Continuing-Care Communities (CCRC)
Southern California
Area Info
There is so much to Southern California that it makes you dizzy just thinking about it.
When most people think of this region, it's Los Angeles that first comes to mind. The two-county metropolitan area (Los Angeles and Orange Counties) sprawls over nearly 6,000 square miles, and includes 122 incorporated cities. Many of them are firmly embedded in the American imagination: Malibu, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Beverley Hills, Newport Beach. Actually, each of these communities has its own separate character and history...they just happen to have grown up very, very close to one another.
Still, they share the same sun, surf, and shopping image so strongly associated with Southern California. And there is much truth to that image, but there's also much more. There are actually wilderness areas within this huge megalopolis; there are important manufacturing and high-tech companies, and some of the best theaters, restaurants, symphonies, and museums in the world.
This eclectic character extends along the coast in both directions from Los Angeles. To the south, San Diego offers many of the same amenities as Los Angeles, in a more compact (and some would say, more appealing) package. To the north, the coast is dotted with smaller communities like Ventura and the toney, well-preserved Santa Barbara, one of the most popular destinations among Southern Californians themselves.
Inland, beyond the mountains that surround Los Angeles, the area's reputation for contrast continues. The Mojave Desert—not much more than an hour from downtown Los Angeles—is a parched and silent region of austere beauty. Yet even here, there is contrast: the golf courses, spas, and restaurants of toney Palm Springs.
Articles
News from the Orange County Register
News from the Orange County Register
Local News from San Diego Union-Tribune via Yahoo! News
Man shot at North Park strip club is identified
Mar 22, 2010 6:35 am
The man was found shot in the parking lot after guns were fired inside the club. He later died at a hospital.
How San Diego residents would be affected
Mar 22, 2010 3:20 am
The health care legislation that was approved Sunday has far-reaching repercussions. Heres a look at how it would likely affect various segments of society, as represented by residents across San Dieg...
Expert fields questions on health overhaul
Mar 22, 2010 3:20 am
What can Americans expect when the health care overhaul is enacted? Here is an overview from Timothy Jost, a law professor at Washington and Lee University and co-author of Health Law, the nations sta...
Man run over in San Diego Costco parking lot
Mar 22, 2010 1:50 am
The man's two children, who were inside the car, were also hurt.
ATM stolen from San Diego liquor store
Mar 21, 2010 7:50 pm
Someone broke into a store on Shelter Island Drive early Sunday and stole an ATM that was later found abandoned on a freeway off ramp.
Revelers take to bay, defy booze ban
Mar 21, 2010 8:20 am
Spring revelry took on a special meaning Saturday when thousands of young people took to the waters of Mission Bay in floating devices to drink alcohol and get around San Diegos beach booze ban.
Church draws big crowds, big gripes
Mar 21, 2010 7:22 am
The Rock Church is on shaky ground with some of its Liberty Station neighbors over traffic generated on Sundays when as many as 12,000 people attend day and evening services.
Comfortable fit: Boot Roundup & Shoe Repair
Mar 21, 2010 7:12 am
On Broadway in Chula Vista, Boot Roundup & Shoe Repair looks like a hole in the wall, stuffed with shoes, cobbling material and equipment.
SDSUs Love Library said to be at risk
Mar 21, 2010 7:07 am
Nearly 180 public university buildings in California used by tens of thousands of people have been judged hazardous to occupy during a major earthquake, including libraries, classroom buildings, stude...
Package found by fire station was harmless
Mar 21, 2010 1:20 am
A suspicious package found outside a city fire station in Hillcrest Saturday prompted police to close some city streets before investigators determined it contained a harmless noisemaker.
