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La Puente (Spanish for "The Bridge") [6] is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city had a population of 39,816 at the 2010 census and is approximately 20 miles (32 km) east of downtown Los Angeles .
A Los Angeles County Department of Public Works sign along 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles. The department was formed in 1985 in a consolidation of the county Road Department, the Flood Control District (in charge of dams, spreading grounds, and channels), and the County Engineer (in charge of building safety, land survey, waterworks).
It is sometimes confused with the similarly-named but separate Los Angeles Police Department which provides law enforcement services within the city of Los Angeles, which is the county seat of Los Angeles County, although both departments have their headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.
A La Puente man who allegedly violated his domestic violence restraining order led officers on a pursuit and standoff on the 91 Freeway.
The first Donut Hole opened in 1963, in La Puente, California. According to one source, the shop in La Puente was the second to open, in 1968, and was followed by three others. [ 2 ] However, various sources disagree and date the building's original construction from 1947 [ 3 ] to 1958 [ 4 ] to 1962. [ 5 ]
The wooden building was designed by Charles S. Lee in the Craftsman Bungalow style. It was completed in 1923. [2] The La Puente Valley Woman's Club building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The city has the highest property tax rate in Los Angeles County, at 1.92%. [30] In addition, there is a revenue-generating hillside hotel resort, known as the Pacific Palms Resort (formerly the Industry Hills Sheraton), which is almost completely surrounded by the city of La Puente but actually located in the City of Industry.
The city lies in the San Gabriel Valley, east of the city of Los Angeles. El Monte's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte" and is historically known as "The End of the Santa Fe Trail". As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 109,450, down from 113,475 at the 2010 census.