A lot of the 'Big Boys' in calif. grow blue dream because of the hardy nature of the plant. Plus the yeild is great. I've seen 2 1/2 lb plants growing at an 'aquaintanaces' place. Fairly resistant to mold if that is a problem in your area.
Personally I have done well with Power Plant from Nirvana, White Widow, and if your tastes lean toward a sativa, then c99 does excellent in our area as it has a very short flowering time. C99 actually matured faster than my Indicas. If I remember right, I harvested mine around 2nd week in Oct. ( Its been a few years ). I have also had good luck growing the original OG Kush last year. Watch out for mold on this one though, as the dense nature of the buds are succeptible to bud rot.
Anything with g13 in its heredity does well as g13 is paticularly resistant to mold and bugs for some reason. I grew some Mr. Nice last year which is a cross between G13 and hashplant, and had no problems with mold at all and spider mites, while present, seemed to do very little actual damage to the plant. Mr. Nice was harvested late Oct.
Try to steer clear of anything that has longer growing periods than 8 weeks ( flower time ) as the danger of early winter storm damage can cause serious trouble. Unless you have a covered grow. The Indicas as a rule are the first choice.
Just my two cents worth