 Manhattan
Beach got its name when two landowners flipped a coin and the winner was
from New York. This is a resort and bedroom community where a majority of its
33,000 residents are upscale professionals. It's east and west sides are
separated by Sepulveda Boulevard. If you go west, towards the ocean, some homes
have ocean views and beachfront property. Streets are often lined with trees. On
the east side there is a golf course, a gated community and middle class homes.
Redondo Beach is an ocean and bedroom community of 55,000 that angles
inland. South Redondo boasts 2 miles of sandy beaches for swimming, roller
blading, biking, surfing, tanning and walks along glorious sunsets. Condos,
apartments and single family homes abound, as do shops, restaurants and small
businesses. North Redondo jags inland and has condos and single family homes
with well kept yards and good neighbors.
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 Hermosa
means beautiful and that is exactly what it is. Its flat, sandy miles are ideal
for sunbathing, volleyball and surfing. It is only 15 blocks from east to west
and 40 blocks from north to south with Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) running down
the middle. To the west of PCH there is a mix of single homes and apartments,
some with ocean views. Many of these tend to be vacation rentals. To the east of
PCH the hills rise into middle class and upper middle class neighborhoods of
tract homes with custom touches. 
El Segundo, a small city of 16,000, is located south of the Los
Angeles airport. Its name means second because the second Standard Oil Refinery
(now Chevron) was built there in 1917. It has its own school district with
percentiles between 70 and 90. In 1997 a 24 million dollar school bond passed.
About 25% of its homes were built before 1950, 40% between 1950 and 1970 and the
remainder were built in the last 25 years.
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