Settlements similar to or like Los Angeles

State in the Pacific Coast region of the United States. Most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area, as well as the world's thirty-fourth-most-populous subnational entity. Wikipedia

City in the U.S. state of California located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. 43rd most populous city in the United States, with a population of 463,218 as of 2020. Wikipedia

Second-largest urban region area in the United States, encompassing five counties in southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino County and Riverside County on the east, with Los Angeles County in the center and Orange County to the southeast. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Los Angeles–Anaheim–Riverside combined statistical area covers 33954 sqmi, making it the largest metropolitan region in the United States by land area. Wikipedia

Cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley, and the largest city in Northern California by both population and area. Estimated 2019 population of 1,021,795, it is the third-most populous city in California and the tenth-most populous in the United States. Wikipedia

City in the U.S. state of California on the coast of the Pacific Ocean and immediately adjacent to the United States–Mexico border. Estimated population of 1,423,851 as of July 1, 2019, San Diego is the eighth most populous city in the United States and second most populous in California . Wikipedia

Capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat and largest city of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's estimated 2019 population of 513,625 makes it the sixth-largest city in California and the ninth-largest capital in the United States. Wikipedia