Yerba Buena

Back to the Crown Colony of California.
When Seymour takes control of Yerba Buena, he makes it his base of operations in the CCC. He can't really rename it Victoria as the one in Canada has been in existance for a while.
His queen, Victoria, married her cousin in 1840, so he calls the city Alberton, and the great body of water it overlooks is now called Victoria Bay.

Westward expansion by the United States grinds to a halt facing the stiff resistance of the CCC, especially after the stalemate in Mexico.

The discovery of gold within the decade raises the CCC in the hearts and minds of the English and a vast emigration begins, further strengthening the boundary between the CCC and the USA.

Where is the CCC?

Somehow, I got distracted by RL and have not added much to the tale of the Crown Colony of California.
I've been reading a pile of alternate reality short stories, though, after scoring the complete "What Might Have Been" 4-volume set for $2. This has inspired me to combine the New Year's enthusiasm with my interest in history and gaming. The result, I hope, will be a few posts this year!
haha!

As it is now

Yerba Buena is a small town on the Peninsula. The major sea port is New London, in the east Bay, near the north end. The great Bay is protected by Fort Seymour, an island bristling with cannon and facing both the Pacific and the interior of the Bay.
Gold has been discovered in New Helvetia at Sutter's Mill, but there will be no stampede of Americans to the Mother Lode. The British have established bases near the mountain passes and strictly control entrance to New Albion.
The sudden increase in wealth has made Britain (and her allies) a considerable force in the new world and has allowed her to build a mighty navy in the Pacific.