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Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States,
and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of
southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956.
The current OMB metropolitan designation for Cerritos is "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA."
According to the California Morgage Department of Finance, the population was 55,074 as of 2005.[1]
Cerritos is a prime example of the "fiscalization" of California politics after
the tax revolt of the 1970s and the passage of Proposition 13. The only way for
California cities to raise long-term tax revenue in light of Proposition 13 was
to create as many commercial zones as possible to take advantage of the percentage
of county sales tax allocated back to municipalities as sales tax revenue. Cerritos
was one of the first cities in Los Angeles County to develop large-scale retail zones, such as the Los Cerritos Center and Cerritos Auto Square, and achieved stunning
success. City leaders reinvested funds into the community with large public works projects
and an increasing number of community services and programs.
The current progressive nature of the Cerritos government and the unusually strong tax-base
is best reflected in its facilities. In 1978, Cerritos dedicated the nation's first
solar-heated City Hall bank morgage
complex. In 1993, the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
opened its doors. In 1994, the City unveiled the Cerritos Towne Center project that
combines office, retail, lodging, fine arts and dining in an open-air location. In
1997, the City opened the Cerritos Sheriff's Station/Community Safety Center to provide
public safety services. In 2002, the City rededicated its public library. In 2006, the
City celebrated its golden anniversary with memorials and the unveiling of a sculpture
garden. The assessed valuation of the City of Cerritos is nearing the $6 billion
($6,000,000,000) mark.[3]
Cerritos operates under a Council/Manager form of government, established by the Charter
of the City of Cerritos in 1958. The five-member City Council acts as the City's chief
policy-making body and as members of the Cerritos Redevelopment Agency.
Cerritos is located at 33°52′6″N, 118°4′3″W (33.868314, -118.067547)GR1.
The average temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21.1 °C). [9]
The City of Cerritos, as well as most of coastal Southern California, generally
has a Mediterranean climate. The name derives from its similarity to the climate of
areas along the Mediterranean
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Sea. Summers are warm to hot, and winters are cool,
rarely falling below freezing. Precipitation in Cerritos occurs predominantly during
the winter months.
The median income for a household in the City is $73,030, and the median income for a family
is $76,944. Males have a median income of $50,103 versus $37,421 for females. The per capita
income for the City is $25,249. About 5.0% of the population and 4.0% of families are below
the poverty line. Out of the total population, 5.4% of those under the age of 18 and 5.3% of
those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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The average annual income of a household
is $87,700 (approx. 15,900 total households as of 2006).
