Long Beach, California
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Nickname: The International City (on flag), Friendly City (in Latin on city's seal), the LBC, or The City By The Sea
Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California
Coordinates: 33°48′15″N 118°9′29″W / 33.80417, -118.15806
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles County
Government
- Mayor	Bob Foster
Area
- City	65.9 sq mi (170.6 km²)
- Land	50.0 sq mi (130.6 km²)
- Water	15.9 sq mi (40.0 km²)
Elevation	0 ft (Sea Level 0 m)
Population (2005)
- City	463,956
- Density	9,150.4/sq mi (3,533/km²)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Area code(s)	562
Website: http://www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/

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Long Beach is the 35th-largest city in the nation, 5th in California and 2nd in Los Angeles County (after Los Angeles). As of 2005, its estimated population was 463,956^[1]. Ten most populous cities in the United States Los Angeles San Jose San Diego Phoenix Chicago New York City Houston San Antonio Dallas Philadelphia The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ...

The Port of Long Beach is one of the world's largest shipping ports ^[2]. The city also has a large oil industry; oil is found both underground and offshore. Manufactures include aircraft, automobile parts, electronic and audiovisual equipment, and home furnishings. It is also home to headquarters for corporations such as Epson America, Molina Healthcare, Scan Health Care, and Polar Air Cargo. Long Beach grew with the development of high-technology and aerospace industries in the area. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest seaport in the United States and the tenth busiest port in the world. ...

History

The area was originally occupied by the Tongva people who lived in a rancheria named Tibahangna. Along with other Tongva villages, it disappeared in the mid-1800s. Gabrieleno Native American women Tongva may also refer to the Tongva language. ... Rancheria, is a form of administrative division used by Amerindian tribes to organize their social structure. ... // Invention of the Jacquard loom in 1801. ...

The Rancho Los Cerritos and Rancho Los Alamitos were divided from the larger Rancho Los Nietos, which had been granted by the Spanish Empire's, King Carlos III in 1784 to a Spanish soldier, Manuel Nieto. The boundary between the two ranchos ran through the center of Signal Hill on a southwest to northeast diagonal. A portion of western Long Beach was originally part of the Rancho San Pedro, and was in dispute for years, due to flooding changing the Los Angeles River boundary, between Juan Jose Dominguez and Manuel Nieto's ranchos. Location of Los Alamitos within Orange County, California. ... In 1784, the largest Spanish land grant in Alta California was awarded to Manuel Nieto. ... Capital Toledo (until 1561) Madrid (after 1561) Language(s) Spanish Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy Monarch  - 1516-1556 Charles I  - 1886-1898 Alfonso XIII¹ Regent  - 1886-1898 Maria Christina History  - Discovery of America 1402  - Conquest of the Aztec Empire 1519-1521  - Conquest of the Inca Empire 1532–1537  - Spanish-American... Charles III (January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788) was king of Spain 1759–1788 (as Carlos III de Borbon), King of the Two Sicilies 1735–1759 (as Carlo VII), and Duke of Parma 1732–1735 (as Carlo I). ... Jose Manuel Nieto ,1734 - 1804, was a soldier from the Presidio of San Diego who was assigned to the Mission San Gabriel at the time his land was granted by the Spanish Empire in 1784. ... Alta California (Upper California) was formed in 1804 when the province of California, then a part of the Spanish colony of New Spain, was divided in two along the line separating the Franciscan missions in the north from the Dominican missions in the south. ... Juan Jose Dominguez, a Spanish soldier, came to San Diego, California with the Gaspar de Portolà expedition, and later to San Juan Capistrano and San Gabriel, with Father Juniperro Serra. ...

Rancho Los Cerritos was bought in 1843 by John Temple, a Yankee who had come to California in 1827 . Soon after he built what is now known as the "Los Cerritos Ranch House," an adobe which still stands and is a National Historic Landmark. Temple created a thriving cattle ranch and prospered, becoming the wealthiest man in Los Angeles County. Both Temple and his ranch house played important local roles in the Mexican-American War. The term Yankee (also Yank) has a number of possible meanings, but in almost all contexts, it refers to someone of American origin or heritage. ... Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico Adobe is a natural building material composed of sand, sandy clay and straw or other organic materials, which is shaped into bricks using wooden frames and dried in the sun. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Combatants United States Mexico Commanders Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Stephen W. Kearney Antonio López de Santa Anna Mariano Arista Pedro de Ampudia José Mariá Flores Strength 78,790 soldiers 25,000–40,000 soldiers Casualties KIA: 1733 Total dead: 13,271 Wounded: 4,152 AWOL: 9,200+ 25,000...

Meanwhile, on an island in the San Pedro Bay, Mormon pioneers made an abortive attempt to establish a colony (as part of Brigham Young's plan to establish a continuous chain of settlements from the Pacific to Salt Lake). San Pedro Bay is an inlet on the Pacific Ocean coast of southern California, United States. ... The term Mormon is a colloquial name, most-often used to refer to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ... See also, Brigham Young University Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ...

In 1866 Temple sold Rancho Los Cerritos to the Northern California sheep-raising firm of Flint, Bixby & Co, which consisted of brothers Thomas and Benjamin Flint and their cousin Lewellyn Bixby, for $20,000. Two years previous Flint, Bixby had also purchased along with Northern California associate James Irvine three ranchos which would later become the city that bears Irvine's name. To manage Los Cerritos, the company selected Lewellyn's brother Jotham Bixby, the "Father of Long Beach", to manage their southern ranch, and three years later Jotham bought into the property and would later form the Bixby Land Company. In the 1870s as many as 30,000 sheep were kept at the ranch and sheared twice yearly to provide wool for trade. In 1880, Bixby sold 4,000 acres (16 km²) of the Rancho Los Cerritos to William E. Willmore, who subdivided it in hopes of creating a farm community, Willmore City. He failed and was bought out by a Los Angeles syndicate which called itself the "Long Beach Land and Water Company." They changed the name of the community to "Long Beach", which was incorporated as a city in 1888. // The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Long Beach boardwalk, 1907

Overlooked, but probably even more influential in the development of the city was another Bixby cousin, John W. Bixby. After first working for his cousins at Los Cerritos, J.W. Bixby then leased land at Rancho Los Alamitos, and then put together a group consisting of himself, mega-banker I.W. Hellman and Lewellyn and Jotham Bixby to purchase the rancho. In addition to bringing innovative farming methods to the Alamitos (which under Abel Stearns in the late 1850s and early 1860s was once the largest cattle ranch in America), John W. Bixby began the development of the Alamitos' oceanfront property near the city's picturesque bluffs. Under the name Alamitos Land Company, J.W. Bixby named the streets and laid out the parks of his new city. This area would include Belmont Heights, Belmont Shore and Naples and would soon become a very thriving community of its own. Unfortunately, J.W. Bixby died in 1888 of apparent appendicitis, and the Rancho Los Alamitos property was split up with Hellman roughly getting the southern third, Jotham and Lewellyn the northern third and J.W. Bixby's wife and heirs keeping the central third. The Alamitos townsite was kept as a separate entity but it was basically run by Lewellyn and Jotham's Bixby Land Company. Image File history File linksMetadata LongBeach-1907. ... Image File history File linksMetadata LongBeach-1907. ... Location of Los Alamitos within Orange County, California. ...

When Jotham Bixby died in 1916 the remaining 3,500 acres (14 km²) of Rancho Los Cerritos was subdivided into the neighborhoods of Bixby Knolls, California Heights, North Long Beach and part of the city of Signal Hill. Signal Hill could refer to: Signal Hill, California Signal Hill, a famous hill in Cape Town, South Africa Signal Hill, a hill near Saint Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Oil field in Long Beach, 1920

The town grew as a seaside resort (The Pike was one of the most famous beachside amusement parks on the West coast from 1902 until the 1960s) and then as an oil, Navy, and port town. The town was once referred to as "Iowa by the sea," due to a large influx of people from that state and other states in the Midwest. Huge picnics for each state were a popular annual event in Long Beach until the 1960s. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1149x540, 116 KB) Oil field, Long Beach, California, 1920. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1149x540, 116 KB) Oil field, Long Beach, California, 1920. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Pike was an amusement park and arcade near the beach, south of Ocean Boulevard, in Long Beach, California. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 was a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that caused significant damage to the city and surrounding areas. Most of the damage occurred in unreinforced masonry buildings, especially schools. One hundred twenty people died in this earthquake. The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place at 5:54p. ... Masonry in action; a Mason at work. ...

Long Beach once had a sizable Japanese-American population mostly working in the fish canneries on Terminal Island and small truck farms in the area, but the Japanese and Japanese Americans were removed for internment in 1942, and most did not return after their release from the camps. Due to this, interracial marriage, and other factors, they now make up less than 1% of the population of Long Beach. There is still a Japanese Community Center and a Japanese Buddhist Church in Long Beach. The Japanese-American Cultural Center is just over the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro. Reservation Point at the very southwest tip of Teminal Island. ... Jerome War Relocation Center in Jerome, Arkansas Japanese people heading off to an internment camp. ... Othello and Desdemona from William Shakespeares Othello, a play often depicted as concerning a biracial couple. ... The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot long suspension bridge crossing the Los Angeles Harbor linking San Pedro, California with Terminal Island. ... San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California, annexed in 1909 and a major seaport of the area. ...

Geography

Long Beach is located at 33°47' North, 118°10' West, about 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 170.6 km² (65.9 mi²). 130.6 km² (50.4 mi²) of it is land and 40.0 km² (15.4 mi²) of it (23.42%) is water. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... 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. ...

Climate

Environment

The area that is now Long Beach historically included several ecological communities, with coastal scrub dominating ^[3]. A handful of the native plants of the region can still be found in the city. These include California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), California sagebrush (Artemisia californica), and California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)). Some stands of coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) still remain in the El Dorado Nature Center. California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera), a plant native further inland, was introduced to the city as a garden ornamental and is now naturalized. Some indigenous species of birds, mammals, and other wildlife have adapted to development. species over 250, see text Eriogonum is the botanical name for a genus of flowering plants, in the family Polygonaceae. ... Binomial name Artemisisa californica (Less. ... Binomial name Eschscholzia californica  Cham The California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is a popular garden flower of the family Papaveraceae. ... Binomial name Quercus agrifolia The Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, also called the California live oak, is an evergeen oak, highly variable and often shrubby, found in the coastal regions of southwestern North America from Mendocino County, California south to northern Baja California in Mexico. ... Binomial name Washingtonia filifera (Lindl. ...

