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El Segundo has an excellent library, public swimming pool, ice skating rink, an abundance of beautiful parks, recreational facilities, youth sports, farmers market, dog park, senior citizens clubhouse, senior citizen housing complex, golf driving range, nine hole golf course and most important, outstanding public services such as police and fire protection.
The El Segundo Educational Foundation was founded in 1983, to raise supplemental funding for the school system. El Segundo Unified School District rankings place schools in the district well above county and state averages. Standard & Poor rated the district as an "academic outperformer"...one of 29 school districts statewide for 2005. This is truly a noteworthy recognition!! All public schools are "California Distinguished Schools".
El Segundo has developed into one of the Southland's leading centers for business. No less than 12 Fortune 500 companies do business in El Segundo including Chevron-Texaco, Unocal, Mattel, Infonet Services, Computer Sciences Corp, International Rectifer, Aerospace Corp, Merisel, Motorola, Oracle, Sun MIcrosystems, Direct TV, Raytheon, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Southern California Edison, and others. There are more Fortune 500 corporate headquarters per capita within the little more than five square mile radius that is El Segundo than any other California city.
The Los Angeles Air Force Base is located in El Segundo. The city has a proud aviation heritage and gets recognition as the "Aerospace Capital of the World". El Segundo is home to the Toyota Sports Center, training center for the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Kings and the Los Angeles Sparks.
We are conveniently located just south of Los Angeles World Airports (LAX) and adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. El Segundo is readily accessible from the 405 San Diego Freeway and 105 Century Freeway, and located 14 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles. Click here for Maps and Driving Directions. |
Shiela Fowler
