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52-491: El Segundo most often refers to El Segundo, California . El Segundo may also refer to: El Segundo, California El Segundo ( / ˌ ɛ l s ə ˈ ɡ ʌ n d oʊ / EL sə- GUN -doh , Spanish: [el seˈɣundo] ; Spanish for 'The Second') is a city in Los Angeles County, California , United States. Located on Santa Monica Bay , it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and

104-858: A research and development facility in El Segundo, as well. The North American headquarters of the Japanese video game company Square Enix are also in the city. From 1982 until 1996, the headquarters of the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League was located in El Segundo. The Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club is also located in El Segundo. In 2024, the Los Angeles Chargers moved their headquarters to El Segundo from Costa Mesa . The Los Angeles Lakers office headquarters and practice facility,

156-558: A Class II bicycle lane that runs parallel to Hermosa Avenue. The scenic bike path/pedestrian trail that runs alongside the beach in Hermosa Beach was established in 1908 and is known as The Strand. At Herondo Street, people can go two blocks inland to connect with the Beach Cities Greenway . The path continues along the beach through Redondo County Beach in the city of Redondo Beach . The path passes through

208-550: A bike route and walkway crossing Admiralty Way. (At Admiralty and Washington riders can take an optional 0.7 detour loop around the Oxford Basin wildlife viewing area.) The path then wends past various boat basins and Fisherman's Village until it reaches a Class II path running alongside the main channel of the marina, an extension of the Ballona Creek Bike Path . Below Marina Del Rey and Ballona Creek

260-461: A quarter of the entire city. The El Segundo and Los Angeles coastal area was first settled by the Tongva (or Gabrieleños) Native American tribes. The area was once a part of Rancho Sausal Redondo ("Round Willow Patch Ranch"). Rancho Sausal Redondo extended from Playa Del Rey in the north to Redondo Beach in the south. Originally a Mexican land grant owned by Antonio Ygnacio Avila, the rancho

312-749: A ribbon cutting ceremony and other festivities on Friday March 26, 2010. The call center reservations, marketing, and sales employees all moved into the building. The building includes a call center with space for 50 employees; when the building opened, half of the spaces had been filled. Air New Zealand operates its United States headquarters in El Segundo. Other airlines with offices in El Segundo include Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, Air Tahiti Nui , Aeroméxico , China Airlines Emirates , EVA Air , and Singapore Airlines . Infineon Technologies acquired El Segundo-based company International Rectifier in 2015. El Segundo has its own beach, as well as two public pools; both are outdoor pools, one of which

364-685: Is Spanish for "the Second". This refinery has received crude oil from the Amazon region of South America - more than 5,000 barrels per day. El Segundo is located next to the Hyperion sewage treatment plant and the El Segundo power plant . The El Segundo power plant is operated by the American energy company NRG . NRG was to create a new combined cycle power island, providing power for 240,000 households. The new power plant, slated to go online in 2013,

416-492: Is open only during the summer months. The El Segundo Parks and Recreation staff are the basis for the hit NBC program Parks and Recreation . El Segundo has two full-sized turf fields named Campus El Segundo Athletic Fields , which are open to the public. In 2023, El Segundo Little League won the world championship of the Little League World Series , defeating the team from Willemstad, Curaçao in

468-552: Is part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments. The population was 16,731 as of the 2020 census , a 0.5% increase from 16,654 in the 2010 census . A significant center of the oil and aerospace industries in Southern California, roughly three quarters of the city's land is dedicated exclusively to industrial and commercial uses, including a Chevron oil refinery which alone takes up more than

520-814: Is responsible for space-related acquisition for the military. The current Boeing factory, the Boeing Satellite Development Center , was originally built by Nash Motors in 1946 and opened in 1948. In 1955, Hughes Aircraft Company purchased the 500,000-square-foot (46,000 m ) building; it was converted to build missiles and also served as a test facility. At one time, MGM Grand Air had its headquarters in El Segundo. Toy manufacturer Mattel , AT&T Entertainment Hub (formerly DirecTV ) direct technology marketing company PCM, Inc. , and A-Mark Precious Metals are headquartered there, as well as sporting goods retailer Big 5 Sporting Goods and Stamps.com . Database company Teradata has

