Cerritos, California

Cerritos city seal
City nicknames: "The Geographic Center of Southern California" "The Freeway City"
County:	Los Angeles County, California
Mayor:	Paul W. Bowlen (re-elected 2003)
Mayor Pro Tem:	Laura Lee (elected 2003)
City Council:	Jim Edwards (elected 2005) Gloria A. Kappe (re-elected 2003) John F. Crawley (re-elected 2005)
Mottos:	"A City With Vision" "Progress Through Commitment" "A History In Progress" "A Prestige Address"
Area: - Land - Water	8.9 sq miles / 23 km² 8.6 sq miles / 22.3 km² 0.3 sq miles / 0.7 km²
Elevation:	34 feet above sea level
Population: - Total (2000) - Density:	51,488 5,987/mi²
Time zone: - summer (DST)	PST: (UTC-8) PDT (UTC-7)
Latitude: Longitude:	33°51' N 118°5' W
City of Cerritos Official website

Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. The current OMB metropolitan designation for Cerritos is “Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA." According to the California Department of Finance, the City population was 55,074 as of 2005.^[1] This work is in the public domain because it is a work of a city municipal government. ... Seal on envelope A seal is an impression printed on, embossed upon, or affixed to a document (or any other object) in order to authenticate it, in lieu of or in addition to a signature. ... A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Nick is short for Nicholas). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1008x668, 24 KB) Summary Map of the City of Cerritos within Los Angeles County, with County highlighted in California. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... now. ... Pro tempore or pro tem is a latin phrase which best translates to for the time being in English. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... A motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... This article is in need of attention. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per volume. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ...  Areas that observe daylight saving time  Areas that once observed daylight saving time  Areas that have never observed daylight saving time A 2001 public service announcement for the upcoming turning back of the clocks Daylight saving time (DST), also known as summer time, is a conventional local time adopted by... PST is UTC-8 The Pacific Standard Time Zone (PST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) resulting in UTC-8. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard. ... PDT is UTC-7 The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-8). ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard. ... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... The Gateway Cities, shaded in blue (the boundary is approximate) The Gateway Cities of Southern California are those located in southeastern Los Angeles County. ... The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a body within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP) which is tasked with coordinating United States Federal agencies. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Nickname: The International City (on flag), Friendly City (in Latin on citys seal), or the LBC Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Bob Foster Area    - City 170. ... Santa Ana is the largest city and the county seat of Orange County, California. ...

The telephone area code for Cerritos is 562 and the postal ZIP code is 90703. A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

History

Cerritos was originally inhabited by Native Americans belonging to the Tongva (or "People of the Earth") tribe. Later, the Tongva would be renamed the "Gabrielenos" by the Spanish settlers after the nearby Mission San Gabriel Arcangel. The Gabrielenos were the largest group of Southern California Indians as well as the most developed in the region.^[2] The Gabrielenos lived off the land, deriving food from the animals or plants that could be gathered, snared, or hunted, and grinding acorns as a staple.^[2] An Aani (Atsina) named Assiniboin Boy. ... Gabrieleno Native American women Tongva may also refer to the Tongva language. ... Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was founded on September 8, 1771 in present day Montebello by Father Junipero Serra. ...

Beginning in the late 1400s, Spanish explorers arrived in the New World and worked their way to the American west coast. The colonization process included "civilizing" the native populations in California by means of establishing various missions. Soon afterwards, a town called El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (Los Angeles today) would be found and prosper with the aid of Mexican and Native American labor.^[2] The Spanish Missions in California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans, to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans. ...

One soldier, Jose Manuel Perez Nieto, was granted a large plot of land by the Spanish crown which he named Rancho Los Nietos. It covered 300,000 acres (1200 km²) of what are today the cities of Cerritos, Long Beach, Lakewood, Downey, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, part of Whittier, Huntington Beach, Buena Park, and Garden Grove.^[2] Nickname: The International City (on flag), Friendly City (in Latin on citys seal), or the LBC Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Bob Foster Area    - City 170. ... Lakewood is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Downey is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, 21 km (13 miles) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. ... Location of Norwalk in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated 1957 City Council Jesse M. Luera (mayor) Rick Ramirez Cheri Kelley Michael Mendez Gordon Stefenhagen Area    - City 24. ... Santa Fe Springs is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Country United States State California County Los Angeles Mayor Greg Nordbak Area    - City 37. ... Nickname: Surf City Location of Huntington Beach within Orange County, California. ... Buena Park is a city located in northwestern Orange County, California. ... Country United States State California County Orange Mayor William Dalton Area    - City 46. ...

The north end of the corner of Pioneer Boulevard and South Street in the 1910s.

The Nieto family would eventually come to own the rancho exclusively and was divided five ways among Nieto's heirs during the nationalization of church property by the Mexican government, with Juan Jose Nieto retaining the largest plot called Rancho Los Coyotes. Nieto called the area of Rancho Los Coyotes where Cerritos is located today "Sierritos" or "little hills" although no natural hills exist in modern-day Cerritos. This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

The rancho would eventually wind up in the hands of the Los Angeles and San Bernardino Land Company which encouraged development and rail lines to be built by Henry E. Huntington and his Pacific Electric Railway company. It is through rapid development combined with improved transportation systems that formed the modern-day city of Artesia in Rancho Los Coyotes in 1875, and from it, the City of Dairy Valley. Henry Edwards Huntington (February 27, 1850 - May 23, 1927) was an American railroad pioneer and art collector. ... The Pacific Electric Railway (AAR reporting mark PE), also known as the Red Car system, was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail and buses. ... Artesia is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

The City of Dairy Valley was incorporated on April 24, 1956, as a reaction to nearby Artesia's rapid urbanization. The City's name symbolized the more than 400 dairies, 100,000 cows and 106,300 chickens found within its limits. The cows outnumbered the City's 3,439 residents by 29 to one. At its peak, the City produced more dairy than any other place in the nation, surpassing even the entire state of Wisconsin. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Two years later, Dairy Valley voted to become a chartered California city. As land values and property taxes in California rose in the early 1960s, agriculture became increasingly unprofitable, and development pressures increased. In a special election held on July 16, 1963, residents voted to permit large-scale residential development. As a reflection of its newly planned suburban orientation, the City's name formally changed to "Cerritos" on January 10, 1967, after the nearby Spanish land grant Rancho Los Cerritos, which figured prominently in the region and after Cerritos College in neighboring Norwalk. Property tax is an ad valorem tax that an owner of real estate or other property pays on the value of the target of the tax. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955. ... Location of Norwalk in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated 1957 City Council Jesse M. Luera (mayor) Rick Ramirez Cheri Kelley Michael Mendez Gordon Stefenhagen Area    - City 24. ...

