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Manhattan Beach's section was called Manhattan Parkway until 1988 [3] when was renamed Veterans Parkway. [2] [3] The Manhattan Beach section is approximately 21 acres (85,000 m 2) [3] in area and 2 miles (3.2 km) long. The Hermosa Beach section is approximately 19 acres (77,000 m 2) [4] in area and 1.9 miles (3.1 km
Manhattan Beach benefits from ocean breezes that provide clean air and summer temperatures that are 10 to 20 °F (5.6 to 11.1 °C) cooler than the inland regions of Southern California. The city has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10 km 2). Manhattan Beach features 2.1 miles (3.4 km) of ocean frontage.
The Beach Cities are a collection of three independently incorporated oceanfront cities in Los Angeles County south of El Segundo and north of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, comprising the cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach. [4] They occupy the majority of the south end of Santa Monica Bay.
From 1993 to 2013, the 36th was located in southwestern Los Angeles County and included Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, Redondo Beach, and portions of Los Angeles itself. This district was largely dismantled after the 2010 census, and moved east to Riverside County and includes Palm Springs and La Quinta.
Manhattan Village is a neighborhood in Manhattan Beach, California, founded in 1985.It was the "last major parcel available for development" in the city [1]. Its construction was said to signify "the passing of an era – the removal of oil tanks and the beginning of development of more than 100 acres of formerly bare ground."
For over six decades, El Porto was a county island that was part of the El Segundo Unified School District. In November 1980, the unincorporated town of El Porto, consisting of approximately 34 acres (140,000 m 2) and a population of about 1,185 people, was annexed from the County of Los Angeles by Manhattan Beach.
The 36th was located in southwestern Los Angeles County, and included Manhattan Beach, Torrance, and portions of Los Angeles itself. This district was largely dismantled after the 2010 census, with the 33rd succeeding the 36th, while the current 36th is largely the successor of the old 45th district.
Circa 1975, when the city of Los Angeles handed over management of the “lifeguards, maintenance, parking and concessions” at their beaches to the county, the department oversaw 73 mi (117 km) of the 76.5 mi (123.1 km) of beaches in the county, including 38 mi (61 km) miles of “improved beaches.” [8]