Since the arrival of Europeans, many alien species have become naturalized in the area. Introduced plants include yellow mustard, eucalyptus, wild radish, and tumbleweed. Unfortunately, these plants now far outnumber the indigenous plants and spread rapidly in the city's vacant lots and oil fields. natural range Species About 700; see the List of Eucalyptus species Eucalyptus (From Greek, ευκάλυπτος = Well covered) is a diverse genus of trees (and a few shrubs), the members of which dominate the tree flora of Australia. ... Binomial name Raphanus raphanistrum L. Wild Radish or Jointed Charlock, Raphanus raphanistrum, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. ... Species About 100-130 species; see text Salsola (Saltwort*, Tumbleweed or Russian thistle) is a genus of herbs, subshrubs, shrubs and small trees in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Africa, Asia, and Europe. ...

However, the city and its residents have initiatives underway to preserve and reclaim a small part of its ecological heritage. The RiverLink project has begun to revegetate the Long Beach stretch of the Los Angeles River with indigenous plants. Part of the remaining Pacific Electric Right of Way was cleared of nonnatives, planted with indigenous plants, and made accessible with foot and bike paths. This community open space is now known as The Long Beach Greenbelt and is the focus of continuing efforts in restoration and community education. The El Dorado Nature Center has changed its original "hands-off" approach and begun to actively introduce indigenous species ^[4]. The Los Cerritos Wetlands Study Group, state government agencies, and grassroots groups are collaborating on a plan to preserve Long Beach's last remaining wetlands. Long Beach is the first city in California to join the 'EcoZone' Program, intended to measurably improve environmental conditions through public-private partnerships ^[5]. Such projects seek to reduce pollution, restore native habitat, provide green areas for the city's residents to enjoy. The Los Angeles River, highlighted in red (on the left). ... The Pacific Electric Railway main company depot at Sixth Street and Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1910. ... // Description Entry Points / Parking Maintenance Current Condition Future Plans References Rails to Trails Conservancy profile page External links Categories: | | | ...

Other places in Long Beach to see natural areas include Bluff Park (coastal bluffs), the Golden Shores Marine Reserve, the Jack Dunster Marine Reserve, Shoreline Park, and DeForest Park.

Neighborhoods

Long Beach is a mosaic of neighborhoods, with some of them well-defined, while others blend into nearby neighborhoods. The most desirable properties in Long Beach are in the Belmont Shore and Naples areas in southeast Long Beach near Alamitos Bay and the Pacific Ocean, the homes near the Virginia Country Club in Bixby Knolls and California Heights in west-central Long Beach, the area near El Dorado Park and Long Beach State on the east side of Long Beach and Lakewood Village (near Long Beach City College and Lakewood Country Club)^{[citation needed]}. The downtown area has experienced significant gentrification in recent years with the demolished Long Beach Plaza being replaced by the new Long Beach City Place. Prose is writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer resemblance to the patterns of everyday speech. ... California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach) is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California in terms of enrollment. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Pine Avenue in downtown Long Beach, as well as Second Street in Belmont Shore, are known for their restaurants and nightlife. The 4th Street Corridor is known for its funky shops, antique stores and vintage clothing stores. The Broadway Corridor between Alamitos Avenue and Redondo Avenue has the greatest number of gay oriented bars and restaurants in Long Beach.

Part of the Port of Long Beach

Aerial view of the Port of Long Beach

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Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 461,522 people, 163,088 households, and 99,646 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,532.8/km² (9,149.8/mi²). There were 171,632 housing units at an average density of 1,313.8/km² (3,402.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 45.16% White, 14.87% African American, 0.84% Native American, 12.05% Asian, 1.21% Pacific Islander, 20.61% from other races, and 5.27% from two or more races. Latino of any race were 35.77% of the population. According to the 2000 US Census, Long Beach is the most ethnically diverse large city in the United States [16]. Among its Asian population, Long Beach is home to a large Cambodian community, the second-largest Cambodian community outside of Asia (after Paris); a neighborhood along Anaheim Street is called "Little Phnom Penh". It also houses large communities of Tongan and Samoan descent. 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). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... It has been suggested that List of visitor attractions in Paris be merged into this article or section. ... Little Phnom Penh (or less often Cambodia Town or Little Cambodia) is the name of the area along Anaheim Street between Alamitos and Junipero avenues in Long Beach, California. ...

There are also sizable populations of Samoan-Americans, Tongan-Americans, African Americans, Mexican-Americans, Salvadoran-Americans and other Central Americans, such as Belizean-Americans and Panamanian-Americans, as well as Puerto Ricans, Vietnamese Americans, Filipino Americans, and other Asians. Long Beach has a history of immigration from Europe, and a relatively high number of Pacific Islanders and Native Americans (each at over 1 percent). But the article has more to do with racial groups in the city limits of Long Beach, not in nearby cities have high concentrations of Europeans, American Indians and Polynesians. African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... This article is about the country in North America. ... A Vietnamese American is a resident of the United States who is of ethnic Vietnamese descent. ... In 1998, Benjamin J. Cayetano became the first Filipino American (and second Asian American after Governor George R. Ariyoshi) to be elected state Governor of the United States. ... This article deals primarily or exclusively with the definition of Asian in English-speaking countries, mainly referring to immigrants or descendants of immigrants living therein. ...

There were 163,088 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.55. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,270, and the median income for a family was $40,002. Males had a median income of $36,807 versus $31,975 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,040. About 19.3% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.7% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over. 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. ...

Economy

The top commercial businesses in Long Beach, based upon the number of employees, are: Boeing, Verizon, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, and The Bragg Companies (crane and heavy transport sales). Several local hospitals are major employers, including: Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Mary Medical Center, and Pacific Hospital of Long Beach. Major government and educational employers include: Long Beach Unified School District, City of Long Beach, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach City College, United State Postal Service, and Long Beach Transit. The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is a major aerospace and defense corporation, originally founded by William Boeing. ... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange... Gulfstream may refer to: Gulfstream Park Gulfstream Aerospace See also Gulf Stream for the ocean current This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

• Douglas Aircraft Company (later McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and now part of Boeing) had plants at the Long Beach Airport where they built aircraft for World War II, and later built DC-8s, DC-9s, DC-10s, and MD-11s.
• Boeing built the Boeing 717 until 2006 and continues to build the C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter in Long Beach. Even after greatly reducing the number of local employees in recent years, Boeing is still the largest employer in the city.
• Polar Air Cargo, an international cargo airline, is based in Long Beach.
• TABC, INC., a part of Toyota, makes a variety of car parts, including steering columns and catalytic converters, in Long Beach.
• Epson America, the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, is headquartered in Long Beach.
• Pioneer Electronics, the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Pioneer Corporation, is headquartered in Long Beach.
• SCAN Health Plan, a non-profit "Medicare Advantage" HMO for seniors, is headquartered in Long Beach.
• Parker Law Firm, the legal firm of the personal injury attorney Larry H. Parker (most noted for his series of television commercials), is headquartered in Long Beach. (Because of the backlash to his commercials, a law was passed in California making it illegal for law firms to quote lawsuit award amounts in their commercials.)
• Molina Health Care, Inc., a Medicaid management healthcare program, is headquartered in Long Beach.
• Jesse James' West Coast Choppers custom motorcycle shop is located in Long Beach, and much of the Monster Garage cable TV show is filmed in Long Beach.
• Acres of Books, the largest and oldest family-owned second-hand bookstore in California

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Shipping and transportation

The Queen Mary permanently docked.

The Port of Long Beach is the third busiest ^[14] seaport in the United States . The port serves shipping between the United States and the Pacific Rim. The combined operations of the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles are the busiest in the USA. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest seaport in the United States and the tenth busiest port in the world. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... The USS Abraham Lincoln Battle Group along with ships from Australia, Chile, Japan, Canada, and Korea speed towards Honolulu in RIMPAC 2000. ... 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. ...

Rail shipping is provided by Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway, which carry about half of the trans-shipments from the port. Long Beach has contributed to the Alameda Corridor project to increase the capacity of the rail lines, roads, and highways connecting the port to the Los Angeles rail hub. The project, completed in 2002, created a trench 20 miles (32 km) long and 33 feet (10 m) deep in order to eliminate 200 grade crossings and cost about US$2.4 billion. The Union Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks UP) (NYSE: UNP), headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. ... The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting marks BNSF), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only one competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is larger in size). ... The Alameda Corridor is a 20 mile (32 km) freight rail expressway directly connecting the national rail system near downtown Los Angeles, California to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, running parallel to Alameda Street. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... One thousand million (1,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001. ...

Long Beach is the southern terminus for the Los Angeles Metro Blue Line light rail corridor. Blue Line trains run from Long Beach City Hall to Downtown Los Angeles. The Metro Rail Blue Line Maintenance Shops, are also located in Long Beach just south of the Del Amo Blue Line station. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro, MTA or LACMTA) is the state chartered regional transportation planning and public transportation operating agency for the county of Los Angeles. ... The Metro Blue Line of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail is a light rail line connecting Downtown Los Angeles at the 7th St/Metro Center station and Downtown Long Beach. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... It has been suggested that Town Hall be merged into this article or section. ... Skyline of downtown Los Angeles Bunker Hill as seen from Los Angeles City Hall Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. ...

