the early 20th Century."

medicine

 * John L Ziegler (req. 2008-09-02) – oncologist; professor emeritus, and director of the Cancer Risk Program, University of California, San Francisco; former Editor-In-Chief, Journal of the National Cancer Institute

roads

 * former Interstate 105 in California
 * former U.S. Route 101E in California (there used to be 2 roads named this)
 * former U.S. Route 101W in California (there used to be 2 roads named this)

fashion

 * C&C California -

film tv

 * Kamrun: American homosexual porn performer of African descent. As of 2013, he has appeared in 77 scenes and 117 films., but IAFD credits him with 131 credits. His other stage names are Kamrun Assher, Camron, Kame Run, and Kam Run. He has been in the adult industry since 1998, when he was about 25 years old. Born in Oklahoma on January 22, 1973, he lived in Europe till he was about 18 and now lives in California. He has worked for Bacchus Releasing, Slut Machine, Satyr Films, Raw Joxxx, All Worlds, Pitbull Productions, Treasure Island Media, Falcon Studios, and Raging Stallion. Google
 * George A. Cozyris (req. 2005-12-12) - wrote Christian Metz and the Reality of Film; professor of communication arts and telecommunications, BA, and Ph.D., University of Southern California; MA, UCLA
 * The Indie Distribution Fest - A film festival in La Jolla, California dedicated to helping independent filmmakers secure distribution. Official Website
 * San Diego International Children's Film Festival

tech culture

 * TheTechTipster - A technology blog which features technology news, tips, reviews and more as presented by Robert J. Santellan, an IT Professional from Fontana California.

journalism

 * Acalanes Blueprint - award-winning high school newspaper; based out of the Bay Area in California; many former writers have gone on to prestigious journalism colleges such as USC and Northwestern to further study journalism
 * The Seventy Faces, USC's Jewish Newsletter Independent Student Jewish Newsletter at the University of Southern California
 * Pluma Roja (Los Angeles, CA) Hispanic anarchist publication written during the 19th century supporting the Mexican Revolution.

nonprofit orgs

 * California Lighting Technology Center - A nonprofit research facility affiliated with the University of California, Davis that focuses on energy-efficient lighting and daylighting technologies and controls.
 * Cordell Marine Sanctuary Foundation - is a California based non-profit organization established to support scientific research, marine education, and community connections to the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. organization page: http://cordellfoundation.org/, recent research supported: http://www.sfbaynerr.org/uploads/files/Proceedings_Final_2011_PDF.pdf, link from the marine sanctuary it supports: http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/involved/welcome.html, Sanctuary Advisory Council minutes noting attendance by Cordell Marine Sanctuary president: http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/council/sacminutes111810.pdf.

culture

 * California Driver's Handbook
 * California Folklore Society
 * Arroyo culture – reference to a liberal movement in Pasadena, California and surrounding areas
 * Lincoln Child Center – non-profit and former orphanage in Oakland, California
 * Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts...Carnaval San Francisco

sports

 * Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club(Santa Rosa, California) Club Website
 * The Links at Spanish Bay (a golf resort in Pebble Beach; currently a redirect to Pebble Beach Golf Links)
 * Terry "Tubesteak" Tracy - (Born: March 13, 1935 in Los Angeles Died: August 22, 2012 in San Clemente) California surf pioneer gave Katherine Kohner the nickname Gidget which became the basis for the novels, movies and TV series staring Sally Field. The character the "Big Kahuna" was based on Tracy., ,

San Francisco Bay Area persons (found at an SFBA task force subpage)

 * Walter Blair (magnate)
 * H.J. Christensen
 * Bess Maddern London
 * Carrie Sterling

San Francisco Bay Area requested articles, from task force page

 * Street art in the San Francisco Bay Area
 * The Lewd band
 * On Broadway (nightclub)
 * People:
 * Artists: William Keith (painter), William Marple, William Birch McMurtrie, James Weeks (painter)
 * Musicians: Will Shatter
 * Scientists: Lee Bonar, E. Gorton Linsley, William A. Setchell,

Alameda county

 * Alameda County District Attorney
 * Alameda County Assessor
 * Alameda County Auditor-Controller/County Clerk/Recorder
 * Alameda County Treasurer/Tax Collector

Marin county

 * John Thomas Reed marin personage
 * Mount Tamalpais Watershed
 * Panoramic Highway
 * Ring Mountain (Tiburon, California)
 * San Pedro Hill

Santa Clara County

 * Walker's Wagon Wheel, Silicon Valley social hub, 282 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California

san mateo county

 * Sixteen-mile House
 * Pilarcitos Lake
 * Colma Canyon
 * Merced Valley
 * Point San Bruno
 * Peninsula Watershed
 * Millbrae Creek
 * Boreal Hill
 * Sierra Morena (California)
 * Broadway Street (Millbrae)

San Jose

 * Children's Musical Theater of San Jose
 * City Lights Theatre Company
 * The Tabard Theatre Company
 * San Jose Stage Company
 * Broadway San Jose
 * Biblioteca Latinoamericana

solano county

 * Solano Land Trust
 * Jepson Prairie Preserve