Dairy Valley, now Cerritos, California in the mid-1960s.

Cerritos is a prime example of the "fiscalization" of California politics after the tax revolt of the 1970s and the passage of Proposition 13. The only way for California cities to raise long-term tax revenue in light of Proposition 13 was to create as many commercial zones as possible to take advantage of the percentage of county sales tax allocated back to municipalities as sales tax revenue. Cerritos was one of the first cities in Los Angeles County to develop large-scale retail zones, such as the Los Cerritos Center and Cerritos Auto Square, and achieved stunning success. City leaders reinvested funds into the community with large public works projects and an increasing number of community services and programs. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... A tax revolt is a political struggle to repeal, limit, or roll back a government-imposed tax. ... Proposition 13 was a ballot initiative enacted by the voters of the state of California on June 6, 1978. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Map of California showing Los Angeles County. ... One of the entrances to the Los Cerritos Center. ... The Cerritos Auto Square is an automobile retail center located in the city of Cerritos, California. ...

The current progressive nature of the Cerritos government and the unusually strong tax-base is best reflected in its facilities. In 1978, Cerritos dedicated the nation's first solar-heated City Hall complex. In 1993, the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors. In 1994, the City unveiled the Cerritos Towne Center project that combines office, retail, lodging, fine arts and dining in an open-air location. In 1997, the City opened the Cerritos Sheriff's Station/Community Safety Center to provide public safety services. In 2002, the City rededicated its public library. In 2006, the City celebrated its golden anniversary with memorials and the unveiling of a sculpture garden. The assessed valuation of the City of Cerritos is nearing the $6 billion ($6,000,000,000) mark.^[3] Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of contemporary international social and political philosophies. ... It has been suggested that Town Hall be merged into this article or section. ... The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts box office. ... A partial view of some of the retail stores in the Cerritos Towne Center. ... Cerritos Millennium Library The Cerritos Millennium Library, the New Cerritos Library, or the Cerritos Public Library is the civic library for the City of Cerritos, California. ... It has been suggested that Wedding anniversary be merged into this article or section. ... One thousand million (1,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001. ...

The scene of the crash of Aeroméxico Flight 498

Between 1970 and 1972, Cerritos was the fastest growing city in California.^[4] The population exploded from 16,000 to 38,000. Since the 1980s, Cerritos has attracted a large number of middle- and upper-middle class Filipino, Korean and Chinese immigrant families, making it the city with the second largest Asian/Asian-American population in the nation (after Monterey Park, California). The "A-B-C" (Artesia-Bellflower-Cerritos) region, as well as the neighboring cities in the Gateway Cities region, are considered one of the most ethnically diverse and rapidly growing areas in the world. According to a California State University, Northridge study, Cerritos was the most ethnically diverse city of its size in California.^[5] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Betty Tom Chu Area    - City 19. ... Artesia is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Warning: To anyone who reads this wiki entry and thinks about visiting, or moving to Bellflower, CA. There is a creature known simply as RELYT [1]. The mythical Relyt has been long thought a creation of folklore and long sought by cryptozoologists, however recent sightings have now confirmed that the... California State University, Northridge (also known as CSUN, Cal State Northridge, or C-Sun) is a public university in the San Fernando Valley, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California, USA. Part of the California State University system, CSUN was founded in 1958 as San Fernando Valley State College...

On August 31, 1986, Aeroméxico Flight 498 on approach to Los Angeles International Airport collided with a small Piper aircraft over Cerritos. Eighty-two people died, including 15 people on the ground. The Piper crashed into Cerritos Elementary School's unoccupied playground, but the Douglas DC-9 fell inverted (upside-down) out of the sky and plowed into dense residential zones, immediately flattening four houses. Eight more houses were destroyed by the subsequent fire before firefighters could bring it under control. The incident is memorialized with a new sculpture installed in the Cerritos Sculpture Garden. August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aeroméxico Flight 498 was a scheduled commercial airline flight, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 bound for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, USA from Mexico CityMexico. ... Runway layout at LAX LAX redirects here. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names. ... City nicknames: The Geographic Center of Southern California The Freeway City County: Los Angeles County, California Mayor: Paul W. Bowlen (re-elected 2003) Mayor Pro Tem: Laura Lee (elected 2003) City Council: Jim Edwards (elected 2005) Gloria A. Kappe (re-elected 2003) John F. Crawley (re-elected 2005) Mottos: A...

Government

Cerritos operates under a Council/Manager form of government, established by the Charter of the City of Cerritos in 1958. The five-member City Council acts as the City's chief policy-making body and as members of the Cerritos Redevelopment Agency. The council-manager government is one of two main variations of representative municipal government in the United States. ...

City Council

A pop jet fountain that children play in graces the City Hall.

The Mayor, selected by the Council, is its presiding officer and serves a one-year term. In the Mayor's absence the Mayor Pro Tempore assumes his or her responsibilities. Download high resolution version (1984x1488, 682 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1984x1488, 682 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... now. ... Pro tempore or pro tem is a latin phrase which best translates to for the time being in English. ...

The City Council is directly responsible for the employment of only three individuals: the City Manager, Clerk/Treasurer, and the City Attorney. The first two are considered employees of the City, and the latter is considered an outside contractor.^[6] The council-manager government is one of 2 main variations of representative municipal government (for contrast, also see Mayor-Council government). ... The word clerk, derived from the Latin clericus meaning cleric, i. ... In many governments, a treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury. ... An attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business: For attorney-at-law, see lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary. ...

Advisory boards to the City Council include the Economic Development Commission, Fine Arts and Historical Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, Property Preservation Commission, Community Safety Committee, Let Freedom Ring Committee, and the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Board of Directors. Fine art is a term used to refer to fields traditionally considered to be artistic. ... People participating in summer luge as a form of recreation, in the Vosges. ...

Grace Hu

In 2002, former mayor Grace Hu was fined $40,000 and lost her escrow company and practitioner's license after the California Department of Corporations found she misstated and omitted material facts in escrow documents pertaining to a senior housing project that her company processed. As a result, residents have questioned her legitimacy as an Economic Development Commissioner. ^[7] Hu shortly resigned her post after a failed California State Assembly race in 2006. ^[8] Escrow is a legal arrangement whereby an asset (often money, but sometimes other property such as art, a deed of title, website, or software source code) is delivered to a third party (called an escrow agent) to be held in trust pending a contingency or the fulfillment of a condition... The California State Assembly chamber California State Assembly Chamber in the State Capitol The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ...

