Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Main other{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox settlement with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y | alt | anthem | anthem_link | area_blank1_acre | area_blank1_dunam | area_blank1_ha | area_blank1_km2 | area_blank1_sq_mi | area_blank1_title | area_blank2_acre | area_blank2_dunam | area_blank2_ha | area_blank2_km2 | area_blank2_sq_mi | area_blank2_title | area_code | area_code_type | area_codes | area_footnotes | area_land_acre | area_land_dunam | area_land_ha | area_land_km2 | area_land_sq_mi | area_metro_acre | area_metro_dunam | area_metro_footnotes | area_metro_ha | area_metro_km2 | area_metro_sq_mi | area_note | area_rank | area_rural_acre | area_rural_dunam | area_rural_footnotes | area_rural_ha | area_rural_km2 | area_rural_sq_mi | area_total_acre | area_total_dunam | area_total_ha | area_total_km2 | area_total_sq_mi | area_urban_acre | area_urban_dunam | area_urban_footnotes | area_urban_ha | area_urban_km2 | area_urban_sq_mi | area_water_acre | area_water_dunam | area_water_ha | area_water_km2 | area_water_percent | area_water_sq_mi | blank_emblem_alt | blank_emblem_link | blank_emblem_size | blank_emblem_type | blank_info | blank_info_sec1 | blank_info_sec2 | blank_name | blank_name_sec1 | blank_name_sec2 | blank1_info | blank1_info_sec1 | blank1_info_sec2 | blank1_name | blank1_name_sec1 | blank1_name_sec2 | blank2_info | blank2_info_sec1 | blank2_info_sec2 | blank2_name | blank2_name_sec1 | blank2_name_sec2 | blank3_info | blank3_info_sec1 | blank3_info_sec2 | blank3_name | blank3_name_sec1 | blank3_name_sec2 | blank4_info | blank4_info_sec1 | blank4_info_sec2 | blank4_name | blank4_name_sec1 | blank4_name_sec2 | blank5_info | blank5_info_sec1 | blank5_info_sec2 | blank5_name | blank5_name_sec1 | blank5_name_sec2 | blank6_info | blank6_info_sec1 | blank6_info_sec2 | blank6_name | blank6_name_sec1 | blank6_name_sec2 | blank7_info | blank7_info_sec1 | blank7_info_sec2 | blank7_name | blank7_name_sec1 | blank7_name_sec2 | caption | code1_info | code1_name | code2_info | code2_name | coor_pinpoint | coor_type | coordinates | coordinates_footnotes | demographics_type1 | demographics_type2 | demographics1_footnotes | demographics1_info1 | demographics1_info10 | demographics1_info2 | demographics1_info3 | demographics1_info4 | demographics1_info5 | demographics1_info6 | demographics1_info7 | demographics1_info8 | demographics1_info9 | demographics1_title1 | demographics1_title10 | demographics1_title2 | demographics1_title3 | demographics1_title4 | demographics1_title5 | demographics1_title6 | demographics1_title7 | demographics1_title8 | demographics1_title9 | demographics2_footnotes | demographics2_info1 | demographics2_info10 | demographics2_info2 | demographics2_info3 | demographics2_info4 | demographics2_info5 | demographics2_info6 | demographics2_info7 | demographics2_info8 | demographics2_info9 | demographics2_title1 | demographics2_title10 | demographics2_title2 | demographics2_title3 | demographics2_title4 | demographics2_title5 | demographics2_title6 | demographics2_title7 | demographics2_title8 | demographics2_title9 | dimensions_footnotes | dunam_link | elevation_footnotes | elevation_ft | elevation_link | elevation_m | elevation_max_footnotes | elevation_max_ft | elevation_max_m | elevation_max_point | elevation_max_rank | elevation_min_footnotes | elevation_min_ft | elevation_min_m | elevation_min_point | elevation_min_rank | elevation_point | embed | established_date | established_date1 | established_date2 | established_date3 | established_date4 | established_date5 | established_date6 | established_date7 | established_title | established_title1 | established_title2 | established_title3 | established_title4 | established_title5 | established_title6 | established_title7 | etymology | extinct_date | extinct_title | flag_alt | flag_border | flag_link | flag_size | footnotes | founder | geocode | governing_body | government_footnotes | government_type | government_blank1_title | government_blank1 | government_blank2_title | government_blank2 | government_blank2_title | government_blank3 | government_blank3_title | government_blank3 | government_blank4_title | government_blank4 | government_blank5_title | government_blank5 | government_blank6_title | government_blank6 | grid_name | grid_position | image_alt | image_blank_emblem | image_caption | image_flag | image_map | image_map1 | image_seal | image_shield | image_size | image_skyline | imagesize | iso_code | leader_name | leader_name1 | leader_name2 | leader_name3 | leader_name4 | leader_party | leader_title | leader_title1 | leader_title2 | leader_title3 | leader_title4 | length_km | length_mi | map_alt | map_alt1 | map_caption | map_caption1 | mapsize | mapsize1 | module | motto | motto_link | mottoes | name | named_for | native_name | native_name_lang | nickname | nickname_link | nicknames | official_name | other_name | p1 | p10 | p11 | p12 | p13 | p14 | p15 | p16 | p17 | p18 | p19 | p2 | p20 | p21 | p22 | p23 | p24 | p25 | p26 | p27 | p28 | p29 | p3 | p30 | p31 | p32 | p33 | p34 | p35 | p36 | p37 | p38 | p39 | p4 | p40 | p41 | p42 | p43 | p44 | p45 | p46 | p47 | p48 | p49 | p5 | p50 | p6 | p7 | p8 | p9 | parts | parts_style | parts_type | pop_est_as_of | pop_est_footnotes | population | population_as_of | population_blank1 | population_blank1_footnotes | population_blank1_title | population_blank2 | population_blank2_footnotes | population_blank2_title | population_demonym | population_demonyms | population_density_blank1_km2 | population_density_blank1_sq_mi | population_density_blank2_km2 | population_density_blank2_sq_mi | population_density_km2 | population_density_metro_km2 | population_density_metro_sq_mi | population_density_rank | population_density_rural_km2 | population_density_rural_sq_mi | population_density_sq_mi | population_density_urban_km2 | population_density_urban_sq_mi | population_est | population_footnotes | population_metro | population_metro_footnotes | population_note | population_rank | population_rural | population_rural_footnotes | population_total | population_urban | population_urban_footnotes | postal_code | postal_code_type | postal2_code | postal2_code_type | pushpin_image | pushpin_label | pushpin_label_position | pushpin_map | pushpin_map_alt | pushpin_map_caption | pushpin_map_caption_notsmall | pushpin_map_narrow | pushpin_mapsize | pushpin_outside | pushpin_overlay | pushpin_relief | registration_plate | registration_plate_type | seal_alt | seal_link | seal_size | seal_type | seat | seat_type | seat1 | seat1_type | seat2 | seat2_type | settlement_type | shield_alt | shield_link | shield_size | short_description | subdivision_name | subdivision_name1 | subdivision_name2 | subdivision_name3 | subdivision_name4 | subdivision_name5 | subdivision_name6 | subdivision_type | subdivision_type1 | subdivision_type2 | subdivision_type3 | subdivision_type4 | subdivision_type5 | subdivision_type6 | timezone | timezone_DST | timezone_link | timezone1 | timezone1_DST | timezone1_location | timezone2 | timezone2_DST | timezone2_location | timezone3 | timezone3_DST | timezone3_location | timezone4 | timezone4_DST | timezone4_location | timezone5 | timezone5_DST | timezone5_location | total_type | translit_lang1 | translit_lang1_info | translit_lang1_info1 | translit_lang1_info2 | translit_lang1_info3 | translit_lang1_info4 | translit_lang1_info5 | translit_lang1_info6 | translit_lang1_type | translit_lang1_type1 | translit_lang1_type2 | translit_lang1_type3 | translit_lang1_type4 | translit_lang1_type5 | translit_lang1_type6 | translit_lang2 | translit_lang2_info | translit_lang2_info1 | translit_lang2_info2 | translit_lang2_info3 | translit_lang2_info4 | translit_lang2_info5 | translit_lang2_info6 | translit_lang2_type | translit_lang2_type1 | translit_lang2_type2 | translit_lang2_type3 | translit_lang2_type4 | translit_lang2_type5 | translit_lang2_type6 | type | unit_pref | utc_offset | utc_offset_DST | utc_offset1 | utc_offset1_DST | utc_offset2 | utc_offset2_DST | utc_offset3 | utc_offset3_DST | utc_offset4 | utc_offset4_DST | utc_offset5 | utc_offset5_DST | website | width_km | width_mi | mapframe | mapframe-area_km2 | mapframe-area_mi2 | mapframe-caption | mapframe-coord | mapframe-coordinates | mapframe-custom | mapframe-frame-coord | mapframe-frame-coordinates | mapframe-frame-height | mapframe-frame-width | mapframe-geomask | mapframe-geomask-fill | mapframe-geomask-fill-opacity | mapframe-geomask-stroke-color | mapframe-geomask-stroke-colour | mapframe-geomask-stroke-width | mapframe-height | mapframe-id | mapframe-length_km | mapframe-length_mi | mapframe-marker | mapframe-marker-color | mapframe-marker-colour | mapframe-point | mapframe-shape | mapframe-shape-fill | mapframe-shape-fill-opacity | mapframe-stroke-color | mapframe-stroke-colour | mapframe-stroke-width | mapframe-switcher | mapframe-width | mapframe-wikidata | mapframe-zoom }}{{#invoke:Check for clobbered parameters|check | template = Infobox settlement | cat = Template:Main other | population; population_total | image_size; imagesize | image_alt; alt | image_caption; caption }}{{#if:
|
El Segundo (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langnf)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments. The population was 17,272 as of the 2020 census, a 3.7% 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 a quarter of the entire city.
