Fresno's merely the seventh largest urban area, and nowhere close to being the third largest city in the state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Californi

Fresno's merely the seventh largest urban area, and nowhere close to being the third largest city in the state: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_urban_areas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_urban_areas It is the biggest population center between San Jose and Southern California, though.