Cerritos Redevelopment Agency

The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency was established on November 19, 1970. The Redevelopment Agency's primary purpose is to promote sound new community development and prepare and execute plans designed to address blighted areas. November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Blight is a condition of property or the uses of property in parts of a city, town, or neighborhood that are detrimental to the physical, social, and/or economic well-being of a community. ...

The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency has two project areas: the Los Cerritos Project Area, and the Los Coyotes Project Area.^[9]

Emergency services

The Cerritos Sheriff's Station/Community Safety Center provides 24-hour safety services to Cerritos residents. Located in the Civic Center, the Station houses the City's Community Safety Division and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department personnel. The station was constructed by a referendum in 1996, and inaugurated in 1997. In 2006, the city council approved the construction of a 5,000 square foot expansion to the Sheriff's Station, at a cost of $400,000. Memorial to fallen deputies. ... Ballots of the Argentine plebiscite of 1984 on the border treaty with Chile A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, originally a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ...

In 2004, an extension of the Cerritos Sheriff opened in the Los Cerritos Center mall in order to increase a visible presence at the shopping destination.^[10] One of the entrances to the Los Cerritos Center. ...

Fire protection is provided by Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 30, the headquarters for Battalion 9 with ambulance transport by Care Ambulance Service. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La Habra, in Orange County. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Geography

Cerritos is located at 33°52′6″N, 118°4′3″W (33.868314, -118.067547)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the City has a total area of 23.0 km² (8.9 mi²). 22.3 km² (8.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (3.04%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Cerritos lies along the Los Angeles County and Orange County border. The cities bordering Cerritos on the Los Angeles County side include Artesia in the center, Bellflower, La Mirada, Lakewood, Norwalk, and Santa Fe Springs. Buena Park and La Palma border the City on the Orange County side. Other cities in the region include Cypress in Orange County, and Hawaiian Gardens, Long Beach, and Signal Hill in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Artesia is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Warning: To anyone who reads this wiki entry and thinks about visiting, or moving to Bellflower, CA. There is a creature known simply as RELYT [1]. The mythical Relyt has been long thought a creation of folklore and long sought by cryptozoologists, however recent sightings have now confirmed that the... La Mirada is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Lakewood is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Location of Norwalk in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated 1957 City Council Jesse M. Luera (mayor) Rick Ramirez Cheri Kelley Michael Mendez Gordon Stefenhagen Area    - City 24. ... Santa Fe Springs is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Buena Park is a city located in northwestern Orange County, California. ... Location Location of La Palma within Orange County, California. ... Location of Cypress within Orange County, California. ... Hawaiian Gardens is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Nickname: The International City (on flag), Friendly City (in Latin on citys seal), or the LBC Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Bob Foster Area    - City 170. ... Signal Hill is a small city (2. ...

The former postal ZIP code of Cerritos was 90701 and was shared with the City of Artesia; however, it was later changed to an exclusive 90703 as a result of the increasing number of new addresses in the City during the mid-1990s. Artesia is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

Climate

The average temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21.1 °C). ^[11] Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ...

The City of Cerritos, as well as most of coastal Southern California, generally has a Mediterranean climate. The name derives from its similarity to the climate of areas along the Mediterranean Sea. Summers are warm to hot, and winters are cool, rarely falling below freezing. Precipitation in Cerritos occurs predominantly during the winter months. Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal or colloquially, the Southland, is an informal name for the megalopolis and nearby desert that occupies the southern-most quarter of the U.S. state of California. ... A Mediterranean climate is a climate that resembles those of the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea. ... Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Cerritos also has a unique "semi-marine" climate pattern. The fog that typically covers the beach cities rarely reaches Cerritos, but the breeze that comes along the San Gabriel River from the Pacific Ocean has a significant cooling effect. Cerritos is rarely affected by the smog, Santa Ana winds, and smothering heat of the Los Angeles Basin. ^[12] The San Gabriel River, highlighted in red (on the right). ... Santa Ana winds are warm, dry winds that characteristically appear in Southern California weather during autumn and early winter. ... The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there are 51,488 people, 15,390 households, and 13,650 families residing in the City. The population density is 2,306.2/km² (5,974.0/mi²). There are 15,607 housing units at an average density of 699.1/km² (1,810.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the City is 26.90% White, 6.67% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 58.44% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 3.75% from other races, and 3.78% from two or more races. Approximately 10.39% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The Hispanic world Hispanic (Spanish: Hispano) is a term denoting a derivation from Spain, its people and culture. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...

There are 15,390 households out of which 40.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% are married couples living together, 10.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 11.3% are non-families. Nearly 8.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.34 and the average family size is 3.54. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In mathematics, an average or central tendency of a set (list) of data refers to a measure of the middle of the data set. ...

The population is spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.3 males. In probability theory and statistics, a median is a number dividing the higher half of a sample, a population, or a probability distribution from the lower half. ...

The median income for a household in the City is $73,030, and the median income for a family is $76,944. Males have a median income of $50,103 versus $37,421 for females. The per capita income for the City is $25,249. About 5.0% of the population and 4.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 5.4% of those under the age of 18 and 5.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

According to a study by Applied Development Economics in early 2006, the average annual income of a household is $87,700 (approx. 15,900 total households as of early 2006).

Economy

The two major sources of revenue for Cerritos are from retail sales tax and interest income from the City's General Fund. ^[13]

Employment within Cerritos is primarily located in two districts, Los Cerritos Shopping Center and Cerritos Industrial Park. Businesses found in the Industrial Park provide jobs in light manufacturing and assembly of electronic and automotive parts, among other things. United Parcel Service, the City's largest employer with a staff of 6,000, is located in the Industrial Park. ^[14] Los Cerritos Center provides for more than 2,500 full and part-time positions and the Cerritos Auto Square employs 1,900 people. Retail and industrial trades are responsible for the City's $2.6 billion taxable retail sales and the $6 billion assessed property valuation. United Parcel Service Inc. ...

Other companies that have offices in Cerritos include: Delta Dental, Bunn Corporation, Xerox Corporation, Advanced Data Processing (ADP), Cingular Wireless, Isuzu, and Memorex. Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) (pronounced ) is an American document management company, which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies. ... Cingular Wireless is the largest United States mobile phone company, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Established in 1961 in Silicon Valley, Memorex is today a consumer electronics brand of Imation specializing in recordable media (CD & DVD Drives), travel drives, flash storage, computer accessories and other electronics. ...

