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New Information about Long Beach, California

Long Beach, California is a growing city with a projected 2004 population of over 475,000, placing it among the top five largest cities in the State of California and putting it in the top fifty largest cities in the entire nation in terms of population. California, known as the "Golden State" stemming back to the Gold Rush of the mid-1800's and whose motto is "Find Yourself Here," has an overall population of over 34,700,000. Regional resources include Los Angeles that is acccessible from Long Beach. Per the US Census, Long Beach has an educated population with over 70% having graduated from high school and over 20% having bachelor degrees. The Long Beach region boasts several excellent schools and colleges. High schools include the Cabrillo High School, Cambodian Christian School, First Baptist Church School, Gethsemane Baptist School, Jordan High School, Millikan Senior High School, Pacific learning Center Charter, Promise Academy, Parkridge Private School, Praise Temple Academy, Praise Christian Academy, Polytechnic High School, Renaissance career Academy, Southern Community Day, St. Anthony High School, SW Longview Private School, Wilson High School, and Zinsmeyer Academy. The American Institute of Health Sciences, Brooks College, California State University - Dominguez Hills, Cypress College, Cerritos College, City University - Los Angeles, California State University - Long Beach, Compton Community College, Devry Institute of Technology - Long Beach, Long Beach City College, Los Angeles Harbor College, and University of Southern California are among the local and nearby colleges. The Press-Telegram, LongBeachReport.com, The Daily Forty-Niner, Gazette Newspapers, The Press Telegram, LA Downtowner News, The Epoch Times, American Weekly Mercury, La Opinión, California Examiner, Filipino Weekly, Daily News, Investor's Business Daily, Electronic Media, LA Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Al Watan, The Sabine Independent and World Reporter will provide you with information on news and events concerning Long Beach, such as Long Beach Nanotechnology, Virtual Home Tours and Long Beach Sport Fishing. You can also join the residents of Long Beach in following the games of the California State University-Long Beach 49ers, California State University-Long Beach Dirtbags, California State University-Los Angeles Golden Eagles, Columbia College-Hollywood Claim Jumpers, Loyola Marymount University Lions, Mount St. Mary's College Athenians, Occidental College Tigers, University of California-Los Angeles Bruins, University of Southern California Women of Troy, Golden State Warriors, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Oakland Athletics, Oakland Raiders, Sacramento Kings, San Diego Padres, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and San Jose Sharks. The relatively young Long Beach population has access to several hospitals in the region. These include Community Hospital of Long Beach, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Miller Children's Hospital, Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, and St. Mary Medical Center. Long Beach residents and visitors alike find many commercial and recreational activities and resources of interest in the Long Beach area among Long Beach Mortgages, Long Beach and Long Beach Hotels. According to the US economic census, the 2000 median household income in Long Beach was over $37,000. This is slightly lower than the national average income, with the median house value in 2000 in Long Beach being over $210,000. The top sectors for employment in Long Beach, California are Educational, health and social services, Manufacturing, Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, Retail trade. VirtualLongBeach.com is a new site for information on Long Beach, California that will be grown to include more information and links, including Long Beach Blues Festival, Long Beach Restaurants and Long Beach Apartments.