Surrounding a network of city cores, the sprawl of low buildings extends 80 miles on a near-perfect grid from the beach at Santa Monica west of downtown east towards San Bernardino.
The LA metro area extends north into the San Fernando Valley, including Burbank and Glendale in another large sprawling panorama, and extends south to the busy port of Long Beach. Flying into Los Angeles International for the first time, the view of the sprawling cityscape is stunning.. But without extensive financial resources, these communities are all but inaccessible, and those who cannot afford them feel the full impact of the overcrowded landscape.
That said, the area has some of the best weather in the world. Warm sunny days, cool evenings, low morning clouds and fog, and sea breezes are the norm.
Rain only falls in the winter, and seldom at that. All imaginable services—higher education, healthcare, transportation—are available in abundance. As the area is more economically diverse and less dependent on high-tech industry than northern California, the economy continues to be relatively strong for California.
The downsides of living in L. Traffic and air-pollution problems are extreme. Reported commute times are long but not worst in the U. Those who do face daily frustration, with freeways seldom moving at full speed at any time of the day. Air quality is the worst in the nation by far, to the extent that only two other U.
A brown cloud hovers over the city, particularly inland, most months of the year. Violent crime is twice the U. Recently the area has attempted to reduce dependence on the automobile by improving mass transit. And, the year campaign to reduce auto smog has definitely helped.
However, the growing number of cars and miles driven have mitigated these effects. For those who can take the bad with the good, or who can afford one of the nicer areas near the beach or in the surrounding hills, L. Otherwise, be warned. The City of Aliso Viejo is a master planned community that was developed to contain a balance between residential neighborhoods, community parks, facilities and schools as well as an appropriate mix of business, office and retail uses.
The City is home to the headquarters of several large corporations and the community features ample employment opportunities and extensive recreational facilities. The City also enjoys access to the Orange County trail system. Wood Canyon Wilderness Park is home to many rare and endangered plants and animals, along with mature oaks, sycamore and elderberry trees and year-round streams.
An abundance of parks and trails, cultural and recreational activities and youth sports programs further enhance the quality of life for a community with a vision to ensure long-term viability. As a general law city, the City of Aliso Viejo develops policies and procedures in accordance with California State law. Aliso Viejo contracts for many of its services including:. Additional City-contracted services include animal care, and trash pick up.
Library services are provided by the Orange County Library System. The City and AVCA share in the responsibility of providing an array of outstanding recreational programs, special events and activities to the community.
Skip to Main Content. Loading Close. Do Not Show Again Close. Sign In. Home Government About Aliso Viejo. General Information With award-winning schools, attractive neighborhoods, and fabulous shopping, dining and entertainment, Aliso Viejo is certainly a popular place to live. Planned Community The City of Aliso Viejo is a master planned community that was developed to contain a balance between residential neighborhoods, community parks, facilities and schools as well as an appropriate mix of business, office and retail uses.
In the s, the Moulton family took ownership of land the Mexican government originally granted to Juan Avila in In , Mission Viejo Company purchased the last 6, acres for a new master-planned community.
The ultimate vision for Aliso Viejo was to feature neighborhoods that mix homes, workplaces, stores and services. A transit-friendly, energy-conscious and land-conserving community, Aliso Viejo was to foster a sense of community by creating a friendlier streetscape, quality infrastructure like parks, schools and new roads, shopping close to home, community services and neighbors that genuinely feel connected to the community and to one another in some fashion.
The county approved the master plan for the community in and by March of the first residential units were offered for sale. About eight months later, the first residents arrived. Shea Properties purchased the Mission Viejo Company in Two years later, Aliso Viejo Cityhood was born.
In March of , Aliso Viejo Cityhood launched a petition drive to put the question of cityhood to a community vote. About Aliso Viejo. Number of full-service restaurants : 2, Here : 8. State : 7. Adult diabetes rate : This county : 6. Adult obesity rate : Orange County : Low-income preschool obesity rate : This county : Healthy diet rate : This city: Average overall health of teeth and gums : Here: Average BMI : This city: People feeling badly about themselves : Aliso Viejo: People not drinking alcohol at all : Aliso Viejo: 9.
Average hours sleeping at night : Aliso Viejo: 6. Overweight people : Here: General health condition : Aliso Viejo: Average condition of hearing : This city: Here: 4. Orange County: 0. KDLE KRTM KFA KUSC Choose year: According to the data from the years - the average number of fire incidents per year is The highest number of fire incidents - 58 took place in , and the least - 20 in The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires Top Patent Applicants. Aliso Viejo schools especially middle and high school 4 replies. Aliso Viejo Schools 3 replies. Relocating to Aliso Viejo 8 replies. Aliso Viejo explosion looks suspicious 22 replies. Aggregated Statistics For Year Based on 7 full and 6 partial tracts.
Aggregated Statistics For Year Based on 2 partial tracts. Thank you, The Staff of OrangeCounty. Orange County Cities. Click for weather forecast. History of Aliso Viejo.
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