According to the California State Board of Equalization, Cerritos residents are the second highest retail spenders in California (second to Beverly Hills) averaging $36,544 per resident. Applied Development Economics, in a presentation for the Cerritos Economic Commission on February 14, 2006 states that total annual household spending on retail is about $365 million a year with new car dealerships, grocery stores, department stores, service stations and eating places having the strongest demands. ^[15] The State Board of Equalization, often known by the acronym BOE, is a public agency charged with tax administration and fee collection in the state of California in the United States. ... For other uses, see: Beverly Hills (disambiguation). ...

A business survey conducted by Applied Development Economics in February 2006 revealed that the total consumer breakdown in Cerritos is: 25% from residents from other parts of Southern California, about 21.9% from Cerritos residents, 18% from commuters, 16% from neighboring communities, 13% from business to business/employee transactions, 10% from residents of Orange County, 5% from households from outside of Southern California, mainly to purchase vehicles from the Auto Square. Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal or colloquially, the Southland, is an informal name for the megalopolis and nearby desert that occupies the southern-most quarter of the U.S. state of California. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Cerritos Auto Square

Main article: Cerritos Auto Square

The Cerritos Auto Square sign seen from Interstate 605 southbound at the South Street exit.

The Cerritos Auto Square is a planned auto mall combining all auto dealers within the City into one, large three-block center accessible through two freeways. It grosses sales of $1.1 billion and provides half of the sales tax revenue for Cerritos. The Cerritos Auto Square is an automobile retail center located in the city of Cerritos, California. ... Image File history File links Auto_Square_Sign. ... Image File history File links Auto_Square_Sign. ... Interstate 605/San Gabriel River Freeway (highlighted in red) Interstate 605 (abbreviated I-605), locally called the San Gabriel River Freeway or The 605, is a major north-south freeway of about 27 miles (43 km) in length located entirely within Southern California, USA. Unlike most other freeways in Southern... Karl Benzs Velo model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race An automobile (or motor car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ...

Los Cerritos Center

Main article: Los Cerritos Center

Since September 1971, the Los Cerritos Center has been an integral source of retail tax revenue. The total gross lease area is 1,288,245 square feet and is the City's second largest retail-revenue source, producing $485 per square foot ($368 million total) in sales a year. The tax revenue generated from the Los Cerritos Center totals approximately $3.7 million a year. One of the entrances to the Los Cerritos Center. ...

Cerritos Towne Center

Main article: Cerritos Towne Center

The Towne Center has special traffic light gantries.

The Cerritos Towne Center is a power center which combines offices,^[16] retail, ^[17] hotel and entertainment facilities in one master planned project. The Towne Center includes the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, ^[18] a 203-room Sheraton Hotel and more than one million square feet (93,000 m²) of office space. The retail portion of the project includes several anchors and specialty shops. ^[19] The project is bounded by 183rd Street to the south, Bloomfield Avenue to the west, Shoemaker Avenue to the east, and the Artesia Freeway (Route 91) to the north. The Towne Center, including the Cerritos Center, generates revenue in excess of $200 million a year. A partial view of some of the retail stores in the Cerritos Towne Center. ... A traffic light gantry as photographed in in Cerritos, California on March 5, 2005. ... A traffic light gantry as photographed in in Cerritos, California on March 5, 2005. ... A Power Centre is an unenclosed shopping centre that usually contains three or more big box retailers and various smaller retailers (usually located in plazas) with a common parking area shared among all the retailers. ... The Sheraton hotel brand is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. ... The Artesia Freeway is a freeway in southeastern Los Angeles County and northwestern Orange County, California. ...

The Magnolia Power Project

The uncertain state of availability of electricity in California over the past five years prompted the City of Cerritos on February 13, 2003, in conjunction with the cities of Anaheim, Burbank, Colton, Glendale and Pasadena, to participate in the Magnolia Power Project, which authorized the construction of a 310-megawatt power plant in the City of Burbank. ^[20] Cerritos receives 10 megawatts, or 4% of the total output, to power public facilities, park lighting, traffic signals and water wells. Excess power (approximately 5 megawatts) is sold to public and/or private agencies. Location of Anaheim within Orange County, California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Orange Mayor Curt Pringle Area    - City 130. ... Founded May 1, 1887 Incorporated July 8, 1911 General Information County Los Angeles County, California Latitude Longitude 34°1049 N 118°1942 W Area  - Total  - Water 45 km² (17. ... Colton is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... Nickname The Jewel City Location Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... The megawatt (symbol: MW) is a unit for measuring power corresponding to one million (106) watts. ...

Transportation

The City of Cerritos owns a fleet of federally funded circulators known as the Cerritos On Wheels (or COW), which has stops throughout town. The acronym, "COW," is a tribute to the City's origins as Dairy Valley; when cows outnumbered residents. The COW also connects to the Long Beach Transit, Orange County Transportation Authority, Norwalk Transit or Los Angeles MTA Buses at overlapping stops on the border of the City. Wi-Fi Internet access is also accessible on the buses. The COW buses run on propane fuel rather than conventional petroleum. OCTA logo. ... Wi-Fi® (also WiFi, wifi, etc. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ...

In conjunction with the COW, the City also provides a Dial-A-Ride service for its disabled and elderly commuters.

Cerritos is directly served by three major California freeways:

• Highway 91 (The Artesia Freeway) cuts through the center of the City.
• Interstate 605 (The San Gabriel River Freeway) runs along the west side between the Los Cerritos Center and Auto Square.
• Interstate 5 (The Santa Ana Freeway) grazes Cerritos at the northeast border.

The major thoroughfares in Cerritos are Artesia Boulevard, Bloomfield Avenue, Carmenita Road, Del Amo Boulevard, Norwalk Boulevard, Pioneer Boulevard, Shoemaker Avenue, South Street, Studebaker Road, and Valley View Avenue. California State Route 91 is a major east-west freeway located entirely within Southern California. ... Interstate 605/San Gabriel River Freeway (highlighted in red) Interstate 605 (abbreviated I-605), locally called the San Gabriel River Freeway or The 605, is a major north-south freeway of about 27 miles (43 km) in length located entirely within Southern California, USA. Unlike most other freeways in Southern... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Rue Saint-Jacques, a street in Montreal, 1910 A street is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. ...

The nearby Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach are major ports of entry from the Pacific Ocean for importing and exporting goods. General Information Founded December 9, 1907 Coordinates  - Latitude  - Longitude 33º4239 N 118º1459 W Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 7500 acres 4200 acres 3300 acres Available Berths 270 Vessel Arrivals 2,813 (FY 2004) Annual container volume 7. ... The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest seaport in the United States and the tenth busiest port in the world. ...

