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West Rancho Dominguez, (pronunciation ⓘ) formerly known as West Compton and also known as East Gardena, [3] is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) located in southern Los Angeles County, California. Per the 2020 census, the population was 24,347. [4] The community lies to the west (but is not a part) of the city of Compton.
A-Z West is an 80-acre compound and artwork by artist Andrea Zittel, located in the Mojave Desert in Joshua Tree, California. Zittel conceived of A-Z West as a project to explore psycho-social aspects of day-to-day living, "what it means to live," [ 1 ] and functional systems for desert life.
West Covina: 105,617 Los Angeles County: West Covina is a mostly middle-class suburb located east of downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley. 66 El Monte: 103,794 Los Angeles County: El Monte lies in the San Gabriel Valley region and was formerly a crossroad along the Old Spanish Trail.
Compton is a city located in the Gateway Cities region of southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, [9] situated south of downtown Los Angeles.Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county, and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporate.
Albert Camarillo, right, a Chicano studies scholar and author of "Compton in My Soul," a memoir about growing up in Compton during the 1950s and 1960s, speaks at Color Compton on Aug. 24, 2024.
Compton agreed to testify against Garrett and the Hells Angels, and the Love Nest was raided on December 8, 1976. Garrett and three others were arrested and charged with pimping and pandering. Compton, Seslar and the twins subsequently took refuge at a cottage in Laurelwood, Oregon, a small religious community 25 miles southwest of Portland. [189]
Omar Bradley – former mayor of Compton [14] Former President George H. W. Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush and former President George W. Bush lived in Compton in 1949. [15] George and Barbara's second child Robin was born there. [16] [17] Lionel Cade – former mayor of Compton [18] Del M. Clawson – US Congressman and former mayor of ...
Ruthless Records was an American Independent record label founded by Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and Jerry Heller in Compton, California in 1987. [1] All of the Ruthless trademarks have been owned by Comptown Records, Inc. since 1987. [2]