Colma, California Necropolis Motto

In Colma, California, a necropolis south of San Francisco, the dead outnumber the living by roughly 1,000 to 1. The town hosts numerous cemeteries that serve the region, giving it a population dominated by the interred. Colma leans into the joke with its official motto: "It's great to be alive in Colma."

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