most important city in the LA metro area (other than LA itself)? (Los Angeles: home, neighborhoods)

[NW4me]

Nominations are open!
And please provide some reasons for your choice, rather than merely naming a place.

[Thekdog]

Long Beach. Important port and by far the second largest city in the county

[saibot]

Originally Posted by Thekdog

Long Beach. Important port and by far the second largest city in the county

This was also my first thought, before I even opened the thread.

[BigfishTim]

I'd say El Segundo because more people in LA goes to the LAX airport than to Long Beach!

[1200RT]

Originally Posted by BigfishTim

I'd say El Segundo because more people in LA goes to the LAX airport than to Long Beach!

LAX is in LA City - 90045 zip.

[vincenze]

Let me check where US presidents go while traveling in LA.

President Obama landed in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon for a whirlwind fundraising visit.

After Marine One landed at Will Rogers State Park a half-hour later, the president’s motorcade made its way down Sunset Boulevard to the first event, a roundtable discussion at the home of “Star Trek” director J.J. Abrams. Several side streets were cordoned off with police tape to keep cars and pedestrians away.

Afterward, Obama attended a private concert in Pacific Palisades at the home of Dr. Robin Berman.

President Barack Obama was the star of an intimate fundraiser in Los Angeles on Monday night.

No more than 25 people gathered at the Beverly Hills home of former DreamWorks Animation boss Jeffrey Katzenberg and his wife, Marilyn, to participate in an hourlong discussion with the president, according to a source.

Air Force One arrived at Los Angeles International Airport around 3:30 p.m. as light rain covered the tarmac. Trump stepped out with an umbrella and headed to Marine One to fly out to Santa Monica, where he took a motorcade to the Beverly Hills event.

[apple92680]

By order of importance:

1.) City of Los Angeles (finance, retail, healthcare, media, TV production, tourism, manufacturing, warehousing, education/research [UCLA, USC, CSUN, CSLA, Marymount, Occidental] )

2.) City of Long Beach (the port, healthcare, finance, education/research [CSULB] )

3.) Burbank (Disney HQ, the media industry, TV production, WB studios, tourism)

4.) Pasadena (Cal Tech, NASA-JPL, tech, healthcare)

5.) Glendale (health care, finance, corporate, retail)

6.) Santa Monica (tech, tourism, healthcare)

7.) El Segundo (media, tech, defense, LA Air Force Base)

8.) Palmdale (FAA-Los Angeles Air Traffic Control Center, USAF Plant 42, NASA-Armstrong, Edwards Air Force Base, defense)

9.) Culver City (media, tech)

10.) Santa Clarita (manufacturing, auxillary studio support, education [Cal Arts, Masters, COC] )

[txfriend]

Originally Posted by 1200RT

LAX is in LA City - 90045 zip.

I thought LAX was in Inglewood and close to Lennox and Hawthorne.

[apple92680]

Originally Posted by txfriend

I thought LAX was in Inglewood and close to Lennox and Hawthorne.

LAX is in the city of Los Angeles and borders the neighborhoods of Westchester, Playa Del Ray and Playa Vista to the north. To the south is the independent charter city of El Segundo.

Inglewood, Lennox and Hawthorne are to the east and they are independent charter cities also.

[moguldreamer]

Compton.