There is an Amtrak Thruway bus shuttle starting in San Pedro, with stops at the Queen Mary and downtown Long Beach, that then goes to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, and ends in Bakersfield. The Blue Line MetroRail connects downtown Long Beach to the Staples Center and downtown Los Angeles where it connects with Hollywood and Pasadena. There is also a Greyhound Lines terminal downtown. Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California, annexed in 1909 and a major seaport of the area. ... types/51 sh/sh liner/36 qma/qma. ... A view of Union Station familiar to many of downtown Los Angeles visitors. ... Nickname: Location of Bakersfield, California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Kern County Founded 1869 Government  - Mayor Harvey Hall Area  - City  131 sq mi (339. ... Greyhound Lines is the largest inter-city common carrier of passengers by bus in North America, serving 2,200 destinations in the United States. ...

Public transportation in Long Beach is provided by Long Beach Transit. Besides the normal bus service, which charges a fare, Long Beach has free routes, the "Pine Avenue Link" and Passport routes, which use mini-buses to shuttle passengers within the downtown area. The Passport "C" route between the downtown and the Queen Mary, and Passport "A" and "D" buses go East-West along Ocean Boulevard, linking the Catalina Landing in the west with Belmont Shore in the east. (The Passport "B" has been renamed the Pine Avenue Link.) A 90-cent fare is required when traveling east of Atlantic Avenue. Another free route, "Village Tour D'art" in the East Village, visits museums and other points of interest. A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Long Beach Transit is a municipal transit company providing fixed and flexible bus transit services in Long Beach, California, United States, other communities in South and Southeast Los Angeles County and Northwestern Orange Counties. ... East Village Arts District is the name of the eastern part of downtown Long Beach, California. ...

Long Beach Transit also operates the 49-passenger AquaBus water taxi, which stops at the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Queen Mary, and four other locations; and the 75-passenger AquaLink water taxi, which travels between the Aquarium, the Queen Mary, and Alamitos Bay Landing next to the Long Beach Marina.

There is also limited bus service to Orange County through Orange County Transportation Authority buses. Route 1, from Long Beach to San Clemente is the longest bus route in the OCTA system. Traveling along Pacific Coast Highway for most of the route, it takes 2-2.5 hrs to complete. Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ... OCTA logo. ... Location of San Clemente within Orange County, California. ... State Route 1, often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along a large length of the Pacific coast of the U.S. State of California. ...

Torrance Transit buses go from downtown Long Beach to the South Bay. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has bus service from downtown to San Pedro, and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) has two regional bus lines that serve downtown Long Beach. Torrance Transit is a transit agency serving mainly Torrance, California // Route 1 runs on Torrance Blvd. ... Downtown Long Beach is growing, thriving, exciting. ... The South Bay and surrounding regions in Southern California The South Bay is a region in the southwest peninsula of Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... The Los Angeles Department of Transportation, commonly referred to as LADOT, is the agency that provides public transportation to the County of Los Angeles. ... San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California, annexed in 1909 and a major seaport of the area. ... The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro, MTA or LACMTA) is the state chartered regional transportation planning and public transportation operating agency for the county of Los Angeles. ...

Long Beach Airport serves the Long Beach, South Bay and northern Orange County areas, but is relatively small, considering the area's population. It is the West Coast hub for JetBlue Airways. It is also the site of a major Boeing (formerly Douglas, then McDonnell Douglas) aircraft production facility, which is the city's largest employer. Long Beach Municipal Airport is located in Long Beach, California, and to a degree, serves Los Angeles, California and Orange County, California. ... The South Bay and surrounding regions in Southern California The South Bay is a region in the southwest peninsula of Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ... JetBlue Airways is a major American low-cost airline owned by JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU). ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is a major aerospace and defense corporation, originally founded by William Boeing. ... DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ...

Several freeways run through Long Beach, connecting it with the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas. The San Diego (405) freeway roughly bisects the city and takes commuters northwest or southeast to the Golden State (5) freeway. The Long Beach (710) freeway runs north-south, starting at the southern end between the Port of Long Beach and downtown Long Beach, and terminating just past the intersection with San Bernardino (10) freeway on the border between El Sereno neighbor or Los Angeles and Alhambra. The eastern border of the city is traversed by the San Gabriel River (605) freeway, which joins the 405 at the Long Beach/Los Alamitos border. The Artesia Freeway California State Route 91 runs east-west near the northern border of Long Beach. Interstate 80 (Eastshore Freeway) in Berkeley, California: a typical American freeway (MUTCD definition) A freeway, also known as a highway, superhighway, autoroute, autobahn, autostrada, dual carriageway, expressway, Autosnelweg or motorway, depending on the country of discussion, is a type of road designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles... The Greater Los Angeles Area is the suburban area around the city of Los Angeles, California. ... Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ... Interstate 405, colloquially referred to as The 405 (the four-oh-five), is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major bypass of I-5 running through Southern California. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Interstate 710 (I-710), mostly named the Long Beach Freeway (and referred to by locals as The Seven-Ten), is a freeway running for 23 miles (37 km) in a north-south direction through Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest seaport in the United States and the tenth busiest port in the world. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 10 Interstate 10 (abbreviated I-10) is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States. ... El Sereno (IPA: [ˌɛl səˈɹinoʊ] in English, from the Spanish [el seˈɾeno] the tranquil) is a district in Northeastern Los Angeles, California. ... Location of Alhambra within Los Angeles County, 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... Location of Los Alamitos within Orange County, California. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this articles infobox may require cleanup. ...

California State Route 1 (more commonly known as Pacific Coast Highway or PCH) runs through Long Beach. Where it intersects with Lakewood Boulevard (California State Route 19) and Los Coyotes Diagonal is the "infamous" Long Beach Traffic Circle. State Route 1, often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along a large length of the Pacific coast of the U.S. State of California. ... California State Route 19 (also known as Lakewood Boulevard and Rosemead Boulevard) is a major thoroughfare running roughly north-south in the greater Los Angeles area. ... The Long Beach Traffic Circle and surrounding area in 1948. ...

Long Beach has some bike paths along city streets, plus the Long Beach bicycle path along the ocean from Shoreline Village to Belmont Shore, plus there are bike paths along both the San Gabriel and Los Angeles Rivers. This article or section should include material from Cycle path debate Segregated cycle facilities may consist of a separate road, track, path or lane that is designated for use by cyclists and from which motorised traffic is generally excluded. ... The Long Beach Bike Path in Los Angeles County meanders about 4. ... San Gabriel River is the name of watercourses in two states: San Gabriel River (California) San Gabriel River (Texas) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Los Angeles River, highlighted in red (on the left). ...

Film

One of the places where the film industry started in Southern California was in Long Beach.

Balboa Amusement Producing Company, also known as Balboa Studios, was located at Sixth Street and Alamitos Avenue; they used 11 acres (45,000 m²) on Signal Hill for outdoor locations. Silent movie stars who lived in Long Beach included Fatty Arbuckle and Theda Bara. The 1917 film Cleopatra, starring Theda Bara, was filmed at the Dominguez Slough just west of Long Beach, and Moses parted the Red Sea for Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 black-and-white version of "The Ten Commandments" on the flat seashore of Seal Beach, southeast of Long Beach. Signal Hill is a small city (2. ... This article is about the comedy film. ... Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film comedian. ... Theda Bara was the stage name of Theodosia Burr Goodman (July 29, 1885 - April 13, 1955), a silent film actress. ... The 1917 Cleopatra was directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starred Theda Bara in the title role. ... Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was one of the most successful filmmakers during the first half of the 20th century. ... Location of Seal Beach within Orange County, California. ...

Because of its proximity to LA-area studios and its variety of locations, today Long Beach is regularly used for movies, television shows, and advertisements. The city has filled in for locations across the nation and around the globe. [17] One advantage for Long Beach is that the film industry uses a zone that extends 30 miles from Beverly Blvd. and La Cienega Blvd. in the West Hollywood area. It is cheaper to film within that zone, so Long Beach and other South Bay cities often stand in for areas of Orange County (such as for The O.C. TV show) because almost all of Orange County is outside of the zone. The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. ...

Long Beach's high schools are especially popular with the film industry. Long Beach Polytechnic High School has played host to numerous films, providing the outdoor high school grounds of Coach Carter and the indoor high school rooms and hallways of American Pie, among others. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School has been a very popular place to film movies as well, with 2-4 movies filmed per year. St. Anthony High School's gymnasium has also been featured in many movies and television shows, including Coach Carter and Joan of Arcadia. This article is about the polytechnic high school in California. ... Coach Carter is a 2005 film, directed by Thomas Carter. ... For other uses, see American Pie (disambiguation). ... Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School is one of the latest schools to be built in Long Beach, California. ... St. ... Coach Carter is a 2005 film, directed by Thomas Carter. ... Joan of Arcadia was an American television fantasy/family drama which aired on Fridays, 8-9 p. ...

Other locations in Long Beach have been used quite frequently as well. Many car chase and crash scenes have been filmed on the long stretches of road near the Long Beach harbor, and Long Beach's downtown neighborhood has stood in for various urban areas in a variety of films. Additionally, the Virginia Country Club area of Long Beach (near, or sometimes considered part of, Long Beach's Bixby Knolls neighborhood) has also provided numerous locations for Hollywood films, including Ferris Bueller's house in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The upscale neighborhood is home to several National Historic Landmarks and is known for its diverse styles ranging from a famous Greene and Greene designed California Bungalow home to modern homes designed by world-renowned architect Edward Killingsworth. An affluent area of Long Beach nestled btween the North-Side, California Heights, and Wrigley areas of Long Beach. ... Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) shakes things up on a parade float Ferris Buellers Day Off is a 1986 film written and directed by John Hughes. ... Ferris Buellers Day Off is a 1986 comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene, who established the architectural firm of Greene and Greene, were born in Brighton, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, in 1868 and 1870, respectively. ... A typical Bungalow in Louisvilles Deer Park Neighborhood California Bungalows, commonly called simply bungalows in America, are a form of residential structure that were widely popular across America and, to some extent, the world around the years 1910 to 1925. ... Edward Killingsworth (1917-2004) is best known as a participant in Architecture Digests Case Study program in the mid 1950s. ...

Government

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Main article: Mayor of Long Beach

Main article: Long Beach Police Department (California)

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Education

Primary and secondary schools

Main article: Long Beach Unified School District

Main article: List of private schools in Long Beach, California

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Colleges and universities

The California State University, Long Beach is second largest campus in the California State University system, and the third largest university in the state in terms of enrollment. California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach) is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California in terms of enrollment. ... The California State University (CSU) is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College System. ...