572-530: Is the community newspaper for El Segundo. It was established in 1911, six years before the city was incorporated. It had its centennial anniversary of service to the community in 2011. A monthly arts and culture publication, The El Segundo Scene , began printing in May 2018. Created and run by two El Segundo residents, the magazine serves El Segundo and its neighbors in the South Bay. State Route 1 passes through

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624-891: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors , El Segundo is in the Second District, represented by Holly Mitchell . In the California State Legislature , El Segundo is in the 24th Senate District , represented by Democrat Ben Allen , and in the 66th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Al Muratsuchi . In the United States House of Representatives , El Segundo is in California's 36th congressional district , represented by Democrat Ted Lieu . The El Segundo Unified School District serves

676-680: The Park to Playa Trail (ending in the Baldwin Hills). The path begins in Will Rogers State Beach in the Pacific Palisades area of the city of Los Angeles. The Santa Monica portion of the path is an 8.5-mile (13.7 km) Class 1 path in Los Angeles County running from Temescal Canyon . It continues southbound along the beach and passes through Santa Monica State Beach in the city of Santa Monica , where

728-565: The UCLA Health Training Center are also located in El Segundo. Their NBA G-League affiliate the South Bay Lakers plays their games there. Film production companies are located in El Segundo, including Rhythm and Hues Studios and Lightstorm Entertainment . The Los Angeles Times moved its newsroom from downtown Los Angeles to a 4.5-acre (18,000 m ) campus in El Segundo in 2018. According to

780-627: The Van Nuys Amtrak station . Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is located immediately to the north of El Segundo. In 2014, an air quality study found harmful ultrafine particles from the takeoffs and landings at LAX to be of a much greater magnitude than previously thought. Marvin Braude Bike Trail The path "leads cyclists past colorful piers, lively crowds, and beach vistas unseen by automobile travelers." A 1985 bike touring guidebook reported that this

832-449: The 7,085 households, 2,183 (30.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,050 (43.0%) were married couples living together, 729 (10.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 326 (4.6%) had a male householder with no wife present; and 369 (5.2%) were unmarried opposite-sex partnerships . About 31.8% were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

884-702: The El Segundo area. Many large aerospace companies have facilities in El Segundo, including the four largest aerospace companies in the US: Boeing , RTX Corporation , Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman ; Wyle Laboratories , the Aerospace Corporation , and Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings . The last two are headquartered there. It is also home to the Los Angeles Air Force Base and the Space and Missile Systems Center , which

936-677: The El Segundo district continued to be in the Inglewood Union District. On November 22, 1925, the El Segundo High School District was formed and El Segundo withdrew from the Inglewood Union district. The Los Angeles Times has been headquartered in El Segundo since 2018. The local Charter Spectrum news and sports channels, Spectrum News 1 , Spectrum SportsNet , and SportsNet LA are based out of El Segundo. The El Segundo Herald

988-643: The Tech Industry discovered Smoky Hollow. The northern and southern boundaries of the town are Los Angeles International Airport and Manhattan Beach , with the Pacific Ocean as the western boundary. Its eastern boundary is roughly marked by Aviation Blvd . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14 km ), over 99% of which is land. The beachfront area neighboring

1040-538: The beach." The beach bike path can be accessed via multiple transit links. Most local bus lines have bike racks attached the front of the bus. Bikes are permitted in Metro light rail cars. Realizing the success of paved bike paths in Europe , in the 1890s L.A. city planners proposed a bike path from Los Angeles to Santa Monica. The cost for the path was estimated at $ 200 per mile, with agreements from local farmers to allow

