Skillful Meditation Project
- Offers insight meditation instruction in local sitting groups. Includes articles and details of events.
- http://www.meditationproject.org

Sebastopol: Sae Taw Win II Dhamma Center
- A Samatha-Vipassana Center in the lineage of the late Ven. Shwe Baw Gyun Sayadaw of Burma, it was founded on the principles of metta (non-violence), dana (charity), sila (keeping the precepts), bhavana (cultivation of the mind towards enlightenment.)
- http://www.saetawwin2.org/

Santa Clara: Buddhi Viharaya
- Sri Lankan Buddhist temple. Includes articles, kids' activities, and events calendar.
- http://buddhivihara.org

San Diego: Metta Forest Monastery
- Thai forest tradition retreat center. Includes Dharma talks and events calendar.
- http://mettaforest.org

San Jose: Buddhi Vihara
- A Sri Lankan temple, following the Theravada School of practice.
- http://www.buddhivihara.iirt.net

The San Jose Cambodian Buddhist Society, Inc.
- Strives to preserve Khmer culture, and transmit the Buddha's teachings. Includes events, bylaws and related links.
- http://www.wattkhmer.org

San Diego Wat Lao Boubpharam
- Laotian Theravadan Buddhist temple.
- http://www.watlaoboubpharam.8k.com/

Albion: Mendocino Vipassana Center - Dhamma Manda
- Dedicated to the practice of Vipassana meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka. This technique gradually eradicates all inner suffering.
- http://www.manda.dhamma.org/

Auburn and Nevada City: Mountain Stream Meditation Center
- Vipassana retreat center in the Sierra foothills committed to teaching and supporting the practice of insight meditation. Newsletter, teacher profile, schedule of workshops.
- http://www.mtstream.org/

Los Angeles: LA Dharma
- A focal point for Insight Meditation in Los Angeles and that supports meditators in the deepening their practices and the opening their hearts. Information on Buddhist ethics, traditions, and practice inspire our meditation retreat series, public talks, a
- http://www.ladharma.org/

North Fork: California Vipassana Center
- Schedule of courses in the practice of Vipassana meditation, extensive background information on the center and its teachings.
- http://www.mahavana.dhamma.org/

North Fork Vipassana Meditation Center
- Center running 10 day retreats in the S.N. Goenka tradition.
- http://www.dhamma.org/schcalif.htm

Redwood Valley: Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery
- Buddhist monastery in the Thai Forest Sangha tradition of Ajahn Chah & Ajahn Sumedho
- http://www.abhayagiri.org/

San Diego: Wat Metta, Metta Forest Monastery
- Wat Metta is a Thai forest monastery established in the rural hills outside of San Diego.
- http://here-and-now.org/watmetta.html

Woodacre: Spirit Rock Meditation Center
- Vipassana center hosts meditation classes, daylong retreats and residential retreats. Site includes information on meditation, programs offered, history of the organization.
- http://www.spiritrock.org/

Orange County: Insight Meditation Society of Orange County
- A meditation support group in Laguna Beach, Orange County, California
- http://here-and-now.org/IMSOC