The Long Beach City College is a community college established in 1927. It's composed of two separate campuses. The Liberal Arts Campus located on the residential area of Lakewood Village, while the Pacific Coast Campus is in Central Long Beach. Long Beach City College, established in 1927, is a community college located in Long Beach, California. ... Lakewood Village is considered one of the most sought after areas in Long Beach, California. ...

Brooks College is a private for-profit vocational school best known for its fashion design and fashion marketing programs is located near the Traffic Circle Area. The school will close its doors at the end of March 2009.^[15] Brooks College is a system of two for-profit colleges in Long Beach and Sunnyvale, California. ... For-Profit Schools are educational institutions that are run by private, profit-seeking companies or organizations. ... A vocational school, providing vocational education and also as referred to as a trade school or career college, and school is operated for the express purpose of giving its students the skills needed to perform a certain job or jobs. ... Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to the design of clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time. ... The Long Beach Traffic Circle and surrounding area in 1948. ...

Sites of interest

Parks and recreation

The Walter Pyramid

The Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine received a Gold Medal award from the National Parks and Recreation Society in 2002, 2003, and 2004, recognizing the Department's "outstanding management practices and programs." The Department manages 92 parks covering over 3,100 acres (13 km²) throughout the city, including the 815 acre (3.3 km²) El Dorado Regional Park, which features fishing lakes, an archery range, youth campground, bike trails, and picnic areas. The Department also operates four public swimming pools, and four launch ramps for boaters to access the Pacific Ocean. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1532 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pyramid Walter Pyramid Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1532 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pyramid Walter Pyramid Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... The Walter Pyramid The Walter Pyramid, formerly known as the Long Beach Pyramid, is the on-campus basketball and volleyball arena for the NCAA college basketball and college volleyball teams of Long Beach State University 49ers. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The 102.5 acre El Dorado Nature Center is part of the larger El Dorado Regional Park. The center features lakes, a stream, and trails, with meadows and forested areas. [18]

The Long Beach Greenbelt is a section of the old Pacific Electric right-of-way, restored by community activists as native habitat. It currently supports approximately 40 species of California native plants as well as a plethora of urban wildlife. Its pleasant, relaxing atmosphere provides for community open space while educating citizens about what the land was like prior to industrialization and urbanization. // Description Entry Points / Parking Maintenance Current Condition Future Plans References Rails to Trails Conservancy profile page External links Categories: | | | ...

Rancho Los Alamitos is a 7.5 acre historical site owned by the City of Long Beach and is near the Long Beach campus of the California State University system. The site includes five agricultural buildings, including a working blacksmith’s shop, four acres of gardens, and an adobe ranch house dating from around 1800. The Rancho is within a gated community, so you must pass through security gates to get to it. [19] Location of Los Alamitos within Orange County, California. ... Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico Adobe is a natural building material composed of sand, sandy clay and straw or other organic materials, which is shaped into bricks using wooden frames and dried in the sun. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Rancho Los Cerritos is a 4.7 acre historical site owned by Long Beach in the Bixby Knolls area near the Virginia Country Club. The adobe buildings date from the 1880s. The site also includes a California history research library. [20] An affluent area of Long Beach nestled btween the North-Side, California Heights, and Wrigley areas of Long Beach. ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ...

The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden is located on the campus of California State University, Long Beach. The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden (1. ... California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach) is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California in terms of enrollment. ...

The front beach area of the city was once home to a now-defunct amusement park. Its first rollercoaster opened for business in June 1907. It was named the Figure 8 after the shape of the tracks, and was built on pilings that reached out over the water. In 1914 the Pike Amusement Zone undertook several upgrades and a new roller coaster named the Jack Rabbit Racer was opened in May 1915 becoming the second largest racing coaster in the country. It was part of the Silver Spray Pier which included several new rides and concessions. In the mid twenties, several expansions were made to the area and the Jack Rabbit Racer was remodeled raising the ride's dips to a greater height and steepness but it was soon removed to make way for the Cyclone Racer roller coaster which opened May 1930. The new coaster was also built on pilings over the ocean, but as the breakwater was built and the harbor expanded, the sandy beach extended. Eventually the entire pier stood over the beach. When demolished in September 1968, the Cyclone Racer was the only two track roller coaster in the United States. The Pike was an amusement park and arcade near the beach, south of Ocean Boulevard, in Long Beach, California. ...

Media

The local daily newspaper is the Long Beach Press-Telegram, which is distributed throughout most of the Gateway Cities and South Bay areas of southwest Los Angeles County. The Press-Telegram is part of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, which has several newspapers in the Southern California area that share some resources and reporters. The Los Angeles Newspaper Group is an umbrella group of local daily newspapers published in the greater Los Angeles area. ... 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 South Bay and surrounding regions in Southern California The South Bay is a region in the southwest peninsula of Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... The Los Angeles Newspaper Group is an umbrella group of local daily newspapers published in the greater Los Angeles area. ... For the urban complex straddling the United States-Mexico border, see Bajalta California. ...

As of 2007, Long Beach is served by The District Weekly, an alternative weekly that covers news, the arts, restaurants, and the local music scene. The OC Weekly and LA Weekly are also distributed widely in Long Beach.

There are a number of weekly and biweekly newspapers, which highlight the city's educational, political and business goings-on. The Beachcomber, Grunion Gazette and Downtown Gazette are community-centric papers with substantial distribution. Business news is covered by the biweekly Long Beach Business Journal.

There are two primary online news sources. LBReport.com (est 1999) engages in 'hard' journalism and investigative reporting of local stories, issues and officials. The LBPost.com (est 2007) features news and opinion form a pool of columnists. LongBeachCulture.org is the dominant clearinghouse and calendar for arts & cultural events.

Long Beach also gets distribution of the daily Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, and La Opinión newspapers, plus the weekly Los Angeles Sentinel. This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... The Orange County Register is a daily newspaper published in Santa Ana, California. ... La Opinión is a Spanish language daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the six counties of Southern California. ... The Los Angeles Sentinel is a weekly African American-owned newspaper published in Los Angeles, California. ...

Long Beach is part of the Los Angeles DMA radio and television markets. Although a few radio stations have had studios in Long Beach over the years, including the 80's alternative music and later hard rock station KNAC, the only remaining radio stations in Long Beach are the jazz and blues station KKJZ on the Cal State Long Beach campus, and the Christian radio broadcaster KFRN. A designated market area is a group of counties in the United States that are covered by a specific television station. ... The term alternative rock or alternative music1 was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... KNAC is an internet based heavy metal music radio station that pays tribute to a former United States, Los Angeles, California area FM radio station. ... KKJZ (KJAZZ, 88. ... California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach) is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California in terms of enrollment. ... Christian radio is a radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christian message. ... KFRN 1280 AM is a non-commercial traditional Christian radio station licensed to Long Beach, California and serving the Los Angeles market, which runs programming from Family Radio. ...

Culture

View of the Long Beach skyline from the Queen Mary.

The same view from the Queen Mary at night.

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Art

The Long Beach Museum of Art is owned by the City of Long Beach, and operated by the Long Beach Museum of Art Foundation. Long Beach also features the Museum of Latin American Art, founded in 1996 by Dr. Robert Gumbiner. It is the only museum in the western United States that exclusively features Latin American art. The Long Beach Museum of Art is a museum located in Long Beach, California. ... The Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) is a museum located in Long Beach, California featuring various pieces of contemporary Latin American art. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

The University Art Museum on the Long Beach State campus (founded in 1973) has a national reputation for its high-quality and innovative programs. [21] Long Beach State is also home to the largest publicly funded art school west of the Mississippi. (on what basis is largest determined since there is no citation? Number of students? Square footage? Citation needed) For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...

In 1965, Long Beach State hosted the first International Sculpture Symposium to be held in the United States and the first at a college or university. Six sculptors from around the world and two from the United States created many of the monumental sculptures seen on the campus. There are now over 20 sculptures on the campus. Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The International Sculpture Symposium movement was spearheaded by Karl Prantl in Austria in 1959. ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ...

Long Beach is known for its street art. Some of the murals were created in conjunction with the city's Mural and Cultural Arts Program, but many others were not. [22] [23] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Salle des illustres, ceiling painting, by Jean André Rixens. ...

The Anime Expo® is held regularly at the Convention Center. Its success over the past 13 years has encouraged multitudes of other conventions to spring up across the country. Its Exhibit Hall has been host to the largest collection of import and domestic anime and manga merchandise anywhere in America, as well as host to galleries of some of the most influential artists in Japan's recent history.

On the exterior of the Long Beach Sports Arena is one of the artist Wyland's Whaling Walls. At 116,000 square feet (11,000 m²), it is the world's largest mural (according to the Guinness Book of Records). The Long Beach Sports Arena is a 11,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Long Beach, California. ... “Isle of Shoals Humpbacks”, a Whaling Wall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. ... Whales mural in Detroit, 4 June 2006 This is the list of Whaling Walls, large outdoor murals of whales and other sea life, that have been completed by the artist Wyland. ... Salle des illustres, ceiling painting, by Jean André Rixens. ... Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ...

Shops and galleries in the East Village Arts District, in downtown Long Beach hold their monthly art openings and artists exhibit in street galleries on the second Saturday of the monthduring the Artwalk [24]. East Village Arts District is the name of the eastern part of downtown Long Beach, California. ...

Long Beach has a percent for art program administered through the Arts Council of Long Beach and the Redevelopment Agency which ensures that new private developments contribute to the arts fund or commission artworks for their new projects [25] .

Music

The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra plays numerous classical and pop music concerts throughout the year. The symphony plays at the Terrace Theater in the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. [26] Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center is a convention center located in Long Beach, California. ...

Long Beach Opera, founded in 1979, is the oldest professional opera company serving the Los Angeles and Orange County regions. It presents performances of standard and non-standard opera repertoire at various locations, including the Terrace Theater and Center Theater of the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center and the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center at CSULB. [27] Long Beach Opera is a Southern California opera company serving the greater Los Angeles and Orange County metroplex. ... The Terrace Theater is a 3,051-seat theater located in Long Beach, California. ... The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center is a convention center located in Long Beach, California. ...

