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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Santa_Monica_Bay_Map.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="468" data-file-height="597" /></a><figcaption>Santa Monica Bay</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SMBay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/SMBay.jpg/375px-SMBay.jpg" decoding="async" width="375" height="281" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/SMBay.jpg/563px-SMBay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/SMBay.jpg/750px-SMBay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Santa Monica Bay, aerial view</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Santa Monica Bay</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Bight_(geography)" title="Bight (geography)">bight</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> in <a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. Its boundaries are slightly ambiguous, but it is generally considered to be the part of the Pacific within an imaginary line drawn between <a href="/wiki/Point_Dume" title="Point Dume">Point Dume</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Malibu,_California" title="Malibu, California">Malibu</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Palos_Verdes_Peninsula" title="Palos Verdes Peninsula">Palos Verdes Peninsula</a>. Its eastern shore forms the western boundary of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Westside" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Westside">Los Angeles Westside</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Bay,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="South Bay, Los Angeles">South Bay</a> regions. Although it was fed by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_River" title="Los Angeles River">Los Angeles River</a> until the river's catastrophic change of course in 1825, the only stream of any size now flowing into it is <a href="/wiki/Ballona_Creek" title="Ballona Creek">Ballona Creek</a>. Smaller waterways draining into the bay include <a href="/wiki/Malibu_Creek" title="Malibu Creek">Malibu Creek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Topanga_Canyon" class="mw-redirect" title="Topanga Canyon">Topanga Creek</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_neighborhoods#Santa_Monica_Canyon" title="Santa Monica neighborhoods">Santa Monica Creek</a>. </p><p>The Santa Monica Bay is home to some of the most famous beaches in the world, including <a href="/wiki/Malibu_Lagoon_State_Beach" title="Malibu Lagoon State Beach">Malibu Lagoon State Beach</a> (Surfrider), <a href="/wiki/Will_Rogers_State_Beach" title="Will Rogers State Beach">Will Rogers State Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_State_Beach" title="Santa Monica State Beach">Santa Monica State Beach</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dockweiler_State_Beach" title="Dockweiler State Beach">Dockweiler State Beach</a>. </p><p>Several piers extend into the bay, including Malibu Pier, <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_Pier" title="Santa Monica Pier">Santa Monica Pier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles#Fishing_pier" title="Venice, Los Angeles">Venice Pier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Beach_pier" class="mw-redirect" title="Manhattan Beach pier">Manhattan Beach pier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hermosa_Beach_pier" class="mw-redirect" title="Hermosa Beach pier">Hermosa Beach pier</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach_pier" title="Redondo Beach pier">Redondo Beach pier</a>. <a href="/wiki/Marina_Del_Rey" class="mw-redirect" title="Marina Del Rey">Marina Del Rey</a> is a dredged marina. The Bay is also a very popular fishing destination year-round. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Santa_Monica_Bay&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1930s, <a href="/wiki/Gambling_ship" title="Gambling ship">gambling ships</a> anchored beyond the regulated three-mile limit, then kept measured from the beach. The ships were popular, and a fleet of ever-larger ships and barges appeared until the State Attorney General recalculated the limit to exclude the bay. The largest ship held the state police off for nine days with <a href="/wiki/Submachine_gun" title="Submachine gun">submachine guns</a> in what the newspapers called <i><a href="/wiki/History_of_Santa_Monica,_California#1930s" title="History of Santa Monica, California">The Battle of Santa Monica Bay</a></i>. </p><p>Once a major commercial <a href="/wiki/Fishing" title="Fishing">fishery</a>, Santa Monica Bay's water quality declined drastically in the 20th century as development of <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles County</a> resulted in large amounts of <a href="/wiki/Sewage" title="Sewage">sewage</a> and trash-rich storm runoff being dumped into its waters. Through restoration projects mandated by the <a href="/wiki/Clean_Water_Act" title="Clean Water Act">Clean Water Act</a> and advocated by groups such as <a href="/wiki/Heal_the_Bay" title="Heal the Bay">Heal the Bay</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Surfrider_Foundation" title="Surfrider Foundation">Surfrider Foundation</a>, the bay's water quality has improved fairly dramatically from its early-1980s nadir. <a href="/wiki/Hyperion_sewage_treatment_plant" title="Hyperion sewage treatment plant">Hyperion sewage treatment plant</a>'s output is now far cleaner than before. However, during the region's rainy winters, the bay suffers from <a href="/wiki/Algal_bloom" title="Algal bloom">algal bloom</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Water_pollution" title="Water pollution">water pollution</a>-related maladies, periodically forcing most of the famous beaches along its shore to close. </p><p>On January 13, 1969, <a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines_System_Flight_933" title="Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 933">Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 933</a> crashed into the bay while on approach to <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport" title="Los Angeles International Airport">Los Angeles International Airport</a>, killing 15 of the 45 people on board. Five days later on January 18, <a href="/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_266" class="mw-redirect" title="United Airlines Flight 266">United Airlines Flight 266</a> crashed into the bay after takeoff from the same airport, killing all 38 people on board.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1990, actor <a href="/wiki/Wallace_Reid_Jr." title="Wallace Reid Jr.">Wallace Reid Jr.</a> was killed when his <a href="/wiki/Rutan_Long-EZ" title="Rutan Long-EZ">homebuilt plane</a> crashed in the bay amid heavy fog.