HistoryEdit
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 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 Template:Convert of land where the Chevron Refinery now sits. The city acquired its name ("the second" in Spanish) due to being the second Standard Oil refinery on the West Coast when Standard Oil of California purchased the 840 acres of in 1911.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Hunter, Eileen Curry. El Segundo Seventy-Five Years El Segundo: H2 Limited, 1991</ref>
The Douglas Aircraft Company plant in El Segundo 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.<ref>Herman, Arthur. Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II, pp. 202-3, Random House, New York, NY, 2012. Template:ISBN.</ref><ref>Parker, Dana T. Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II, pp. 7-8, 25-34, Cypress, Calif., 2013. Template:ISBN.</ref>
- StandardOil1920.jpg
El Segundo and Standard Oil Refinery, Template:Circa
- Douglas Aircraft Factory - El Segundo.PNG
SBD Dauntless dive bombers being built by Douglas Aircraft Factory in El Segundo during World War II<ref>Parker, Dana T. Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II, p. 28, Cypress, Calif., 2013. Template:ISBN.</ref>
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 the Tech Industry discovered Smoky Hollow. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
GeographyEdit
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 Template:Convert, over 99% of which is land.
The beachfront area neighboring the refinery was once dominated by industrial wharves servicing oil tanker ships, and heavily polluted by sewage and stormwater 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 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.
DemographicsEdit
El Segundo first appeared as a city in the 1920 U.S. Census<ref name=1920CensusCA/> as part of the now defunct Redondo Township (pop. 5,016 in 1910).<ref name=1910CensusCA/>
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
% 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 12,356 | 11,515 | 10,626 | 77.07% | 69.14% | 61.58% | |||
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 181 | 321 | 394 | 1.13% | 1.93% | 2.28% | |||
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 52 | 40 | 45 | 0.32% | 0.24% | 0.26% | |||
| Asian alone (NH) | 1,005 | 1,427 | 1,804 | 6.27% | 8.57% | 10.44% | |||
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 47 | 30 | 61 | 0.29% | 0.18% | 0.35% | |||
| Other race alone (NH) | 87 | 56 | 88 | 0.54% | 0.34% | 0.51% | |||
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 540 | 656 | 1,268 | 3.37% | 3.94% | 7.34% | |||
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,765 | 2,609 | 2,976 | 11.01% | 15.67% | 17.23% | |||
| Total | 16,033 | 16,654 | 17,272 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2010Edit
The 2010 United States census<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> reported that El Segundo had a population of 16,654. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of El Segundo was 12,997 (78.0%) White (69.1% non-Hispanic White),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 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 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 Template:Convert, of which 3,034 (42.8%) were owner-occupied and 4,051 (57.2%) occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2000Edit
As of the 2000 Census, the population density was Template:Convert. There were 7,261 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of 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 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 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.