Long Beach Community Concert Association LBCCA is a 49 year old, volunteer organization that provides quality musical entertainment appealing to seniors and others, four Sunday afternoons a year at the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center at CSULB. LBCCA also has an outreach program taking musical entertainment to senior care and senior housing facilities around the greater Long Beach area.

KJAZZ 88.1 FM (KKJZ) broadcasts from California State University, Long Beach. The station features jazz and blues music exclusively and can also be listened to over the Internet. [28] KBEACH is the student owned and operated web-only radio at CSULB. [29] KKJZ (KJAZZ, 88. ... California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach) is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California in terms of enrollment. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ...

Long Beach is the host to a number of long-running music festivals. They include the Bob Marley Reggae Festival (February), the Cajun & Zydeco Festival (May), the El Dia De San Juan Puerto Rican Festival (Salsa music, June) the Aloha Concert Jam (Hawaiian music, June), the Long Beach Jazz Festival (August), the Long Beach Blues Festival (September, since 1980), and the Brazilian Street Carnaval (Brazilian music, September). The Long Beach Blues Festival, in Long Beach, California, is one of the largest and 2nd oldest Blues festivals on the West Coast (1st being the San Francisco Blues Festival). ... The Brazilian Street Carnaval is an annual event in Long Beach California that emulates the Rio-Style carnaval parades and bands that happen in Rio de Janeiro during their carnaval in February and March. ...

Long Beach has a history of well-known artists. The bands Sublime, subsequent Long Beach Dub Allstars, and Long Beach Shortbus are all from Long Beach, as is the new-wave punk band Le Shok, and old school hip hop group Ugly Duckling. Rappers Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Nate Dogg and Zack de la Rocha were born and raised in Long Beach. Melissa Etheridge traces her roots to performing at Que Sera, a former lesbian bar in Long Beach. New rising post-hardcore bands and acts such as I Am Ghost also hails from Long Beach. Sublime was an American band that originated in Long Beach, California. ... The Long Beach Dub Allstars was a reggae band formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2002. ... Long Beach Shortbus is a reggae influenced punk band from Long Beach, CA, United States. ... Le Shok was a new wave punk rock band from Long Beach, California. ... Old school hip hop is a term used to describe the very earliest hip hop music to come out of the block parties of New York City in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Young Einstein, Andy Cooper & Dizzy Dustin Ugly Duckling are a hip hop trio, formed in 1993 in Long Beach, California. ... Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. ... Warren Griffin III (born November 10, 1970 in Long Beach, California) better known as Warren G, is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. ... Nathaniel Dawayne Hale (born August 19, 1969), commonly known by stage name Nate Dogg, is an American hip hop artist born in Long Beach, California. ... Zacarías Manuel Zack de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970 in Long Beach, California) is a rapper, musician, poet and activist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of Rage Against the Machine. ... Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas) is a Grammy- and Academy Award-winning American rock musician. ... A lesbian is a woman who is romantically and sexually attracted only to other women. ... I Am Ghost is a post-hardcore band from Long Beach, California, formed in late 2004. ...

The Carpenters, a pop group from the 1960s and 1970s, consisted of musicians who were all students at California State University, Long Beach. Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center at CSULB is named in honor of these famous alumni of the Music Department. The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. ... California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach) is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California in terms of enrollment. ...

The Long Beach Municipal Band, founded in 1909 is the longest running, municipally supported band in the country. In 2005, the band played 24 concerts in various parks around Long Beach. [30]

Theater

Downtown Long Beach at night.

Long Beach has several resident professional and semi-professional theater companies, notably: Download high resolution version (1024x481, 104 KB)Source: http://pdphoto. ... Download high resolution version (1024x481, 104 KB)Source: http://pdphoto. ... Downtown Long Beach is growing, thriving, exciting. ...

Musical Theatre West, one of the largest regional theatrical producers in Southern California, who performs at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center on the campus of CSU Long Beach; For the urban complex straddling the United States-Mexico border, see Bajalta California. ... California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach) is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California in terms of enrollment. ...

International City Theatre, who produces plays and musicals at the Center Theater (part of the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center); The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center is a convention center located in Long Beach, California. ...

The Long Beach Playhouse, in continuous operation for over 75 years, has shows running 50 weeks out of the year on two stages.

Additionally, Long Beach is home to a number of smaller and “black-box” theaters, including the Found Theatre, the Garage Theatre (http://www.thegaragetheatre.org), and California Repertory Company (part of the graduate theater program at CSULB) that performs at the National Guard Armory in downtown Long Beach. Numerous tours and other stage events come through Long Beach, particularly at the Terrace Theater and the Carpenter Center, and both CSU Long Beach and Long Beach City College maintain active theater departments. The Terrace Theater is a 3,051-seat theater located in Long Beach, California. ... Long Beach City College, established in 1927, is a community college located in Long Beach, California. ...

Cultural events

• Chinese New Year Festival (West Coast Hotel, Late Jan., 7th Day of the Lunar New Year)
• Scottish Festival and Games (Queen Mary, Feb.) [31]
• Annual Indian Pow Wow (CSULB, March)
• Cambodian New Year Celebration (El Dorado Park, April)
• the Kaleidoscope Festival (CSULB, April) [32]
• Cinco de Mayo (at the Museum of Latin American Art, plus several celebrations in city parks, May 5)
• Long Beach Pride Festival (May) [33]
• El Dia de San Juan Puerto Rican festival (June at the Queen Mary Events park) [34]
• Juneteenth Festival (Martin Luther King Park, mid-June)
• AnimeExpo (Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) (Long Beach Convention Center, June 29th - July 2nd)
• Tafesilafa'i (Pacific Islander festival, Shoreline Village, July)
• E Hula Mau (Hula and Chant competition, Terrace Theater, Labor Day weekend) [35]
• Annual Grecian Festival (Greek Orthodox Church of Long Beach, Labor Day weekend)
• Brazilian Street Carnaval (Sept.) [36].
• Annual Hmong New Year Festival (El Dorado Park, December)

In October, Long Beach State hosts the CSULB Wide Screen Film Festival, at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. The festival started in 1992 as a showcase for movies filmed in the widescreen format, but has since been transformed into an artist-in-residence event. A major film artist (such as former CSULB student Steven Spielberg) screens and discusses their own work as well as the ten films that most influenced their cinematic vision. [37] A typical Cinco de Mayo Baile folklórico celebration in Gardena, California. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of San Juan within the island of Puerto Rico Coordinates: Country United States Territory Puerto Rico Founded 1508/1521 Area  - City 76. ... Juneteenth celebration in Austin, Texas on 19 June 1900 Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an annual holiday in fourteen states of the United States. ... The Brazilian Street Carnaval is an annual event in Long Beach California that emulates the Rio-Style carnaval parades and bands that happen in Rio de Janeiro during their carnaval in February and March. ... “Moving picture” redirects here. ... The inner box (green) is the format used in most pre-1952 films and pre-widescreen television. ... Artist-in-residence programs and other residency opportunities allow artists to stay and work elsewhere for arts sake. They offer conditions that are conducive to creativity and they provide for working facilities, ready to be used by individual artists. ... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ...

Christmas boat "parades" are a Southern California tradition, with at least one held every weekend night from December 1 till Christmas. The "Naples Island Christmas Parade" has been held since 1946, and passes through the canals of Naples and around Alamitos Bay past Belmont Shore. The "Parade of A Thousand Lights" is in the Shoreline Village area (near Downtown Long Beach and the RMS Queen Mary). [38] There is also a Christmas boat parade in the nearby Port of Los Angeles/San Pedro area, and another in the Huntington Harbour community of nearby Huntington Beach. is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Naples is a series islands located in Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, California. ... Belmont Shore is an upscale neighborhood in Long Beach, California. ... Downtown Long Beach is growing, thriving, exciting. ... types/51 sh/sh liner/36 qma/qma. ... 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. ... San Pedro is connected to Los Angeles by a thin strip of land called the Harbor Gateway which roughly follows the 110 freeway. ... Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in southern California. ...

The Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Parade & Festival has been held in May or June since 1984 . It is the second largest event in Long Beach, attracting over 125,000 participants over the two day celebration. It is the third largest Gay Pride Parade in the United States. [39] 2004 Gay Pride Parade in São Paulo, Brazil. ...

Other parades in Long Beach include:

• the Martin Luther King Parade (Jan.)
• Cambodian New Years Parade (March or April)
• Brazilian Street Carnaval (Sept.) [40]
• Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade (Oct.) [41]
• Long Beach Veterans Day Parade (Nov.) [42]
• Belmont Shore Christmas Parade (Dec.) [43]
• Daisy Avenue Christmas Tree Lane & Parade (Dec.)

The Brazilian Street Carnaval is an annual event in Long Beach California that emulates the Rio-Style carnaval parades and bands that happen in Rio de Janeiro during their carnaval in February and March. ...

Sports

2005 Long Beach Grand Prix, showing turn 10 and the Long Beach skyline

Long Beach Grand Prix

The Long Beach Grand Prix in April is the single largest event in Long Beach. It started in 1975 as a Formula 5000 race on the streets of downtown, and became a Formula One race, the United States Grand Prix West, the following year. Since 1984 it has been a Champ Car event. During the same weekend as the Grand Prix, there are also races in the American Le Mans Series and the Champ Car Atlantic Series. In addition, there is a Drift Challenge and the Toyota Pro/Celebrity race. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is the premier circuit in the Champ Car World Series. ... The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is the premier circuit in the Champ Car World Series. ... Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing series that ran in the United Kingdom from 1968 to 1976. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The United States Grand Prix West was a race held at Long Beach, California, as a Formula 5000 race in 1975 and a Formula One world championship event from 1976 to 1983. ... “CART” redirects here. ... The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is a series of automobile races. ... The Champ Car Atlantic Championship is a formula racing series with races throughout North America. ...