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, game show host <a href="/wiki/Peter_Tomarken" title="Peter Tomarken">Peter Tomarken</a> and his wife Kathleen were killed in a plane crash into the bay. They were heading to <a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a> to pick up a cancer patient who needed transportation to UCLA Medical Center for treatment when their airplane crashed. </p><p>Since 2022, <a href="/wiki/The_Ocean_Cleanup" title="The Ocean Cleanup">The Ocean Cleanup</a> has been operating a cleanup system in <a href="/wiki/Ballona_Creek" title="Ballona Creek">Ballona Creek</a> to prevent plastic and other solid waste from leaking into the bay.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities_and_settlements">Communities and settlements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Santa_Monica_Bay&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Communities and settlements"><span>edit</span></a><span 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverside_County,_California" title="Riverside County, California">Riverside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino_County,_California" title="San Bernardino County, California">San Bernardino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ventura_County,_California" title="Ventura County, California">Ventura</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_Basin_JPLLandsat.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Los Angeles Basin"><img alt="Los Angeles Basin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Los_Angeles_Basin_JPLLandsat.jpg/100px-Los_Angeles_Basin_JPLLandsat.jpg" 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Angeles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">200k–500k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fontana,_California" title="Fontana, California">Fontana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irvine,_California" title="Irvine, California">Irvine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moreno_Valley,_California" title="Moreno Valley, California">Moreno Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxnard,_California" title="Oxnard, California">Oxnard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverside,_California" title="Riverside, California">Riverside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Ana,_California" title="Santa Ana, California">Santa Ana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clarita,_California" title="Santa Clarita, California">Santa Clarita</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">100k−200k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burbank,_California" title="Burbank, California">Burbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corona,_California" title="Corona, California">Corona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costa_Mesa,_California" title="Costa Mesa, California">Costa Mesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downey,_California" title="Downey, California">Downey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Monte,_California" title="El Monte, California">El Monte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fullerton,_California" title="Fullerton, California">Fullerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garden_Grove,_California" title="Garden Grove, California">Garden Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendale,_California" title="Glendale, California">Glendale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntington_Beach,_California" title="Huntington Beach, California">Huntington Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jurupa_Valley,_California" title="Jurupa Valley, California">Jurupa Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_California" title="Lancaster, California">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murrieta,_California" title="Murrieta, California">Murrieta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menifee,_California" title="Menifee, California">Menifee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_California" title="Norwalk, California">Norwalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario,_California" title="Ontario, California">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange,_California" title="Orange, California">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmdale,_California" title="Palmdale, California">Palmdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pomona,_California" title="Pomona, California">Pomona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Cucamonga,_California" title="Rancho Cucamonga, California">Rancho Cucamonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rialto,_California" title="Rialto, California">Rialto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simi_Valley,_California" title="Simi Valley, California">Simi Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temecula,_California" title="Temecula, California">Temecula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Oaks,_California" title="Thousand Oaks, California">Thousand Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California">Torrance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ventura,_California" title="Ventura, California">Ventura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victorville,_California" title="Victorville, California">Victorville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Covina,_California" title="West Covina, California">West Covina</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">50k–100k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alhambra,_California" title="Alhambra, California">Alhambra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aliso_Viejo,_California" title="Aliso Viejo, California">Aliso Viejo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apple_Valley,_California" title="Apple Valley, California">Apple Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcadia,_California" title="Arcadia, California">Arcadia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azusa,_California" title="Azusa, California">Azusa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldwin_Park,_California" title="Baldwin Park, California">Baldwin Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaumont,_California" title="Beaumont, California">Beaumont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellflower,_California" title="Bellflower, California">Bellflower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buena_Park,_California" title="Buena Park, California">Buena Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camarillo,_California" title="Camarillo, California">Camarillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carson,_California" title="Carson, California">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_City,_California" title="Cathedral City, California">Cathedral