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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

The sentencing comes after armed federal agents raided the El Cajon business in March.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

The March operation in El Cajon came several weeks before a visible escalation of operations by U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

Palisades 76, El Cajon Christian 56: Elly Tierney and Alyssa Ramirez each scored 15 points to help the Dolphins advance to the Division III semifinals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

Originally El Cajon had been a Spanish grant of several thousand acres, and three generations of Spanish dons had resided there.

From Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

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