Mark, if you haven't already, you might sign up at Calif BBQ Association, CBBQA. The comp arm in this state. Make your request there and most of the comps in Calif will be represented by teams belonging to CBBQA.
here's a list of comps so far:
vs. West II, Wildomar
April
2 (KCBS) 1st Annual Pala's Buffalo Ranch BBQ, Pala
2 Backyard on the Lake 2011, Patterson
9 San Jose Home Show BBQ Cook Off 2011, San Jose
29-30 (KCBS) 5th Annual Stagecoach Music Festival, Indio
May
7 (KCBS) 2nd Annual No Bull BBQ Cook Off, Morgan Hill
14 (KCBS) 33rd Annual YCCA Home & Garden Show and 1st Annual BBQ Cook-Off, Prescott, AZ
21 (PNWBA) 3rd Annual Way Out West BBQ, Stockton
21 (KCBS) 3rd Annual Biggest Baddest BBQ, Bakersfield
22 (KCBS) Orleans Casino USA Barbeque Championship, Las Vegas, NV
28 (KCBS) 1st Annual Blues,Brews & BBQ's, Brentwood
June
4 (KCBS) 3rd Annual Smokin in the Oaks, Penn Valley
11 (KCBS) 4th Annual Kristie's Quen for Kids-Orange County BBQ Festival, Costa Mesa
11 Placerville Wagon Train BBQ Rib Cook-Off, Placerville
July
3 (KCBS) 1st Annual All American BBQ Throwdown, Rancho Cordova
9 (KCBS) Holbrook Ace In The Hole Barbeque Cookoff, Holbrook, AZ
16 (IBCA) 1st Annual Bay Area BBQ Championship, Oakland
August
6 (KCBS) 3rd Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic, Vista
12 (KCBS) 2nd Annual Golden Acorn BBQ Fest, Campo
27 (KCBS) 3rd Annual Smokin' on the Water, Lakeport
September
10 2nd Annual CBBQA/FFA BBQ University 101 Class, Hanford
17 (KCBS) 2nd Annual Ribstock - Peace, Love & BBQ, Cameron Park
October
1 (KCBS) 2nd Annual Smokin' For Gold, Placerville
November
12 (KCBS) 5th Annual Sun City Festival BBQ Throw Down, Buckeye, AZ
Mark