South Bay (Los Angeles County)

South Bay
Region
The South Bay and surrounding regions in Southern California
Coordinates: 33°50′13″N 118°19′05″W / 33.83694°N 118.31806°W / 33.83694; -118.31806
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles

The South Bay is a region of the

The South Bay includes:[2]

• The Beach Cities
  • El Segundo
  • Hermosa Beach
  • Manhattan Beach
  • Redondo Beach
  • Torrance
• The Palos Verdes Peninsula
  • Palos Verdes Estates
  • Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Rolling Hills
  • Rolling Hills Estates
• Neighborhoods of the City of Los Angeles
  • Harbor City
  • Harbor Gateway
  • San Pedro
  • Westchester
  • Wilmington
• Inland cities of the South Bay
  • Carson
  • Gardena
  • Hawthorne
  • Inglewood
  • Lawndale
  • Lomita
• And unincorporated areas of L.A. County including:
  • Alondra Park/El Camino Village
  • Del Aire/Wiseburn
  • West Rancho Dominguez
  • Lennox
  • Westfield/Academy Hills
  • West Carson

The region is bordered on the north by the Westside region of Los Angeles, on the northeast by the South Los Angeles region and on the east and southeast by the Gateway Cities.

The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) is a joint powers authority government agency made of politicians from the sixteen South Bay cities and unincorporated Los Angeles County that share the goal of maximizing the quality of life and productivity of the South Bay region of Los Angeles. The SBCCOG members are Carson, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Torrance, the Harbor City/San Pedro/Wilmington communities of the City of Los Angeles and the unincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles District 2 and 4.

The

Petroleum refining is another important component of the South Bay's economy. Major South Bay refiners include

• Loyola Marymount University
• California State University, Dominguez Hills
• El Camino College
• Los Angeles Harbor College
• UCLA
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• Southern California Regional Occupational Center
• University of West Los Angeles
• Otis College of Art and Design

The

The South Bay has a rich history in music, and has produced a number of significant rock bands, like Hawthorne natives The Beach Boys in the early 1960s, and continuing particularly in punk music. Other notable South Bay-based artists include:

Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn's SST record label, a seminal alternative rock label of the 1980s, maintained its headquarters in Lawndale.

The South Bay is host to many professional sports teams and entertainment venues. The Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League play at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer play their home games at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson.

The Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association will play in their new stadium, Intuit Dome, in Inglewood beginning 2024.

Various entertainment venues are located in the South Bay, including