City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chino,_California" title="Chino, California">Chino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chino_Hills,_California" title="Chino Hills, California">Chino Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colton,_California" title="Colton, California">Colton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Compton,_California" title="Compton, California">Compton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covina,_California" title="Covina, California">Covina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cypress,_California" title="Cypress, California">Cypress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Bar,_California" title="Diamond Bar, California">Diamond Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastvale,_California" title="Eastvale, California">Eastvale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fountain_Valley,_California" title="Fountain Valley, California">Fountain Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardena,_California" title="Gardena, California">Gardena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendora,_California" title="Glendora, California">Glendora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hacienda_Heights,_California" title="Hacienda Heights, California">Hacienda Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorne,_California" title="Hawthorne, California">Hawthorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemet,_California" title="Hemet, California">Hemet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hesperia,_California" title="Hesperia, California">Hesperia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland,_California" title="Highland, California">Highland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indio,_California" title="Indio, California">Indio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Habra,_California" title="La Habra, California">La Habra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguna_Niguel,_California" title="Laguna Niguel, California">Laguna Niguel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Elsinore,_California" title="Lake Elsinore, California">Lake Elsinore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Forest,_California" title="Lake Forest, California">Lake Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_California" title="Lakewood, California">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynwood,_California" title="Lynwood, California">Lynwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Viejo,_California" title="Mission Viejo, California">Mission Viejo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monrovia,_California" title="Monrovia, California">Monrovia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montebello,_California" title="Montebello, California">Montebello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monterey_Park,_California" title="Monterey Park, California">Monterey Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_Beach,_California" title="Newport Beach, California">Newport Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Desert,_California" title="Palm Desert, California">Palm Desert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount,_California" title="Paramount, California">Paramount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perris,_California" title="Perris, California">Perris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pico_Rivera,_California" title="Pico Rivera, California">Pico Rivera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Placentia,_California" title="Placentia, California">Placentia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redlands,_California" title="Redlands, California">Redlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemead,_California" title="Rosemead, California">Rosemead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Clemente,_California" title="San Clemente, California">San Clemente</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Jacinto,_California" title="San Jacinto, California">San Jacinto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Gate,_California" title="South Gate, California">South Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tustin,_California" title="Tustin, California">Tustin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upland,_California" title="Upland, California">Upland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westminster,_California" title="Westminster, California">Westminster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whittier,_California" title="Whittier, California">Whittier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorba_Linda,_California" title="Yorba Linda, California">Yorba Linda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yucaipa,_California" title="Yucaipa, California">Yucaipa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">25k–50k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adelanto,_California" title="Adelanto, California">Adelanto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banning,_California" title="Banning, California">Banning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barstow,_California" title="Barstow, California">Barstow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell,_California" title="Bell, California">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_Gardens,_California" title="Bell Gardens, California">Bell Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brea,_California" title="Brea, California">Brea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cerritos,_California" title="Cerritos, California">Cerritos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claremont,_California" title="Claremont, California">Claremont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coachella,_California" title="Coachella, California">Coachella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culver_City,_California" title="Culver City, California">Culver City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dana_Point,_California" title="Dana Point, California">Dana Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desert_Hot_Springs,_California" title="Desert Hot Springs, California">Desert Hot Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Mirada,_California" title="La Mirada, California">La Mirada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Puente,_California" title="La Puente, California">La Puente</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Quinta,_California" title="La Quinta, California">La Quinta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Verne,_California" title="La Verne, California">La Verne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguna_Hills,_California" title="Laguna Hills, California">Laguna Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawndale,_California" title="Lawndale, California">Lawndale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Beach,_California" title="Manhattan