Airports that serve Cerritos include: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Ontario International Airport, and the Long Beach Municipal Airport. Runway layout at LAX LAX redirects here. ... FAA diagram of John Wayne Airport (SNA) John Wayne Airport (IATA: SNA, ICAO: KSNA) is located in Orange County, California, between the cities of Santa Ana, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, and Irvine. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bob Hope Airport (IATA: BUR, ICAO: KBUR), formerly known as United Airport (1930-1934); Union Air Terminal (1934-1940); Lockheed Air Terminal (1940-1967); Hollywood-Burbank Airport (1967-1978); and most recently Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (1978-2003), is located in Burbank, California, United States. ... Founded May 1, 1887 Incorporated July 8, 1911 General Information County Los Angeles County, California Latitude Longitude 34°1049 N 118°1942 W Area  - Total  - Water 45 km² (17. ... Runway layout at ONT Ontario International Airport (IATA: ONT, ICAO: KONT) is located in Ontario, California. ... Long Beach Municipal Airport (IATA: LGB, ICAO: KLGB), also known as Daugherty Field, is located in Long Beach, California, and serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties. ...

Orangeline Maglev

The City of Cerritos is a member of the Orangeline Development Authority and an advocate for the creation of the 33-mile long Orangeline magnetic-levitation (maglev) rail line, which will connect Downtown Los Angeles and communities in Orange County along an abandoned Pacific Electric right of way. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles as seen from USC, which makes up most of Downtowns skyline. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pacific Electric Railway company depot in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1910. ...

Some funding for preliminary engineering and environmental studies for the Orangeline has been secured by local US Representatives in August 2005. However, the project has received no funding plans for construction and no groundbreaking date has been set.

Arts and culture

The Cerritos Performing Arts Center box office.

The Cerritos Fine Arts and Historical Commission has an "Art in Public Places Program" where the City commissions artists to create sculptures and fountains to be displayed in public points of interest, commercial property, and gateways into the City so as to increase the quality of life in the area. Download high resolution version (1488x1984, 831 KB) ) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1488x1984, 831 KB) ) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Tournament of Roses Parade

Since 2002, the City of Cerritos has participated in the Tournament of Roses Parade that is held every New Year's Day in Pasadena. The City's 2003 float entitled, "Learning Can Be Magical," was awarded the Judges' Special Trophy for Showmanship and Dramatic Impact. In 2004, the City entered a float entitled "Rhapsody in Blue" which was awarded the Craftsman Trophy. For its 2005 float, "Families Make a Community," it was awarded the Tournament Special Trophy for exceptional merit in multiple categories. The City's 2006 Rose parade float celebrated the Tournament of Roses Parade theme of "It's Magical" with a float entitled "Magical Music Machine". It was awarded the Animation Trophy for best animation and motion. A float from the 2004 Rose Parade A close up of roses used to create a rose bowl parade float. ... Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Tournament of Roses Parade. ...

Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

Main article: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) features live performances in music, magic, comedy, dance and drama. The 154,000 square foot (14,300 m²) arts center has movable seats, floors, ceilings and stage areas; the end result being a theater that can transform into six distinctive seating configurations, ranging in capacity from 921 to 1,800 seats. The facility also houses three additional meeting and banquet areas. The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts box office. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The cost of the CCPA had reached over $60 million by the end of construction and scheduling. It was designed to serve as a cultural icon for people in the community and formally opened its doors on January 9, 1993 with a four-day performance by Frank Sinatra. January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who many consider to be one of the finest male popular song vocalists of all time. ...

The CCPA collected four awards for design shortly after its opening and has been named one of the top grossing theaters in its category in the United States.

Cerritos Millennium Library

Main article: Cerritos Millennium Library

Cerritos Millennium Library

The Cerritos Library originally opened to the public in September 17, 1973 with a "First Ladies" theme (in recognition of former First Lady Patricia Nixon's home in the community). Eight years later, the City made its first renovation to the library for $6.6 million. Twenty-one thousand square feet (2,000 m²) were added for $5.4 million, and the remaining $1.2 million was spent on furniture and equipment. Cerritos Millennium Library The Cerritos Millennium Library, the New Cerritos Library, or the Cerritos Public Library is the civic library for the City of Cerritos, California. ... Image File history File links Cerritos_Library. ... Image File history File links Cerritos_Library. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pat Nixon Patricia Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 - June 22, 1993) was the wife of Richard Nixon and First Lady of the United States. ...

In the late 1990s, Cerritos recognized the ever-changing innovation in information technology and the Internet and plans for a second renovation were approved. ^[21] During the reconstruction, all materials were moved off site to temporary trailers in the parking lot of the Cerritos Towne Center for two years. The second renovation and expansion was completed on March 16, 2002. Information Technology (IT)[1] is a broad subject concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information, especially in large organizations. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

At the time of its rededication, the newly renamed Cerritos Millennium Library was the first building in North America to be coated in titanium panels. This $40 million library features an elaborate interior design with themed reading rooms in a variety of Old World and ultramodern styles. A third floor was added to include several conference rooms and an outdoor terrace. General Name, Symbol, Number titanium, Ti, 22 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 4, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Atomic mass 47. ...

The Cerritos Library currently holds a Smithsonian Affiliation. It has been awarded American Library Association/American Institute of Architects "Award of Excellence" back in 1989. It was also honored with Reader's Digest's 2004 Best Library Award.

Cerritos Sculpture Garden

The Cerritos Sculpture Garden was dedicated on March 11, 2006 and included a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by representatives from Cerritos' Sister City, Loreto, Baja California Sur. It is located in the Civic Center and is designed to house approximately 20 sculptures to be phased in over the coming years. At the time of the dedication ceremony, three sculptures were already in place. March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Loreto (or Conchó) was the first Spanish town on the Baja California Peninsula, the capital of Las Californias from 1697–1777, and the current seat of the Loreto municipality in Baja California Sur. ...

• The Air Disaster Memorial honoring by name all the victims of the Cerritos air disaster on August 31, 1986
• A replica of the Statue of Freedom which sits on top of the US Capitol
• Two of the four elemental allegories (Earth and Water) over a reflecting pool

The garden was made to be able to accommodate future sculpture installations in a lush landscape. ^[22] Aeroméxico Flight 498 was a scheduled commercial airline flight, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 bound for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, USA from Mexico CityMexico. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... United States Capitol The United States Capitol is the building which serves as home for the legislative branch of the United States government. ... An allegory (from Greek αλλος, allos, other, and αγορευειν, agoreuein, to speak in public) is a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than (and in addition to) the literal. ... Photograph of a landscape A landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including physical elements such as landforms, living elements of flora and fauna, abstract elements such as lighting and weather conditions, and human elements, for instance human activity or the built environment. ...

Education

The north entrance to Cerritos High School.