Baseball

Long Beach Little League teams that included Sean Burroughs were back-to-back World Series Champions in 1992 & 1993. Other noted Long Beach ballplayers include Tony Gwynn, Bobby Grich, Chase Utley, Milton Bradley, and Bob Lemon. Little League Baseball - Logo Little League pitcher in Winesburg, Ohio Little League, Wayne, Michigan Little League Baseball is the name of a non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local childrens leagues of baseball and softball throughout the USA and the rest of the world. ... Sean Patrick Burroughs (born September 12, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia) was a third baseman for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball prior to being traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2005 offseason. ... Anthony Keith Gwynn (born May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball, statistically one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. ... Robert Anthony Bobby Grich (born January 15, 1949 in Muskegon, Michigan) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman and right-handed batter who played for the Baltimore Orioles (1970-76) and California Angels (1977-86). ... Robert Granville Lemon (September 22, 1920 - January 11, 2000) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. ...

The Long Beach Armada of the independent Golden Baseball League plays at Blair Field. Ex-Major Leaguer Darrell Evans manages the team that features former major league players as well as rookies looking to reach the Majors for the first time. The Long Beach Armada are a Golden League team based in Long Beach, California. ... The Golden Baseball League, based in Pleasanton, California, is a professional, independent baseball league which operates in the Western United States. ... Darrell Wayne Evans (born May 26, 1947 in Pasadena, California) is a former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 to 1989 with the Atlanta Braves (1969-76, 1989), San Francisco Giants (1976-83) and Detroit Tigers (1984-88). ...

Blair Field (built in 1958) has hosting numerous American Legion baseball, Connie Mack baseball, high school, junior college, college, minor league baseball and major league spring training exhibition baseball games. It has also been host of six MTV Rock & Jock softball games, and has been the filming location for numerous film, TV and commercial productions. [44] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Minor League Baseball. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ...

Basketball

The minor league American Basketball Association team, the Long Beach Jam, played in the Walter Pyramid (a pyramid-shaped gym) on the Long Beach State campus) from 2003 to 2005. For the league that began in 1999, see American Basketball Association (2000-). The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged, in part, with the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The Long Beach Jam, an expansion team in the new American Basketball Association, were coached in their inaugural season by Earl Cureton. ... The Walter Pyramid. ...

The Southern California Summer Pro League is a showcase for current and prospective NBA basketball players, including recent draft picks, current NBA players working on their skills and conditioning, and international professionals hoping to become NBA players. The league plays in the Pyramid on the Long Beach State campus during July. [45] The Summer Pro League, officially known as the The Southern California Summer Pro League (SPL) is a basketball league held every summer in Long Beach, California where first and second round draft picks in the NBA are able to improve their skills. ... “NBA” redirects here. ...

The Walter Pyramid on the Long Beach State campus

Sailing

Since its inception in August 1964, the Congressional Cup has grown into one of the major international sailing events. Now held in April, it is the only grade 1 match race regatta held in the United States. The one-on-one race format is the same as the America's Cup, and many of the winners of the Congressional Cup have gone on to win the America's Cup as well. Image File history File links Longbeach_pyramid. ... Image File history File links Longbeach_pyramid. ... The Walter Pyramid. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... A match race is a regatta for two sailing boats, racing each other around a course. ... This article is about the yachting competition. ...

The Leeway Sailing and Aquatics Center on Alamitos Bay in Belmont Shore is a youth sailing program founded in 1929 . It is recognized as one of the premier municipal instructional sailing programs in the country. [46] Belmont Shore is an upscale neighborhood in Long Beach, California. ...

Surfing

Long Beach was once famously known for its great surf breaks. During the summer months, Long Beach use to receive south swells bringing in excellent surf, as the beach faces South. Now with breakers blocking all ocean swells from coming into the harbor, Long Beach no longer is known for great surf. However, several miles south on Pacific Coast Highway are some of the best surf breaks in Southern California. Look up surf on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Scene from highway 1 (Near Half Moon Bay) State Route 1, often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along a large length of the Pacific coast of the U.S. State of California. ... For the urban complex straddling the United States-Mexico border, see Bajalta California. ...

Water Skiing

In July, there is the annual Catalina Ski Race, which starts from Long Beach Harbor and goes to Catalina Island and back to complete a 100 km (62 mile) circuit. This race has been held annually since 1948 and features skiers from around the world. [47] Santa Catalina Island, location relative to the coast of Southern California Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. ...

Windsurfing and Kitesurfing

On windy summer weekends, hundreds of windsurfers and kitesurfers flock to Belmont Shores for the summer thermal winds that often occur there. A windsurfer with modern gear tilts the rig and carves the board to perform a planing gybe (downwind turn) close to shore in Maui, Hawaii, one of the popular destinations for windsurfing. ... Kitesurfing in the Columbia River Gorge Kitesurfers use power kites tethered to harnesses to glide through water and air Kitesurfing, also known as kiteboarding, involves using a power kite to pull a rider through the water on a small surfboard or a kiteboard (a wakeboard-like board). ...

Golf

Long Beach has five municipal golf courses, as well as the private Virginia Country Club in the Bixby Knolls area. Recreation Park, built in 1917, is one of the busiest golf courses in the United States. Many talented professional golfers have honed their golf skills in the Long Beach area. PGA Tour veteran and 11 time winner John Cook grew up playing golf in Long Beach. 16 time PGA tour winner Mark O'Meara attended Long Beach State University, Two time PGA tour winner Paul Goydos grew up in Long Beach and attended Long Beach State University. John Mallinger, a rookie on the PGA tour went to Long Beach State University, John Merrick another rookie on the tour grew up in Long Beach (attended UCLA), Peter Tomasulo who also grew up in Long Beach is a promising young player on the Nationwide Tour (attended Cal Berkeley), [48] [49] An affluent area of Long Beach nestled btween the North-Side, California Heights, and Wrigley areas of Long Beach. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...

Rugby Union

The Belmont Shore rugby team plays in the US Rugby Super League. They've been in seven league finals, and have been champions three times. Official Website www. ... For other articles with similar names, see Super League. ...

College Sports

Long Beach State's team mascot are the 49ers. [50] The school has had national championships in Women's Volleyball (5), Men's Volleyball (1), Track and Field (1), Men's Tennis (1-Division II), Swimming (1-Division II), Women's Badminton (2), and Women's Field Hockey (1). The school also has had regularly NCAA tournament appearances in Men's Baseball, Men's Softball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Golf, Women's Tennis, Men's Water Polo, and Women's Water Polo [51]. Their Cheer Team has also been national champions in 2003, 2004 and 2006. [52] California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach) is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California in terms of enrollment. ... The term 49er may refer to: Someone who took part in the California Gold Rush, which began in 1849. ...

The sports teams at Long Beach City College have also done well, including national championships in Men's Gymnastics (6), Football (5), Women's Soccer (3), and Men's Doubles and Singles Tennis (1 each). They have also had state championships in numerous sports, including 2006-7 championships in Men's and Women's Water Polo. [53] Long Beach City College, established in 1927, is a community college located in Long Beach, California. ...

Olympics

During the two Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, Long Beach has hosted a number of the competitions, including rowing events in the Marine Stadium, sailing events off the coast of Long Beach, volleyball in the Long Beach Sports Arena, and archery at El Dorado Regional Park. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

For the 1984 Summer Olympics, Long Beach hosted yachting, volleyball, fencing and archery competitions. For the 1932 Summer Olympics, Long Beach hosted the rowing competition. 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. ... The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, were held in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. ...

The Belmont Plaza Pool has hosted U.S. Olympic swimming trials in 1968 and 1976 . For the 2004 U.S. Olympic swimming trials, a temporary swimming stadium was constructed in the parking lot adjacent to the Long Beach Sports Arena.

The USA Water Polo National Aquatic Center, where the men's and women's US Olympic water polo teams train, is located in nearby Los Alamitos. Location of Los Alamitos within Orange County, California. ...

Famous Long Beach athletes

Long Beach is the childhood home of tennis legend Billie Jean King, three-time Super Bowl-winning NFL linebacker Willie McGinest, and eight-time National League batting champion and longtime San Diego Padres outfielder Tony Gwynn. Each attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Jeff Severson, the "Singing Safety" and 9 year NFL veteran, went to Wilson High School. Billie Jean Moffitt King (born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Willie McGinest William Lee McGinest, Jr, (born December 11, 1971 in Long Beach, California), is an American Football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Other nicknames Pads, Friars Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... Anthony Keith Gwynn (born May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball, statistically one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. ... This article is about the polytechnic high school in California. ... Jeff Severson was born on September 16, 1949 and currently resides on Naples Island, CA. He is a 9 year NFL veteran and is currently an actor and TV host on Charter Communications. ... There are numerous Wilson High Schools in the United States, most named after the United States President Woodrow Wilson, including: Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Los Angeles, California Woodrow Wilson Classical High School, Long Beach, California Woodrow Wilson High School, Portland, Oregon Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, Virginia Woodrow Wilson...

2004 Summer Olympics gold medal winning beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor graduated from California State University, Long Beach (where she won a national championship and several other awards), and currently resides in Long Beach. The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Misty May-Treanor (born July 30, 1979) is an American professional beach volleyball player. ... California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach) is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California in terms of enrollment. ...

US Olympic Water Polo Team Member, Ryan Bailey, was raised in Long Beach, where he attended Robert A. Millikan High School.

Notable natives and residents

Main article: List of people from Long Beach, California

The following notable people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Long Beach, California. ...

Miscellaneous information

International beauty contests

The first Miss Universe Pageant was held in Long Beach, California in 1952. It was won by Armi Kuusela from Finland, who gave up her title to get married to a Filipino tycoon, Virgilio Hilario, shortly before her year was complete. The pageant remained in Long Beach until 1968, when the contest moved to Japan. The Miss International contest was again held in Long Beach in 1971 before returning permanently to Japan. [54] The Original Miss Universe, Armi Kuusela Armi Kuusela was the first-ever winner of the Miss Universe, a beauty pageant originally created to sell swimsuits for Catalina swimwear. ...

