More about El Segundo California

El Segundo is located on the Santa Monica Bay, officially incorporated January 18, 1917. The city is part of the South Bay Cities Council of Government and is home to an estimated 16,033 residents as of 2000. The city got its name, El Segundo meaning “the second” in spanish, because it was the second site Standard Oil used for a refinery on the West Coast; the site of the Standard Oil refinery is now known as the Chevron Refinery. El Segundo has many aviation and petroleum based industries that operate out of the city; in 1930 Los Angeles Municipal Airport, which would later become LAX, opened north of the city and its presence lead to the development of the aerospace and aviation industries in the El Segundo area. El Segundo was awarded an Eddy in 2006 for being the most business friendly city in L.A. County and has begun to transition from a mostly Caucasian, blue-collar town to a more corporate oriented city. Pollution and toxic waste clean-up are both hot issues in the city with so many industrial sites. The city hosts companies such as Boeing, Lockheed and SpaceX, all industries that specialize in aviation and aerospace, helping to generate revenue for the city. Another reason for the topic of pollution and toxic waste in the city, is the presence of the Chevron oil refinery, the power plant, and the Hyperion Sewage treatment plant. However, the city is also home to a few companies that are involved with the military and aviation research; the Space and Missiles Systems Center is responsible for acquiring space-related material for the military. The Los Angeles Air Force Base can also be found in El Segundo. Some of the top employers in the city are large, well-know businesses, including Mattel, Inc., Boeing Satellite Systems, Xerox Corporation and the Aerospace Corporation.