1092-420: The championship. Louis Lappe hit a walk-off home run to win the game, 6–5. It was the first championship for a team from California since 2011 . According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, its various funds had $ 99.0 million in revenues, $ 91.0 million in expenditures, $ 206.5 million in total assets, $ 33.6 million in total liabilities, and $ 50.4 million in cash and investments. In

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1144-498: The city as Pacific Coast Highway , while Interstate 105 begins its journey at Sepulveda Boulevard (the continuation of State Route 1 north of El Segundo city limits) just outside the northern city limits of El Segundo and heads east to Norwalk . The Los Angeles Metro K Line runs through the Eastern industrial and office district before meeting the C Line near Interstate 105 and Aviation Boulevard and continuing along north for

1196-479: The city of El Segundo ), "which is wide, clean, sandy and mostly pleasant." Next comes El Porto Beach and Manhattan County Beach (both part of the city of Manhattan Beach ). In Hermosa Beach , riders have the choice of either continuing along the Class II bicycle path that runs alongside Hermosa Beach (which can get quite busy with pedestrian foot traffic, especially during the summer months) or riding on

1248-547: The city was 83.61% White, 1.17% African American, 0.47% Native American, 6.41% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 3.51% from other races, and 4.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 11.01% of the population. Of the 7,060 households, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were not families. Of all households, 34.3% were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who

1300-491: The city's 2020–21 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Nexon America , the North American branch of Korean online game publisher Nexon Co. Ltd. has its offices in El Segundo. The North American branch of the Japanese video game publisher and developer Square Enix has its headquarters in El Segundo. Due to its proximity to Los Angeles International Airport, El Segundo became

1352-778: The districts. Vistamar School is a private school in El Segundo. Originally all of the city was located in the Wiseburn School District, which opened in 1896. When the Inglewood Union High School District, now known as the CVUHSD, opened in 1905, its territory included the Wiseburn district. In 1912 the El Segundo School District opened, taking territory from the Wiseburn School District. The territory of

1404-523: The entirety of Santa Monica Bay, "One of many ways to reach the trail head at Torrance County Beach is by exiting the San Diego Freeway in Carson , on Torrance Boulevard, and traveling six miles west to Catalina Avenue. Turn left, then almost immediately veer coastward on Esplanade, which takes you 1 1/2 miles to Miramar Park, where there's bluff-top parking ($ 4 per day) and stairs leading down to

1456-621: The first rides of the day, and assorted marine life bobbing in and around the shoreline." For most of its length the concrete route is 14 feet (4.3 m) wide. The northern terminus of the trail is at Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles . The southern terminus of the trail is in Torrance County Beach in Torrance , at the base of Palos Verdes Peninsula . County officials reported that at

1508-667: The host of several offices of airlines. In 1979, the United Airlines Reservation Center, a two-story, $ 4.5 million, 55,000-square-foot (5,100 m ) facility in the International Center, was scheduled to begin construction. Austin Co., a firm in Irvine , was to build the facility, which was scheduled for opening in May of that year. Japan Airlines operates its United States headquarters, which

1560-569: The length of it. Almost every facet of zany California beach culture can be found on the boardwalk-jugglers, mimes, skaters and more sidewalk cafes, junk- and health-food eateries than one could sample in a year of Sundays." The Class I bicycle path ends at the Venice Fishing Pier and riders must continue .75 miles on the Class II bicycle path along Washington Boulevard . The Class II path eventually veers off of Washington Boulevard and takes riders around Marina Del Rey following

1612-579: The midpoint, between the two ends of the path, this coastal bicycle path intersects with another Class I bicycle path, with abundant wildlife viewing opportunities, known as the Ballona Creek Bike Path . This urban river bicycle path goes inland for approximately 7 miles (11 km) into Culver City , and there connecting to the Expo Bike Path (ending at the La Cienega/​Jefferson Los Angeles Metro Rail station ) and

