What is the appropriate venue for an action brought only against a corporation or corporations?

The venue of an action brought only against a corporation or corporations is fixed by Section 16 of Article XII of the [130 Cal.App.2d 623] Constitution. It says: 'A corporation or association may be sued in the county where the contract is made or is to be performed, or where the obligation or liability arises, or the breach occurs; or in the county where the principal place of business of such corporation is situated, subject to the power of the court to change the place of trial as in other cases.' This section is self-executing and 'where the plaintiff fails to bring his action in any of the counties specified by the Constitution, the corporation then is entitled to a change of venue to the county of its principal place of business under the last clause of the constitutional provision.' Hale v. Bohannon, 38 Cal.2d 458, 470, 478, 241 P.2d 4, 15.