California is a neighborhood in urban Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
There are no written records of the beginning of the neighborhood, but the area was settled by German immigrants around 1849.
African Americans settled the area after the Civil War, starting the California Colored School and a branch of the Freedmen's Bureau.
The neighborhood lost 50% of its population and 40% of its single-family housing from 1950 to 1980 and became known for its urban decay.
California has been the subject of urban renewal efforts, including those by the Brown-Forman Corporation, whose headquarters and warehouse is located in the neighborhood.