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El Cajon

American  
[el kuh-hohn] / ˌɛl kəˈhoʊn /

noun

  1. a city in SW California.


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Garden Grove is one of three facilities GKN Aerospace operates in California; the other two are in El Cajon and San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Roll back the clock 40 years, when his father, David Jeremiah, was the senior pastor at a Baptist church in El Cajon.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

Gen. Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the city of El Cajon for multiple violations of the license plate sharing prohibition.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2026

A heat advisory is in effect during the same timeframe in inland areas of San Diego County, including the communities of San Marcos, El Cajon, La Mesa, Escondido, Poway and Santee.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2025

Once I went to El Cajon an' run plumb into Gene.

From Light of the Western Stars by Grey, Zane

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