The majority of Cerritos is under the jurisdiction of the ABC Unified School District. In 1965, Artesia (founded in 1875), Bloomfield (founded in 1885), and Carmenita (founded in 1902) School Districts unified and became known as the ABC Unified School District. Download high resolution version (1984x1488, 716 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1984x1488, 716 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cerritos High School is a public school in Cerritos, California, serving grades 9-12. ... The ABC Unified School District is a school district that is based in Cerritos, California, United States. ...

There is a small portion on the west side of the City bounded by Palo Verde Avenue on the west, the San Gabriel River on the east, Artesia Boulevard on the north, and South Street on the south that is under the jurisdiction of the Bellflower Unified School District. ^[23] The Bellflower Unified School District is a school district in Los Angeles County, California. ...

Children in Cerritos attend a neighborhood elementary school (from kindergarten to sixth grade) before going onto a middle school (seventh and eighth grade) or high school (applicable only to students who are accepted to Whitney High School, which covers seventh to twelfth grade). Cerritos is also serviced by one adult school and Cerritos College. Gretchen Whitney High School, often simply abbreviated as Whitney High School, is a public school located at 16800 Shoemaker Avenue, Cerritos, California 90703, serving grades 7-12. ... Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955. ...

Eighty-five percent of high school graduates go on to higher education. Ten percent of the total population has an associates degree, 26% get a bachelors degree, and 11% get an advanced degree. An associates degree is a degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities in Canada and the United States upon completion of a course of study equivalent to the first two years in a four-year college or university. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course that generally lasts three or four years. ...

Parks and recreation

Cerritos Olympic Swim & Fitness Center

The Cerritos Olympic Swim & Fitness Center provides year-round, indoor recreational, instructional and competitive swimming. The Fitness Center offers a multi-max station, treadmills, stair climbers, lifecycles and locker room facilities.

The swim center last underwent renovations in late November 2005 with pool recementing and skylighting updates.

The Swim Center was used by Olympians for swimming practices during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ...

Cerritos Senior Center at Pat Nixon Park

The Cerritos Senior Center pays tribute to the late First Lady. Patricia Nixon, wife of the 37th President of the United States, Richard Nixon, lived in Artesia. However, due to boundary changes, the site of her old home (the Senior Center) is now in Cerritos. Pat Nixon Patricia Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 - June 22, 1993) was the wife of Richard Nixon and First Lady of the United States. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Artesia is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

The City of Cerritos undertook this project in 1993 to create a state-of-the-art public facility dedicated to its seniors, age 50 or older, with social events, services and life enriching programs. The Senior Center also provides intergenerational activities, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and a variety of club opportunities. The Senior Center also hosts an annual citywide Holiday Boutique, a Senior Health Fair, Grandparents Week and Monte Carlo Night. It has been suggested that Teaching English as a Second Language be merged into this article or section. ...

The Senior Center dedicated a new and expanded fitness and wellness facility on March 11, 2006 significantly expanding the center's area.

Community and Neighborhood Parks

Cerritos Park East (CPE) is the de facto "central park" of the City. The Olympic Swim and Fitness Center is located on the grounds of CPE. Funds have been set aside for the construction of a rubberized jogging track for the park in the 2006-2007 fiscal year. De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...

Heritage Park, a community park in the center of the City, pays tribute to Revolutionary America and the founding of the country. It had a grand re-opening to the public in 2002 complete with a refurbished colonial themed play island and moat. The moated manor house of Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire, England Moats (also known as a Fosse) were deep and wide water-filled trenches, excavated to provide a barrier against attack upon castle ramparts or other fortifications. ...

Liberty Park, another community park in the western part of town, underwent massive renovation and reopened to the public in February 2005 and features an updated community center, fitness center, rubberized jogging track, and children's playground. Camp Liberty, a children's amphitheater located within Liberty Park, is slated to be renovated during the 2006-2007 fiscal year.

Cerritos Regional Park houses the Cerritos Sports Complex, the skate park, and outdoor swimming pools. The unique characteristic is an artificial lake complete with sporting fish. Los Angeles County maintains 75% of Regional Park and Cerritos oversees the remaining 25%. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ...

The City also has 18 neighborhood parks located near residential tracts, an executive golf course, and two community gymnasiums located on the Cerritos and Whitney high school campuses. Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. ...

Trivia and quick facts

• An ordinance prohibits overnight parking on city streets, particularly from 3 am to 5 am, without a valid parking permit.
• According to the California Association of Realtors (CAR), the median price of a single-family home in Cerritos is approximately $749,000 as of August 2006.
• The last dairy building in Cerritos was demolished in March 1989.
• Cerritos Avenue does not pass through anywhere in the City of Cerritos, but rather, runs generally east-west just south of Cerritos in Orange County.
• The name "Cerritos" was voted in on January 10, 1967 in order to establish a romantic tie to California's past. Other names that were considered were "Los Coyotes" (turned down because of a negative connotation, though more historically accurate), and "Freeway City" (lacked the sophistication and class that the Cerritos Chamber of Commerce desired).
• Cerritos has the first and largest deployment of a wireless-fidelity Internet network (Wi-Fi) in the world. The coverage area completely encompasses all 8.9 square miles and allows subscribers with a wireless Ethernet card to access the Internet from anywhere within the city boundaries.
• Football legend Troy Aikman lived in Cerritos until the age of 12.
• Actor Morris Chestnut was born and raised in Cerritos.
• The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts' most celebrated audience member has been His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, attending a performance of Henry VI by the Royal Shakespeare Company, in November 1994.
• The City of Cerritos has received the title of "Tree City USA" for the seventh straight year by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
• The City of Cerritos has an active sister city relationship with the City of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. [1]
• According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), the following productions have either been partially or entirely filmed in Cerritos:
  • Wayne's World (1992)
  • The Debut (2000)
  • The Flip Side (2001)
  • She's All That (1999)
  • Coneheads (1993)
  • Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
  • Almost There! (TV series 1988)
  • Until Tomorrow Comes (1992)
  • McAllister Affair (TV series 1992)
  • Anokha (2004)
  • Goldengirl (1979)
  • Imminent Contact (1992)
  • People Like Us (2005)
  • Restive Planet (2004)

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See also

• ABC Unified School District
• Aeroméxico Flight 498
• Cerritos Auto Square
• Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
• Cerritos College
• Cerritos High School
• Cerritos Millennium Library
• Cerritos Towne Center
• Los Cerritos Center

The ABC Unified School District is a school district that is based in Cerritos, California, United States. ... Aeroméxico Flight 498 was a scheduled commercial airline flight, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 bound for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, USA from Mexico CityMexico. ... The Cerritos Auto Square is an automobile retail center located in the city of Cerritos, California. ... The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts box office. ... Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955. ... Cerritos High School is a public school in Cerritos, California, serving grades 9-12. ... Cerritos Millennium Library The Cerritos Millennium Library, the New Cerritos Library, or the Cerritos Public Library is the civic library for the City of Cerritos, California. ... A partial view of some of the retail stores in the Cerritos Towne Center. ... One of the entrances to the Los Cerritos Center. ...