EconomyEdit
The name was adopted in 1911 when Chevron built its second refinery, El Segundo, which is Spanish for "the Second".<ref name="Greenbergbright">Greenberg, David."Aerospace woes take a toll, but LAX neighbor has bright spots." Los Angeles Business Journal. August 11, 2003. Retrieved on April 13, 2009.</ref> This refinery has received crude oil from the Amazon region of South America – more than 5,000 barrels per day.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> El Segundo is located next to the Hyperion sewage treatment plant<ref name="Hyperion">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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, was to use two generators: a Siemens gas turbine<ref name="Siemens gas turbine">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and an additional steam turbine. Prior to its dissolution, Unocal was headquartered in El Segundo.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Unocal Corporation. December 27, 1996. Retrieved on July 7, 2009.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}. Unocal Corporation. January 29, 2005. Retrieved on July 7, 2009.</ref>
In 1928, William Mines, an immigrant from Canada, leased land for a flying field.<ref>Ripton, Ray. "El Segundo Will Celebrate 50th Year for a Week Template:Webarchive." Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1967.</ref> 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 the El Segundo area.<ref name="Greenbergbright" /> Many large aerospace companies have facilities in El Segundo, including the four largest aerospace companies in the US: Boeing, RTX Corporation,<ref name="LAT move">Template:Cite news</ref> Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman; many smaller aerospace companies such as Wyle Laboratories, the Aerospace Corporation, and Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings all have facilities in El Segundo as well, with Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings being headquartered there. It is also home to the Los Angeles Air Force Base and the Space and Missile Systems Center, which 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 Template:Convert building; it was converted to build missiles and also served as a test facility.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At one time, MGM Grand Air had its headquarters in El Segundo.<ref>"World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 23–29, 1994. 106.</ref>
Toy manufacturer Mattel,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> AT&T Entertainment Hub (formerly DirecTV<ref>"Contact IR or Transfer Agent." DirecTV. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.</ref>) 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 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Los Angeles Lakers office headquarters and practice facility, 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Bixby>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Los Angeles Times moved its newsroom from downtown Los Angeles to a Template:Convert campus in El Segundo in 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Top employersEdit
According to the city's 2020–21 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="City of El Segundo CAFR">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boeing | 12,005 |
| 2 | Raytheon Technologies | 6,000 |
| 3 | Northrop Grumman | 2,422 |
| 4 | The Aerospace Corporation | 2,180 |
| 5 | Mattel | 1,545 |
| 6 | Chevron | 1,187 |
| 7 | Internet Brands | 661 |
| 8 | Infineon Technologies | 498 |
| 9 | Karl Storz Endoscopy America Inc. | 421 |
| 10 | Big 5 Sporting Goods | 290 |
Subsidiaries of companiesEdit
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.<ref>"Corporate Locations Template:Webarchive." Square Enix Japan. Accessed September 20, 2008.</ref>
Due to its proximity to Los Angeles International Airport, El Segundo became the host of several offices of airlines. In 1979, the United Airlines Reservation Center, a two-story, $4.5 million, Template:Convert 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.<ref>"El Segundo to Be Airline Office Site Template:Webarchive." Los Angeles Times. May 21, 1978. Section Part IX, K24. Retrieved on April 14, 2009.</ref> Japan Airlines operates its United States headquarters, which was moved from New York City to El Segundo in around 2003.<ref>Lauro, Patricia Winters. "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING – ADDENDA; Japan Airlines Moves Its Account." The New York Times. March 5, 2003.</ref> at Suite 620 of 300 Continental Boulevard;<ref>"JAL Passenger Services America, Inc. Template:Webarchive" Japan Airlines. Accessed September 20, 2008.</ref> Cathay Pacific has an office in El Segundo.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="NewCathayStatus">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The airline moved its North America headquarters to Greater Los Angeles in 1990,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the headquarters were situated in El Segundo until 2005.<ref name="CX1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="OldHQStatus">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Air China operates its North American headquarters in the Template:Convert 2131 East Maple Avenue building, south of LAX, in El Segundo. Its current North American headquarters opened with 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.<ref>"Air China Celebrates Opening Of New Los Angeles Office Building." (Archive) Air China. Retrieved on October 12, 2012.</ref>
Air New Zealand operates its United States headquarters in El Segundo.<ref>Garfinkel, Perry. "Airlines Add Service and Amenities to Asian Routes." The New York Times. September 29, 2008. Retrieved on December 14, 2011.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>"CRT/tanaka Wins Air New Zealand Account Template:Webarchive." Air New Zealand. December 5, 2007. Retrieved on August 26, 2009.</ref> Other airlines with offices in El Segundo include Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, Air Tahiti Nui,<ref>"Worldwide Offices and Sales Agents: Template:Webarchive." Air Tahiti Nui. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.</ref> Aeroméxico,<ref>"Ticketing Offices California / Los Angeles." Aeroméxico. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.</ref> China Airlines<ref>"Branch Offices North America Template:Webarchive." China Airlines. Retrieved on January 21, 2009.</ref> Emirates,<ref>"Los Angeles Emirates (town office)." Emirates. Retrieved on February 24, 2011. "Address 222 N. Pacific Coast Highway Suite 1322 El Segundo, CA 90245 Los Angeles USA."</ref> EVA Air,<ref>"Contact Us America." EVA Air. Retrieved on January 28, 2009.</ref> and Singapore Airlines.<ref>"Contact Us Template:Webarchive." Singapore Airlines. Retrieved on January 28, 2009.</ref>
Infineon Technologies acquired El Segundo-based company International Rectifier in 2015.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Parks and recreationEdit
El Segundo has its own beach, as well as two public pools; both are outdoor pools, one of which is open only during the summer months.<ref name="City of El Segundo CAFR" /> The El Segundo Parks and Recreation staff are the basis for the hit NBC program Parks and Recreation.<ref name="imdb.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> El Segundo has two full-sized turf fields named Campus El Segundo Athletic Fields, which are open to the public.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AthleticsEdit
In 2023, El Segundo Little League won the world championship of the Little League World Series, defeating the team from Willemstad, Curaçao in 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.
