2000 Annual Communication

•45% South of Tehachapi

•29 Lodges in San Diego County

	In the earlier days of the settlement of California, most of the growth was in the North end of the state.  More recently, the South end has seen the same pattern.  In 1860, San Diego Lodge #35, Los Angeles # 42 and Lexington # 104 were the only Lodges in the Southern half of the state.  That was in 1855.  Today nearly forty-five percent of California Lodges are south of Tehachapi.  In the County of San Diego, at the southern end of the state, there are currently 29 Chartered Lodges.