Footnotes

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References

• The Story of Cerritos: A History in Progress by Marilyn Cenovich
• History of Cerritos
• A Los Angeles Times article on Cerritos
• Images from Vestar's website: The Cerritos Towne Center development company
• The Cerritos 2005-2006 budget
• The City Manager's Letter to the City Council 2005
• CNN Article On Wireless Network
• Press Telegram Article On 2006 Capital Projects
• Cerritos Sculpture Garden press release
• Eftychiou, Audrey. Cerritos At 50: Celebrating Our Past and Our Future. Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 2006.

External links

• City of Cerritos Official Website
• Cerritos Chamber of Commerce
• Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
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Topics	Climate | Districts | Economy | Elections | Geography | Government | History | Politics | Californians File links The following pages link to this file: California Dana Rohrabacher Los Angeles, California San Francisco Peninsula San Francisco Bay Area Silicon Valley San Diego, California Sacramento, California Sacramento County, California Orange County, California Death Valley San Francisco, California Sierra Nevada (US) Oakland, California Fremont, California San Jose, California... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to... This article is becoming very long. ... Nickname: City of Trees Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Area    - City 99. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... Greetings from California, vintage large-letter postcard. ... There are several different types of districts in California. ... The number of elections in California varies by year. ... A field of California golden poppies circa 1910. ... The recent and current politics of the U.S. state of California are complex and involve a number of entrenched interests. ... This is a partial list of well-known people from California. ...
Regions	Antelope Valley | Big Sur | Central Coast | Central Valley | Channel Islands | Coachella Valley | Cucamonga Valley | Death Valley | East Bay (SF) | Eastern California | Gold Country | Greater Los Angeles | Imperial Valley | Inland Empire | Los Angeles Basin | Mojave | North Bay (SF) | North Coast | Northern California | North San Diego County | Owens Valley | The Peninsula | Pomona Valley | Redwood Empire | Russian River | Sacramento Valley | Salinas Valley | San Fernando Valley | San Francisco Bay Area | San Gabriel Valley | San Joaquin Valley | Santa Clara Valley | Shasta Cascade | Sierra Nevada | Silicon Valley | Sonoma Valley | Southern California | Tech Coast | Tri-Valley | Victor Valley | Wine Country | Yosemite This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Big Sur is a thinly-settled region of the central California coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. ... The Central Coast is an area of California, United States, extending from Santa Cruz in the north to Santa Barbara in the south, but centering primarily on Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties. ... The California Central Valley Part of the Valley as seen from overhead A typical Central Valley scene at ground level The California Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U.S. state of California. ... The Channel Islands of California, also called the Santa Barbara Islands, are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel in the United States of America. ... Coachella Valley The Coachella Valley is an irrigated agricultural and recreational desert valley in southern California east of Los Angeles. ... The Cucamonga Valley is a region between the Los Angeles and San Bernardino areas, in San Bernardino County and Riverside County, of California, USA. It is located east of the Pomona Valley and it is a major site of wine production. ... Death Valley and Panamint Range For other uses, see Death Valley (disambiguation). ... A part of the East Bay showing Concord, Walnut Creek, Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Clayton The East Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States. ... Eastern California is not a well-defined term. ... Gold Country (also Mother Lode Country) is a region of northeastern California famed for the mines and mineral deposits which so famously brought the 49ers west for the California Gold Rush. ... The Greater Los Angeles Area is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California. ... The Imperial Valley and the Salton Sea, as seen from the Space shuttle. ... The Inland Empire and its regions within The Inland Empire refers to the region in Southern California located in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. ... The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles. ... Looking across from Emigrant Pass towards the Kingston Range in the eastern Mojave. ... The North Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States. ... The North Coast of the U.S. state of California is a mostly rural coastline on the Pacific Ocean stretching from the city of San Francisco to the border of Oregon characterized by cliffs, hills, and tide pools. ... Northern California, sometimes abbreviated NorCal, refers to the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... North San Diego County (locally referred to as North County) refers to the northern portion of San Diego County, a suburban and rural area far from the urban center of San Diego. ... Owens Valley is the arid ranching valley of the Owens River in southeastern California in the United States. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... The Pomona Valley, a part of the Inland Empire (the Pomona Valley is its own georgraphical area, and should not be bundled in with the Inland Empire. ... The Redwood Empire (also Redwood Coast or North Coast) is a region of California that stretches from San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon coast. ... The Russian River downstream of Duncans Mills The Russian River rises in the coastal mountain ranges of Mendocino County, north of Ukiah in Northern California. ... The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta. ... The Salinas Valley in the Central Coast region of California lies along the Salinas River between the Gabilan Mountains and the Santa Lucia Range. ... San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley in Southern California, United States. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... San Gabriel Valley within Southern California The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. ... The eight-county San Joaquin Valley is the part of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton. ... The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. ... The Shasta Cascade region of California is located in the northeastern and north-central sections of the state bordering Oregon and Nevada, north of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. ... The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that is almost entirely in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... A view of downtown San Jose, the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley. ... Today in a town we like to call sonoma valley about 17 minutes away from santa rosa Sean virrtoes was cought with his pants down and know we have reason to believe that sean is not straight but might be gay we have reached a new world change, ALSo just... Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal or colloquially, the Southland, is an informal name for the megalopolis and nearby desert that occupies the southern-most quarter of the U.S. state of California. ... Tech Coast is the nickname given to the Southern California region extending from Santa Barbara in the north to San Diego in the south. ... The Tri-Valley region of California is based around the San Francisco Bay Area cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and San Ramon in the three valleys from which it takes its name: Amador Valley, Livermore Valley and San Ramon Valley. ... The Victor Valley is a region of Southern California north of the San Bernardino Mountains in the Mojave Desert. ... Wine Country is a region of Northern California in the United States, known as a wine-growing region since 1838. ... Yosemite redirects here. ...
