Author: Steven Palma

Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, and the most populous city in the Inland Empire with over 327,000 residents. Located about 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, it sits at the heart of the Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan area — the 12th-largest metro area in the United States with nearly 4.75 million…

Irvine is a planned city in central Orange County, California, and the second most populous city in the county with over 307,000 residents. Incorporated in 1971, it is one of the newest major cities in California — and also one of the most meticulously designed. Unlike most cities that grew organically over decades, Irvine was…

Bakersfield is the county seat of Kern County, California, and the ninth-largest city in the state with over 403,000 residents. Located near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, roughly 110 miles north of Los Angeles, it sits at the crossroads of the Central Valley’s agricultural heartland and the state’s energy industry. Nicknamed “Nashville…

Anaheim is a city in northern Orange County, California, and the most populous city in the county with over 346,000 residents. Located about 25 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, it is one of the most visited cities in the world — thanks almost entirely to a certain theme park that opened its doors in…

Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, and the seventh-largest city in the state with a population of over 450,000. Located about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, it sits on San Pedro Bay and is one of the most important port cities on the Pacific Coast. Its nickname…

San Diego is the second-largest city in California and the eighth-largest in the United States, with a population of over 1.4 million. Located on the Pacific coast in the southernmost part of the state, just 20 miles from the Mexican border, it is one of the most geographically and culturally distinctive cities in America. Its…