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1664-574: The once narrow and polluted beach. The Marvin Braude Bike Trail runs along this new artificial beach, as the refinery wharves were one of the last remaining industrial facilities directly obstructing the shoreline of the Santa Monica Bay. The 2010 United States Census reported that El Segundo had a population of 16,654. The population density was 3,047.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,176.8/km ). The racial makeup of El Segundo

1716-660: The parking structure of the Redondo Beach pier . Signs instruct riders to dismount and walk their bikes across the main entrance to the pier and the King Harbor marina. Pedestrians and walked bikes can also "dawdle along the walkways around the boat basins." The path ends in Torrance Beach, below a parking lot at the base of the Palos Verdes Peninsula hills. According to a guide to walking

1768-583: The path is called the South Bay Bike Trail, "The route follows a flat, curving path that snakes among the dunes of Dockweiler Beach State Park; in Manhattan Beach it's more like a broad boardwalk, and near King Harbor it's commercial—you'll have to dismount for part of the way through this busy shopping area." The path continues south through Playa Del Rey to Dockweiler State Beach (which abuts Los Angeles International Airport and

1820-542: The path passes underneath the Santa Monica Pier . This stretch hosts almost 5,000 parking spaces for visitors. The path then passes through in Venice Beach . According to a guide to traveling along the bay on foot, "Venice is one of the county's oldest beaches; lifeguard service has been provided since the 1920s. The quiet of this beach is a marked contrast to the hubbub of Ocean Front Walk paralleling

1872-846: The path to run across their lands. The current path was proposed in the late 1960s—the Los Angeles Times reported "Chamber Studies Plan for Bikeway in Venice" in 1967–and was approved by L.A. County Supervisors in 1971. Initial gaps in the route, which was otherwise largely complete by 1974, were in Marina Del Rey and Santa Monica, Hermosa and Redondo Beach. At the Marina, "proposed route around basins F, G, and H, and established route on Ballona Creek jetty are separated by locked gate at Via Venetia apartments." The L.A. Times reported "strip may be acquired." At Playa Del Rey there

1924-497: The refinery was once dominated by industrial wharves servicing oil tanker ships, and heavily polluted by sewage and storm water runoff. The major expansion of the Hyperion wastewater treatment plant in the 1980s was the impetus for rehabilitation of the beach. The old piers were demolished, an underwater oil terminal was constructed a few miles offshore, and an enormous amount of dredged sand was used to restore and dramatically enlarge

1976-620: The residential district of El Segundo, west of Pacific Coast Highway. It operates El Segundo High School . Eastern El Segundo is part of the tax base for the Wiseburn Unified School District , and formerly for the Centinela Valley Union High School District (CVUHSD). There are no residential areas in the eastern part of the city. This portion of the city includes corporate operations providing significant tax revenue to

2028-588: The rest of its length. Amtrak's El Segundo Bus Stop (ESG) is located at the Los Angeles Metro Rail 's Douglas station and is serviced by Amtrak Thruway . The stop is on Amtrak's 1c bus route that runs four times a day between Amtrak's Torrance Bus Stop (Alpine Village) and the Bakersfield Amtrak station where passengers transfer to and from trains on San Joaquins services; passengers can also connect with Pacific Surfliner at

2080-487: The second Standard Oil refinery on the West Coast when Standard Oil of California purchased the 840 acres of in 1911. Peck also developed land in neighboring El Porto , where a street still bears his name. The city was incorporated in 1917. The Standard Oil Company was renamed Chevron in 1984. The El Segundo refinery entered its second century of operation in 2011. The Douglas Aircraft Company plant in El Segundo

2132-415: The time the trail was completed (in 1989), as many as 10,000 people a day used the route. For most of the trail, the bicycle path is Class I (no automobile contact) but for a few miles in Marina del Rey, the route is Class II where the bicycle route crosses six streets with automobiles and nearby traffic lights, adding moderate danger for bicyclists, pedestrians, roller skaters, and skateboarders. Near