GovernmentEdit
Local governmentEdit
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.<ref name="City of El Segundo CAFR"/>
In the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, El Segundo is in the Second District, represented by Holly Mitchell.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
State and federal representationEdit
In the California State Legislature, El Segundo is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the United States House of Representatives, El Segundo is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>
EducationEdit
The El Segundo Unified School District serves 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.<ref name=KuzniaWow>Kuznia, Rob. "Wiseburn district eyes wow factor in creating new comprehensive high school." Daily Breeze. March 28, 2013. Retrieved on April 19, 2014.</ref> This portion of the city includes corporate operations providing significant tax revenue to the district (formerly districts).<ref name=KuzniaCashCow>Kuznia, Rob. "Aerospace business corridor in El Segundo a cash cow for Centinela Valley school district." Daily Breeze. February 19, 2014. Retrieved on April 19, 2014.</ref>
Vistamar School is a private school in El Segundo.
Originally all of the city was located in the Wiseburn School District,<ref name=CVUHSDHistory>"History and Profile" (Archive). Centinela Valley Union High School District. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.</ref> which opened in 1896.<ref name=WiseburnAbout>"About" (Archive). Wiseburn School District. Retrieved on April 4, 2014.</ref> 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 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.<ref name=CVUHSDHistory/>
MediaEdit
The Los Angeles Times has been headquartered in El Segundo since 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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 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.
InfrastructureEdit
TransportationEdit
State Route 1 passes through 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 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 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.<ref>Weikel, Dan and Barboza, Tony (May 29, 2014) "Planes' exhaust could be harming communities up to 10 miles from LAX" Los Angeles Times</ref>
Notable peopleEdit
- Roseanne Barr, comedian, owns Full Moon and High Tides Productions<ref name="Abcarian">Template:Cite news</ref>
- George Brett, baseball player, Hall of Fame
- Ken Brett, baseball player
- Joe Caravello, NFL football player
- Dick Dale, guitarist, pioneer of Surf music<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Rusty Frank, author, choreographer, producer, dance historian
- The Ghost Inside, metalcore band<ref name="label-bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Mike Gordon, Assemblymember and mayor of El Segundo
- Carl Koppelman, accountant and forensic sketch artist
- Dave LaRoche, baseball pitcher
- Vladimir Matyushenko, UFC fighter
- Christopher McCandless, adventurer who inspired the book Into the Wild and the 2007 film The Call of the Wild
- Dave McCoy, skier and businessman, founder of Mammoth Mountain, was born in El Segundo<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- Scott McGregor, baseball player
- Lars Nootbaar, MLB baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Bob Samuelson, volleyball player
- John Van Hamersveld, artist and surfer<ref name=Abcarian />
- Paul Westphal, basketball player and coach<ref>"Love and Hate in El Segundo". . Sports Illustrated. August 17, 1981. Retrieved on June 15, 2009.</ref>
- Dave Williamson, stand-up comedian<ref name="DailyBreeze2018">Template:Cite news</ref>
In popular cultureEdit
- A Tribe Called Quest's single "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" revolves around a stop through the town on the way back to Brooklyn.
- El Segundo is frequently referenced by Fred G. Sanford in the TV series Sanford and Son.
- Although filmed in British Columbia, the music video for the song "First Date", by pop-punk band Blink-182, takes place in El Segundo in 1974.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- The fictitious Silicon Valley company Pied Piper tapped the real-life, El Segundo-headquartered company Wpromote to develop its ill-fated mascot, Pipey.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- The movie Candy Cane Lane, starring Eddie Murphy, takes place in El Segundo.
- The Netflix original film Family Switch is in part filmed in El Segundo, and features many scenes at El Segundo High School.
See alsoEdit
- Automobile Driving Museum - a museum in El Segundo.
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
Template:Sister project Template:Wikivoyage
Template:Geographic location Template:El Segundo, California Template:Cities of Los Angeles County, California Template:Greater Los Angeles Area Template:Authority control