Beach, California">Manhattan Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maywood,_California" title="Maywood, California">Maywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monrovia,_California" title="Monrovia, California">Monrovia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montclair,_California" title="Montclair, California">Montclair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorpark,_California" title="Moorpark, California">Moorpark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norco,_California" title="Norco, California">Norco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" title="Palm Springs, California">Palm Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Palos_Verdes,_California" title="Rancho Palos Verdes, California">Rancho Palos Verdes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rancho_Santa_Margarita,_California" title="Rancho Santa Margarita, California">Rancho Santa Margarita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Dimas,_California" title="San Dimas, California">San Dimas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Gabriel,_California" title="San Gabriel, California">San Gabriel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Juan_Capistrano,_California" title="San Juan Capistrano, California">San Juan Capistrano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Paula,_California" title="Santa Paula, California">Santa Paula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seal_Beach,_California" title="Seal Beach, California">Seal Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Pasadena,_California" title="South Pasadena, California">South Pasadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanton,_California" title="Stanton, California">Stanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_City,_California" title="Temple City, California">Temple City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twentynine_Palms,_California" title="Twentynine Palms, California">Twentynine Palms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walnut,_California" title="Walnut, California">Walnut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Hollywood,_California" title="West Hollywood, California">West Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildomar,_California" title="Wildomar, California">Wildomar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#ffe16d;width:1%">10k–25k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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California">Fillmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Terrace,_California" title="Grand Terrace, California">Grand Terrace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Gardens,_California" title="Hawaiian Gardens, California">Hawaiian Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermosa_Beach,_California" title="Hermosa Beach, California">Hermosa Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Ca%C3%B1ada_Flintridge,_California" title="La Cañada Flintridge, California">La Cañada Flintridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Palma,_California" title="La Palma, California">La Palma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguna_Beach,_California" title="Laguna Beach, California">Laguna Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguna_Woods,_California" title="Laguna Woods, California">Laguna Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loma_Linda,_California" title="Loma Linda, California">Loma Linda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lomita,_California" title="Lomita, California">Lomita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Alamitos,_California" title="Los 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class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a><br />over 25k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Altadena,_California" title="Altadena, California">Altadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Los_Angeles,_California" title="East Los Angeles, California">East Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florence-Graham,_California" title="Florence-Graham, California">Florence-Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Valley,_California" title="French Valley, California">French Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hacienda_Heights,_California" title="Hacienda Heights, California">Hacienda Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ladera_Ranch,_California" title="Ladera Ranch, California">Ladera Ranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Tustin,_California" title="North Tustin, California">North 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title="Antelope Valley">Antelope Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Los_Angeles" title="Central Los Angeles">Central Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coachella_Valley" title="Coachella Valley">Coachella Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Desert" title="Colorado Desert">Colorado Desert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conejo_Valley" title="Conejo Valley">Conejo Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downtown_Los_Angeles" title="Downtown Los Angeles">Downtown Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastside_Los_Angeles" title="Eastside Los Angeles">East Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gateway_Cities" title="Gateway Cities">Gateway Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="Greater Hollywood, Los Angeles">Greater Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Los_Angeles" title="Greater Los Angeles">Greater Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Harbor_Region" title="Los Angeles Harbor Region">Harbor Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inland_Empire" title="Inland Empire">Inland Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mojave_Desert" title="Mojave Desert">Mojave Desert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Los_Angeles" title="Northeast Los Angeles">Northeast Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Los_Angeles" title="Northwest Los Angeles">Northwest Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Coast" title="Orange Coast">Orange Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palos_Verdes_Peninsula" title="Palos Verdes Peninsula">Palos Verdes Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pomona_Valley" title="Pomona Valley">Pomona Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saddleback_Valley" title="Saddleback Valley">Saddleback Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino_Valley" title="San Bernardino Valley">San Bernardino Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Fernando_Valley" title="San Fernando Valley">San Fernando Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Gabriel_Valley" title="San Gabriel Valley">San 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