Sister cities

Long Beach's sister cities are (as of December 2005) [55]: Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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See also

• Lakewood Boulevard (California State Route 19)
• Long Beach, for other places named Long Beach

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	v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Los Angeles County, California County seat: Los Angeles
Cities	Agoura Hills | Alhambra | Arcadia | Artesia | Avalon | Azusa | Baldwin Park | Bell | Bell Gardens | Bellflower | Beverly Hills | Bradbury | Burbank | Calabasas | Carson | Cerritos | Claremont | Commerce | Compton | Covina | Cudahy | Culver City | Diamond Bar | Downey | Duarte | El Monte | El Segundo | Gardena | Glendale | Glendora | Hawaiian Gardens | Hawthorne | Hermosa Beach | Hidden Hills | Huntington Park | Industry | Inglewood | Irwindale | La Cañada Flintridge | La Habra Heights | La Mirada | La Puente | La Verne | Lancaster | Lakewood | Lawndale | Lomita | Long Beach | Los Angeles | Lynwood | Malibu | Manhattan Beach | Maywood | Monrovia | Montebello | Monterey Park | Norwalk | Palmdale | Palos Verdes Estates | Paramount | Pasadena | Pico Rivera | Rancho Palos Verdes | Pomona | Redondo Beach | Rolling Hills | Rolling Hills Estates | Rosemead | San Dimas | San Fernando | San Gabriel | San Marino | Santa Clarita | Santa Fe Springs | Santa Monica | Sierra Madre | Signal Hill | South El Monte | South Gate | South Pasadena | Temple City | Torrance | Vernon | Walnut | West Covina | West Hollywood | Westlake Village | Whittier Image File history File links Information. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 552 pixels Full resolution (891 × 615 pixel, file size: 3 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Los Angeles, California Santa Monica... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... There are 478 incorporated cities in California, 22 of which are styled Town of (Name) instead of City of (Name). ... For the unincorporated community, see Agoura, California. ... Location of Alhambra within Los Angeles County, California. ... Arcadia is a U.S. city in Los Angeles County, California that is located about 20 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. ... Artesia is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Location of Avalon in California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1913-06-26 [2] Government  - Mayor Bob Kennedy [1] Area  - City  3. ... Azusa is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Location of Baldwin Park in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1956-01-25 [2] Government  - Mayor Manuel Lozano [1] Area  - City  6. ... Bell is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Bell Gardens is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Motto: The Friendly City Growing Together Location of Bellflower in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Los Angeles Government  - Mayor Scott Larsen  - Mayor Pro Tem Dorothy King  - City Council Ray Smith Raymond Dunton Randy Bomgaars Area  - City 15. ... “Beverly Hills” redirects here. ... Bradbury is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... 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. ... Location of Calabasas in California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1991-04-05[2] Government  - Mayor James Bozajian[1] Area  - City  13. ... Location of Carson in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1968-02-20 [2] Government  - Mayor Jim Dear [1] Area  - City  18. ... 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... Claremont is a city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, USA, about 30 miles (45 km) east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in the Pomona Valley. ... Commerce is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Nickname: Location of Compton in Los Angeles County, California County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Eric Perrodin Area  - City 26. ... Motto: Where Friendship is Traditional (1965) Location of Covina in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Settled 1882 Incorporated (city) 1901-08-14 [2] Government  - Mayor John C. King [1]  - City manager Paul J. Philips Area  - City  6. ... Location of Cudahy in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1960-11-10 [1] Area    - City  1. ... Motto: The Heart of Screenland Location of Culver City in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1917-09-07 [2] Government  - City Manager Jerry Fulwood [1] Area  - City  5. ... Location of Diamond Bar in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1989-04-18 [2] Government  - Mayor Steve Tye [1] Area  - City  14. ... Location of Downey in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Founded 1800s Incorporated 1956 Government  - Type Council-Manager government  - City Council David R. Gafin Mario A. Guerra Rick Trejo (Mayor) Anne Marie Bayer Kirk Cartozian Area  - City  12. ... Duarte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 21,486. ... Location of El Monte in the County of Los Angeles Country United States State California County Los Angeles County, California Government  - Mayor Ernest Gutierrez Area  - City  9. ... The El Segundo skyline, as seen from Sepulveda Boulevard (CA/SR-1) El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay, incorporated on January 18, 1917. ... Seal of Gardena Gardena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Location of Glendora in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1911-11-13 [3] Government  - Mayor Ken Herman [1]  - City Manager Eric. ... Motto: The Little City. ... Hawthorne is a city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. ... Hermosa Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Location of Hidden Hills in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1961-10-19 [2] Government  - Mayor Jim Cohen [1] Area  - City  1. ... Location of Huntington Park in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1906-09-01 [2] Government  - Mayor Juan R. Noguez [1] Area  - City  3. ... Nickname: Location of Inglewood in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Established 1888 Incorporated February 14, 1908 Government  - Mayor Roosevelt F. Dorn Area  - City  9. ... Irwindale is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Location of La Cañada Flintridge in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1976-11-30 [2] Government  - Mayor Gregory Brown [1] Area  - City  8. ... Location of La Habra Heights in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1978-12-04 [2] Government  - Mayor Tela Millsap [1] Area  - City  6. ... Motto: Dedicated to Service Location of La Mirada in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1960-03-23 [2] Government  - Mayor Steve Jones [1]  - City Manager Andrea Travis Area  - City  7. ... Motto: Where the Past Meets the Future Location of La Puente in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1956-08-01 [2] Government  - Mayor Louis R. Perez [1] Area  - City  3. ... La Verne is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Lancaster, California, USA, is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 10th fastest growing city in the United States. ... Motto: Location of Lakewood in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1954-04-16 [2] Government  - Mayor Larry Van Nostran [1] Area  - City  9. ... Lawndale is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Lomita is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Location of Lynwood in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Los Angeles Area  - City 12. ... Location of Malibu in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1991-03-28 [2] Government  - Mayor Ken Kearsley [1] Area  - City  100. ... Location of Manhattan Beach in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1912-12-12 [2]  - Mayor Nicholas W. Tell, Jr. ... Maywood is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Monrovia is a city located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Bob Bagwell Area    - City 21. ... Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Betty Tom Chu Area    - City 19. ... 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  9. ... Motto: Aerospace Capital of America Location of Palmdale in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Government  - Mayor James C. Ledford Jr. ... Palos Verdes Estates is a city in Los Angeles County, California, USA on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. ... Paramount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Location of Pico Rivera in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1958-01-29 [2] Government  - Mayor E.A. Pete Ramirez [1] Area  - City  8. ... Location of Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1973-09-07 [2] Government  - Mayor Thomas D. Long [1] Area  - City  13. ... Location in Los Angeles County and the State of California Country State County Los Angeles County, California Government  - Mayor Norma Torres Area  - City 22. ... Location of Redondo Beach in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1892-04-29 [2]  - Mayor Michael A. Gin [1] Area    - City 16. ... Location of Rolling Hills in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1957-01-24 [2] Government  - Mayor B. Allen Lay [1] Area  - City  3. ... Location of Rolling Hills Estates in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1957-09-18 [2] Government  - Mayor Susan Seamans [1] Area  - City  3. ... Location of Rosemead in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1959-08-04 [2] Government  - Mayor John Tran[1] Area  - City  5. ... Location of San Dimas, California San Dimas is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... San Fernando is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... San Gabriel City Hall San Gabriel is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Location of Santa Clarita in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated December 15, 1987 Government  - Mayor Marsha McLean  - Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Kellar  - City Council Frank Ferry Laurene Weste TimBen Boydston  - City Manager Ken Pulskamp Area  - City  47. ... Santa Fe Springs is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... Sierra Madre is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Signal Hill is a small city (2. ... South El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Location of South Gate in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1923-01-20 [2] Government  - Mayor Gregory Martinez [1] Area  - City  7. ... Location of South Pasadena in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) March 2, 1888 [2] Government  - Mayor Philip Putnam [1] Area    - City  3. ... Location of Temple City in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1960-05-25 [2] Government  - Mayor David J. Capra [1]  - City Manager Charles R. Martin Area  - City  4. ... Location of Torrance in the County of Los Angeles Country United States State California County Los Angeles County, California Government  - Mayor Frank Scotto Area  - City 20. ... Location of Vernon, California Vernon is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Street sign in Walnut Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Location of West Covina in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated February 17, 1923 Government  - Mayor Pro Tem Sherri Lane Area  - City  16. ... Nickname: WeHo Location of Los Angeles County in California and West Hollywood within Los Angeles County Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated 1984  - City Council John Heilman (mayor) Sal Guarriello John J. Duran Abbe Land Jeffrey Prang Area    - City  1. ... Location of Westlake Village in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1981-12-11 [2] Government  - Mayor Susan McSweeney [1] Area  - City  5. ... Whittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California about southeast of Los Angeles. ...
CDPs	Acton | Alondra Park | Altadena | Avocado Heights | Charter Oak | Citrus | Del Aire | Desert View Highlands | East Compton | East La Mirada | East Los Angeles | East Pasadena | East San Gabriel | Florence-Graham | Hacienda Heights | La Crescenta-Montrose | Ladera Heights | Lake Los Angeles | Lennox | Littlerock | Marina del Rey | Mayflower Village | North El Monte | Quartz Hill | Rowland Heights | South San Gabriel | South San Jose Hills | South Whittier | Val Verde | Valinda | View Park-Windsor Hills | Vincent | Walnut Park | West Athens | West Carson | West Compton | West Puente Valley | West Whittier-Los Nietos | Westmont | Willowbrook A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Acton is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California near the Antelope Valley. ... Alondra Park is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Altadena is an unincorporated census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California approx. ... Avocado Heights is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Charter Oak is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Citrus is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Del Aire is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Desert View Highlands is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... East Compton, also known as East Rancho Dominguez, is a unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in southern Los Angeles County, California. ... East La Mirada is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Welcome sign on Atlantic Boulevard East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L.A. or East Los or in Spanish El Este) is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... East Pasadena is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... East San Gabriel is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Florence-Graham is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Hacienda Heights is an unincorporated census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 53,122. ... La Crescenta-Montrose from the air, looking North La Crescenta-Montrose is a census-designated place (CDP) and an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, encompassing those parts of the Crescenta Valley not in the cities of Glendale or La Cañada Flintridge. ... Ladera Heights is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. ... Lake Los Angeles is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Lennox is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Note: this article is about Littlerock, California, not to be confused with Little Rock, Arkansas. ... Marina del Rey Marina del Rey (Spanish for Navy of the King, or Seacoast of the King) is a census-designated place seaside community located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California. ... Mayflower Village is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... North El Monte is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Quartz Hill is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Location of Rowland Heights in Los Angeles County, California. ... South San Gabriel is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... South San Jose Hills is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... South Whittier is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California just south of the city of Whittier. ... Val Verde is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Valinda is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... View Park View Park-Windsor Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Vincent is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Walnut Park is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... West Athens is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... West Carson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... West Compton is a census-designated place (CDP) located in southern Los Angeles County, California. ... West Puente Valley is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... West Whittier-Los Nietos is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Westmont is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Willowbrook is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ...
Communities	Agoura | Agua Dulce | Antelope Acres | Athens | Bassett | Castaic | City Terrace | Del Sur | Florence | Gorman | Juniper Hills | Kinneloa Mesa | Lake Hughes | Leona Valley | Llano | Neenach | Pearblossom | Topanga | Two Harbors | Universal City | Valyermo This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Agoura, California is a very small unincorporated community between Agoura Hills and Calabasas in Los Angeles County. ... Agua Dulce, Spanish for sweet water, is a town located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Antelope Acres is an unincorporated community located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Athens is a district of South Central Los Angeles, California. ... Location of Big Bassett in Los Angeles County, California. ... Castaic, California (2000 Census population 22,173 in the 91384 ZIP Code) is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, USA. It lies north of Santa Clarita in Castaic Canyon, a few miles from the Santa Clarita Valley and Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. ... City Terrace is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California. ... Del Sur is a town located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Florence is an unincorporated community in California. ... Gorman, California is an unincorporated community in northwestern Los Angeles County just west of the Antelope Valley where three mountain ranges meet: The San Gabriels, Tehachapis and the Coast Range. ... Juniper Hills, California is located in the foothills on the northern slope of the San Gabriel mountains, facing the Antelope Valley, in Los Angeles County. ... Kinneloa Mesa is an unincorporated area located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Lake Hughes is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Leona Valley is a town located in the geographic Leona Valley of Los Angeles County, California. ... Llano is a town located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Neenach is a town located in northern Los Angeles County, California. ... Pearblossom is a town located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Topanga, California is an unincorporated area in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Its located in the Santa Monica Mountains and occupies Topanga Canyon. ... view of Two Harbors from the sea Two Harbors is a small island village on Santa Catalina Island, California with a population of about 150. ... View of Universal City Universal City is a community in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles County, California that encompasses the 415 acre (1. ... Valyermo is a town located in Los Angeles County, California. ...

