I was born and raised in Cali, as was my mom in the 30s, and Ive always called it Cali.
Ed
“I was born and raised in Cali, as was my mom in the 30s, and Ive always called it Cali”
You are definitely qualified to call it “Cali”. One of my daughters who lived for awhile in California named one of her children “Cali” (middle name, she doesn’t use it).