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Post-colonial: Spanish place names that have no history of being used during the colonial period for the place in question or for nearby related places. (Ex: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, named in 1969 after a street in Burbank, California) Non-Spanish: Place names originating from non-Spaniards or in non-historically Spanish areas.
The springs were probably commonly called by the name Santa Monica by the turn of the 19th century. By the 1820s, the name Santa Monica was in use and the name's first official mention occurred in 1827 in the form of a grazing permit, [4] quickly followed by the grant filing for the Rancho Boca de Santa Monica in 1828. [6]
The Palisades Fire began around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday and initially burnt nearly 3,000 acres between Santa Monica and Malibu. The uncontrollable blaze, which continued to consume buildings, has ...
Map of old Spanish and Mexican ranchos in Los Angeles County; Groves, Martha (2013-08-12). "Rancho Boca de Santa Monica's family connections: For decades, Ernest Marquez has been researching his family, the family's rancho — Rancho Boca de Santa Monica — and its centuries-long role in California". Archived from the original on 2013-08-13.
Santa Ana winds caused gusts of around 60 mph and more in the Santa Monica Mountains, the weather service for the region said. The San Gabriel Mountains, east of Los Angeles, saw a gust recorded ...
The 1978 Agoura-Malibu firestorm was a firestorm fueled by at least eight significant wildfires in the Los Angeles area on October 23, 1978. At around noon that day, an arsonist [1] started a fire that eventually burned 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) from Cornell to Broad Beach in Malibu.
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Fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds and dry conditions, two of the most dangerous blazes — the Eaton Fire and the Palisades Fire — had roared across more than 7,000 acres in and around Pasadena ...