	v • d • e State of California Sacramento (capital)
Topics	Climate | Culture | Districts | Economy | Elections | Geography | Government | Early History | Modern History | Politics | Californians Image File history File links Flag_of_California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Location of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California County Sacramento Government  - Mayor Heather Fargo Area  - City  99. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... Greetings from California, vintage large-letter postcard. ... The culture of California is a Western culture and most clearly has its roots in the culture of the United States. ... There are several different types of districts in California. ... The number of elections in California varies by year. ... Californias Yosemite Valley. ... This article continues the history of California in the years 1900 and later; for events through 1899, see History of California to 1899. ... 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 | Cascade Range | Central Coast | Central Valley | Channel Islands | Coachella Valley | Conejo Valley | Cucamonga Valley | Death Valley | East Bay (SF) | Eastern California | Emerald Triangle | Gold Country | Great Basin | Greater Los Angeles | Inland Empire | Lake Tahoe | Los Angeles Basin | Mojave | North Bay (SF) | North Coast | Northern California | Owens Valley | The Peninsula | Pomona Valley | Redwood Empire | Russian River | Sacramento Valley | San Fernando Valley | San Francisco Bay Area | San Joaquin Valley | Santa Clarita Valley | Shasta Cascade | Sierra Nevada | Silicon Valley | South Bay (SF) | Southern California | Tech Coast | Tri‑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. ... A truck passes eastbound along the busy Highway 58 through the Antelope Valley. ... Map of Big Sur Big Sur is a sparsely populated region of the central California coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. ... “Cascades” redirects here. ... 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. ... This article is about Californias Central Valley. ... 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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwestern Los Angeles County in Southern California. ... 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 is a valley in the U.S. states of California and Nevada, and is the location of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level. ... A satellite image of the East Bay The East Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States and is comprised of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. ... Eastern California is not a well-defined term. ... The Emerald Triangle is a collection of three counties in Northern California, consisting of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Trinity. ... 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. ... Drainage map showing the Great Basin in orange Various Definitions of the Great Basin (NPS) The Great Basin is a large, arid region of the western United States. ... The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... The Inland Empire and its regions within The Inland Empire refers to the region in Southern California located in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in the United States. ... Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. ... 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. ... For the indigenous American tribe, see Mohave. ... San Francisco is in the foreground in this picture looking north. ... 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 referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... 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 mountains 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. ... San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ... USGS satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. ... 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. ... This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ... A view of downtown San Jose, the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley. ... The South Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States and is roughly synonymous with Silicon Valley and the Santa Clara Valley. ... For the urban complex straddling the United States-Mexico border, see Bajalta 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. ... Vineyard on Sonoma Mountain with background of the Mayacamas Mountains Wine Country is a region of Northern California in the United States that is known world-wide[1] as a premium wine-growing region since the mid-19th century. ... Yosemite National Park (pronounced Yo-SEM-it-ee, IPA: ) is a national park located largely in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, California, United States. ...
Metro areas	Bakersfield | Chico | El Centro | Fresno | Los Angeles–Long Beach–Glendale | Madera | Modesto | Merced | 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. ... Nickname: Location of Bakersfield, California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Kern County Founded 1869 Government  - Mayor Harvey Hall Area  - City  131 sq mi (339. ... 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 January 8, 1872 Government  - Mayor Andrew Holcombe  - City Council Scott Gruendl Steve Bertagna Larry Wahl Ann Schwab Mary Flynn Tom Nickell  - City Manager Greg Jones... El Centro is the county seat of Imperial County, California, United States. ... “Fresno” redirects here. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Madera is the county seat of Madera County, California. ... Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County in the U.S. state of California. ... Merced (pronounced Mer-SED), is the county seat of Merced County, California in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California. ... Napa is the county seat of Napa County, California. ... “Oakland” redirects here. ... Fremont (IPA: ) is a city in California that was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Irvington, Mission San Jose, Niles, and Warm Springs. ... Hayward is a city located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County. ... Nickname: Location in Ventura County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Ventura County Government  - Mayor Dr. Thomas E. Holden Area  - City  36. ... Location of Thousand Oaks, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Ventura Settled 1875 Incorporated September 29, 1964 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Andrew P. Fox  - City manager Scott Mitnick Area [1]  - City  55. ... Coordinates: Country United States State California County Ventura Mayor Carl Morehouse Area    - City 84. ... Nickname: Location Redding in Shasta County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Settled 1873 Incorporated October 4, 1887 Government  - Mayor Dick Dickerson  - City Council Rick Bosetti Ken Murray Patrick H. Jones  - City Manager Kurt Startman Area  - City 154. ... Nickname: Location in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Riverside Government  - Mayor Ron Loveridge Area  - City  78. ... San Bernardino is the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... Location of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California County Sacramento Government  - Mayor Heather Fargo Area  - City  99. ... Location in Placer County Coordinates: , County Incorporated April 10, 1909 Government  - Mayor Jim Gray[1] Area  - City 79. ... Nickname: Location of Salinas, California Country State County Monterey Government  - Mayor Dennis Donohue Area  - City 19 sq mi (49. ... “San Diego” redirects here. ... 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. ... “San Francisco” redirects here. ... San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. ... For other uses, see San José. Nickname: Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Santa Clara Government  - Mayor Otto Lee Area  - City 22. ... Location of Santa Clara within Santa Clara County, California. ... Location of Santa Ana within Orange County, California. ... Location of Anaheim within Orange County, California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Orange Government  - Mayor Curt Pringle Area  - City  50. ... Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ... Nickname: Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California Coordinates: , County Santa Barbara Government  - Mayor Marty Blum Area  - City 111. ... Santa Maria is the largest city in Santa Barbara County, California. ... |latitude = 36°5819 N |longitude = 122°135 W For other uses, see Santa Cruz. ... Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... Location in Sonoma County and the state of California Country State County Sonoma Area  - City 40. ... Aerial view of Petaluma, California. ... Nickname: Motto: Stocktons Great, Take A Look! Location in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Joaquin County Incorporated 1850 Government  - Mayor Edward J. Chavez  - City Manager J. Gordon Palmer, Jr. ... Vallejo (pronounced IPA: in English; in the original Spanish) is a city in Solano County, California, United States. ... The Welcome to Fairfield roadside sign Fairfield Courthouse Fairfield is a city located northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, USA. it is approximately 45 miles from both 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. ... Town Square located in downtown Yuba City. ...
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. ... jay is gay Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state 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. ... Contra Costa County is a suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ... Del Norte County is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of California, 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 the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, 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 the U.S. state 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 (pronounced muh-RIN) 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. ... Islands off Mendocino A Beach in the City of Elk Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, 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 the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California, bounded by the state of Oregon to the north and the state of 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” redirects here. ... Nevada County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, in the Mother Lode country. ... Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ... 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 Coast Range Mountains of the U.S. state of California, south of San Jose. ... San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous United States by area, containing more land than each of nine states. ... San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California, along its border with Mexico. ... “San Francisco” redirects here. ... San Joaquin County is a county located in Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, 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. ... Santa Clara County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of 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 the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region 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 on the northwest coast of California, one of the northernmost parts of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, USA. Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614. ... 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 Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ... Tehama County (pronounced teh-HAY-muh) is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. ... 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. ... Ventura County . ... 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. ... Yuba County is located in the U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. ...