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San Francisco purchased the property and the surrounding area expanding the site to 1,112 acres (450 ha) beginning in August 1930. [6] The airport's name was officially changed to San Francisco Airport in 1931 upon the purchase of the land. "International" was added at the end of World War II as overseas service rapidly expanded. [citation needed]
San Francisco International Airport, commonly referred to by its airport code, SFO (with each of its letters pronounced individually) is the primary international airport serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It is the second-busiest airport in California, after Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the 29th-busiest in the world.
The airport is located in Burbank, and serves the heavily populated areas of northern Los Angeles County. It is the closest airport to the central and northeastern parts of L.A. (including Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles), Glendale, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley, the Santa Clarita Valley, and the western San Gabriel Valley.
The Los Angeles City Council designated the building a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1992. A $4 million renovation, with retro-futuristic interior and electric lighting designed by Walt Disney Imagineering , was completed before the Encounter Restaurant opened there in 1997 but is no longer in business. [ 38 ]
Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva is challenging incumbent Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn. Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor John Cruikshank is also in the race. Your guide to L.A. County's 4th ...
Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles and sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,663,345 residents estimated in 2023. Its population is greater than that of 40 individual U.S. states .
A view of the coast as flames from the Palisades Fire rage in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 9, 2025. / Credit: Official Flickr Account of CAL FIRE / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images
The death toll rose to 28 on Tuesday as the Los Angeles County coroner identified another victim from the fires. The Eaton Fire has burned more than 14,000 acres and is 91% contained.