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2184-634: Was "deservedly the most popular (and most crowded) bike path in Los Angeles County. Riders see exhilarating views of the Pacific Ocean, fleets of weekend sailors, and, on a clear day, Catalina Island riding on the horizon." According to one guide to recreational biking in Los Angeles, "If you make the path a part of your morning workout routine, you'll see sunbeams lighting up the white crests of waves as they break, surfers getting

2236-400: Was $ 61,341, and for a family was $ 74,007. Males had a median income of $ 52,486 versus $ 41,682 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 33,996. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over. The name was adopted in 1911 when Chevron built its second refinery, El Segundo, which

2288-547: Was 0.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%. About 49.1% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 50.4% in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States Census, El Segundo had a median household income of $ 84,341, with 4.8% of the population living below the federal poverty line. As of the 2000 Census, the population density was 2,894.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,117.6/km ). There were 7,261 housing units at an average density of 1,310.9 units per square mile (506.1 units/km ). The racial makeup of

2340-490: Was 12,997 (78.0%) White (69.1% non-Hispanic White), 337 (2.0%) African American, 68 (0.4%) Native American, 1,458 (8.8%) Asian, 38 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 799 (4.8%) from other races , and 957 (5.7%) from two or more races. There were 2,609 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (15.7%). The Census reported that 16,578 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 66 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 10 (0.1%) were institutionalized. Of

2392-582: Was 2.34. The city had 4,105 families (57.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.02. 22.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.7% was 18 to 24, 31.1% was 25 to 44, 29.8% was 45 to 64, and 10.1%o was 65 or older. The median age was 39.2. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 98.8 males. The 7,410 housing units had an average density of 1,356.1 units per square mile (523.6 units/km ), of which 3,034 (42.8%) were owner-occupied and 4,051 (57.2%) occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

2444-406: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.00. 22.7% of the population was under age 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% 65 or older. The median age was 36. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 96.0 males. The median income for a household in the city

2496-829: Was a gap between the Pacific Avenue Bridge and Culver Blvd., and in Santa Monica the section near "the abandoned Pacific Ocean Park amusement complex , the Synanon headquarters [at Casa del Mar ], and the Santa Monica Pier " was deemed "geographically impassable." There was also talk about routing the Hermosa section entirely inland to Hermosa Avenue or Valley Drive, and sections of the Redondo portion were disconnected because of problems with "its Redevelopment Agency and harbor-area lessees." The entire path

2548-539: Was later purchased by a Scottish baronet named Sir Robert Burnett in 1860. After his return to Scotland in 1873, the property was purchased by then-manager of the rancho, Daniel Freeman . Daniel Freeman sold portions of the rancho to several persons. George H. Peck owned the 840 acres (340 ha) of land where the Chevron Refinery now sits. The city acquired its name ("the second" in Spanish) due to being

2600-512: Was moved from New York City to El Segundo in around 2003. at Suite 620 of 300 Continental Boulevard; Cathay Pacific has an office in El Segundo. The airline moved its North America headquarters to Greater Los Angeles in 1990, and the headquarters were situated in El Segundo until 2005. Air China operates its North American headquarters in the 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m ) 2131 East Maple Avenue building, south of LAX , in El Segundo. Its current North American headquarters opened with

2652-684: Was one of the major aircraft manufacturing facilities in California during World War II . It was one of the major producers of SBD Dauntless dive bombers, which achieved fame in the Battle of Midway . The facility, now operated by Northrop Grumman , is still an aircraft plant. In 2009, a pair of local artists discovered the Smoky Hollow area, which mainly consisted of commercial properties. Other artists started to migrate as they had been priced out of Venice Beach and Culver City. Not long after

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2704-430: Was to use two generators: a Siemens gas turbine and an additional steam turbine. Prior to its dissolution, Unocal was headquartered in El Segundo. In 1928 William Mines, an immigrant from Canada, leased land for a flying field. In 1930, Los Angeles Municipal Airport, later Los Angeles International Airport , opened north of El Segundo; its presence led to the concentration of aerospace and aviation-related firms in

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