Metros	Bakersfield | Chico | Fresno | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | Modesto | Napa | Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | Redding | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | Sacramento-Roseville | Salinas | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | Santa Barbara-Santa Maria | Santa Cruz-Watsonville | Santa Rosa-Petaluma | Stockton | Vallejo-Fairfield | Visalia-Porterville | Yuba City In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: City of Roses, City of Trees Location of Chico in California Coordinates: Country State County United States California Butte Settled 1843 Founded 1860 Incorporated 1872 City Council Mayor Scott Greundl Maureen Kirk Andrew Holcombe Ann Schwab Larry Wahl Steve Bertagna Dan Herbert Area    - City 71. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Nickname: The International City (on flag), Friendly City (in Latin on citys seal), or the LBC Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Bob Foster Area    - City 170. ... Nickname The Jewel City Location Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County in the U.S. state of California. ... Napa is the county seat of Napa County, California. ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is the eighth-largest city in California[1] and the county seat of Alameda County. ... Fremont (IPA: ) is a city in California which was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Irvington, Mission San Jose, Niles, and Warm Springs. ... The city of Hayward highlighted within Alameda County Hayward is a city located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County. ... Nickname: The City that Cares Location Location of Oxnard, California Government Country State County United States California Ventura County Mayor Dr. Thomas E. Holden Geographical characteristics Area    - City km²  (36. ... Thousand Oaks is a city in Ventura County, California, in the United States. ... Official website: http://www. ... Redding from space, April 1994 Redding is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA, located on the Sacramento River and on Interstate 5 south of Shasta Lake. ... Current city logo Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States and is also a focus city of the Greater Los Angeles Area. ... San Bernardino is the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. ... Nickname: City of Trees Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Area    - City 99. ... Roseville is a city in Placer County, California, located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. ... Nickname: Americas Salad Bowl Location Location of Salinas, California Government Country   State     County United States   California     Monterey Mayor Anna Caballero Geographical characteristics Area     City 49. ... It has been suggested that Downtown San Diego be merged into this article or section. ... Location Location of Carlsbad within San Diego County, California. ... San Marcos is a city located in the northern portion of San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,977. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 122 km²  (47 sq mi)  - Land 121. ... Hillsdale Inn, Honeymoon Suite (demolished 5 April 2001) San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, USA. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. ... Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Location of Sunnyvale within Santa Clara County, California. ... Official website: http://www. ... Santa Ana is the largest city and the county seat of Orange County, California. ... Location of Anaheim within Orange County, California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Orange Mayor Curt Pringle Area    - City 130. ... Location Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ... Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. ... Santa Maria is the largest city in Santa Barbara County, California. ... Santa Cruz is the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... Watsonville is a city located in Santa Cruz County, California. ... The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center Luther Burbank Gardens, part of California Historical Landmark No. ... Petaluma is a city with a well preserved historic city center [1] in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. ... City nickname: Californias Sunrise Seaport City slogan: Stocktons Great, Take A Look! County: San Joaquin Area code: 209 ZIP code: 952xx Area:  - Total  - Water 144. ... Vallejo is a city in Solano County, California, United States. ... Fairfield, Court House, California Fairfield is a city located in Northern California, USA, near San Francisco and Sacramento. ... Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately 230 miles southeast of San Francisco and 190 miles north of Los Angeles. ... Porterville is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. ... Yuba City is the county seat of Sutter County, California, United States. ...
Counties	Alameda | Alpine | Amador | Butte | Calaveras | Colusa | Contra Costa | Del Norte | El Dorado | Fresno | Glenn | Humboldt | Imperial | Inyo | Kern | Kings | Lake | Lassen | Los Angeles | Madera | Marin | Mariposa | Mendocino | Merced | Modoc | Mono | Monterey | Napa | Nevada | Orange | Placer | Plumas | Riverside | Sacramento | San Benito | San Bernardino | San Diego | San Francisco | San Joaquin | San Luis Obispo | San Mateo | Santa Barbara | Santa Clara | Santa Cruz | Shasta | Sierra | Siskiyou | Solano | Sonoma | Stanislaus | Sutter | Tehama | Trinity | Tulare | Tuolumne | Ventura | Yolo | Yuba The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. ... Official website: http://www. ... Alpine County is the smallest county, by population, in the U.S. state of California. ... Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California. ... Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ... Calaveras County is a county located in Californias Gold Country. ... Colusa County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, northwest of Sacramento. ... Official website: http://www. ... Del Norte County is Californias northwesternmost county, located on the Pacific coast south of Oregon. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat Placerville Area  - Total  - Water 4,631 km² (1,788 mi²) 200 km² (77 mi²) 4. ... Fresno County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. ... Glenn County is a county located in the California Central Valley north of Sacramento County. ... Humboldt County is a county located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific Ocean. ... Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, and borders both Arizona and Mexico. ... Inyo County is a county located in east-central California, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada south of Yosemite National Park. ... Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. ... Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of California, southeast of Fresno County. ... Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Lassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... Madera County is a county of California, located in the Central Valley north of Fresno County. ... Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... Mariposa County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. ... Mendocino County is a county located on Californias north coast, north of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County and west of the Central Valley. ... Merced County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, north of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. ... Modoc County is a county located in Californias far northeast corner, bounded by Oregon to the north and Nevada to the east. ... Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California, to east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. ... Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay. ... Napa Valley is most famous for its wine. ... Nevada County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, in the Mother Lode country. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Placer County is a county located in California, USAs Sierra Nevada, in the Gold Country. ... Plumas County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada. ... Riverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which is the border with Arizona. ... Sacramento County is a county of the U.S. state of California. ... San Benito County is a county located in the California Coast Range Mountains south of San Jose. ... Official website: http://www. ... Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 122 km²  (47 sq mi)  - Land 121. ... San Joaquin County is a county located in the United States of America in Californias Central Valley, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... San Luis Obispo County is a county located on the central Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. ... Official website: http://www. ... Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, just west of Ventura County. ... Location of Santa Clara County within California. ... Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area, it forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. ... Shasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, in the Cascade Mountains. ... Sierra County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. ... Siskiyou County is a county located in far northernmost California, USA, in the Cascade Mountains on the Oregon border. ... Solano County is a county located in central part of the U.S. state of California, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento and is one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. ... Sonoma County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, north of Marin County and the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Stanislaus County is a county located in Californias California Central Valley, between Stockton and Fresno. ... Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the California Central Valley north of Sacramento. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1856 Seat Red Bluff Area  - Total  - Water 7,672 km² (2,962 mi²) 29 km² (11 mi²) 0. ... Trinity County is a county located in northwestern California, along the Trinity River and among the Klamath Mountains. ... Tulare County is a county located in U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, south of Fresno. ... Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ... Official website: http://www. ... Yolo County is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California, bordered by the counties of Sacramento, Solano, Napa, Lake, Colusa, and Sutter. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat Marysville Area  - Total  - Water 1,667 km² (644 mi²) 34 km² (13 mi²) 2. ...