Telling headhunters you want a specific geography?

Let's say I want a job in LA/SF.

No specific preference for size/strategy to be honest. Can I just say this to headhunters or do I have to pretend to have a preference? The location is the big thing to me, as long as comp is competitive idc what the strategy is to be honest lol.

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