Wow! I can not believe how low the rating is and bad reviews, for a city that is all I've known…read moreall my life. I grew up here, my kids grew up here, seen lots of changes since 1975 (yup!). I can understand the complaint about the incompetence of city employees; I've had mine with the Police Department & also with Whittier High School & WHUSD (side note w/both school & school district, I'm talking a few certain employees, the rest of employees were fine, it takes a few bad apples, as they say), that is much needed area of improvement, but I don't take it out on the entire city. And the city is most certainly not desolate! Try going to San Bernardino and you will change your tune. Yes, there has been ongoing rise of crime, tagging/graffiti, lots of outsiders from all other cities moving here- both good & unfortunately bad (West & So. Whittier and unfortunately pockets of Uptown as well) moving into the area, apparently it's appealing to them as well. There are times I go to Uptown for dinner, drinks or to chill, it seems like you have to be there in the day time till early evening before the mob of socialites & attitudes come out at night and saturate it. But again, it's not that bad, just know when to go, know where to go and know when to leave, if your the younger generation, then I guess you guys know how to handle it, focus is elsewhere anyways right? But what does the city have to do with it? If we can all look up above it and take it for what it is and make the best out of it, then it's all good. I probably won't buy a home out here, unless I won the Lottery and was in a position to pick and choose (I choose Whittier Hills, Friendly Hills & the best of East Whittier only), but mostly likely looking to get as far away from the city and live on an open field of homes with a view of the mountains in the quiet sleepy town of Yucaipa, what some will call boring, I call it peaceful. But when I get homesick, I know I can come back to good old Whittier. The point is, if your new to the area, have an open mind and give Whittier a chance.

Whittier is one of those cities that has pretty much everything you'd want from a city, from nice…read moreshops, restaurants and a large middle class population. If your a foodie your gonna love this city because we have it all and who makes the best of a certain type of food is up for debate! The city is pretty safe compared to neighboring cities and yes Whittier has pockets were gangs and low life's thrive but Whittier PD is pretty aggressive keeping the city safe. As for the average citizen we have old folks from the old Nixon days and the new generation of people trying to live in a modest home and give their kids a good life! If I could suggest any change i'd say the city needs to do something about the homeless in uptown and the gang activity in the surrounding area! Also limit the number of apartment complexes and section 8 because we already have a large share of renters! This city has a lot to offer on the weekends if you check the city website. It's far from a boring sleepy town, It's a thriving town with wonderful people living in it!

I came for the July 4th celebration. There were lots of food trucks. There was a long program with…read moredignitaries. The band Knight Ryder used to play fun 80's music, but today they played 90's music which was more hard rock than soft rock. The fireworks show was wonderful and patriotic music was playing. The finale was exciting and colorful.

Not sure of what to do, we grabbed some chairs, a blanket and some snacks and headed out. Wound up…read morehere at the Cerritos Civic Center for their Fourth of July Event. The grandkids had a great time with rides, games & prizes. There was no shortage of food trucks and we were all hungry but the lines were sooo long, that we decided we'd wait until after to eat. I wish they were more spread apart (this would be a 5 star review but everything felt too congested) Although there were plenty, we couldn't find pizza and maybe there was but we didn't see one. The band that played at the end (I wish I had caught their name) was killin' it and the firework show that followed did not disappoint! We found a spot with a great view. We all had a great time! Thank you City of Cerritos!

City of West Covina has done a wonderful job w/ this years "Summer Concert Series"…read more 2023. Excellent variety of music & those WC Seniors are the cutest ever! Big group of dancers & plenty of room to boogie the night away. Several areas for parking & shaded areas to sit (bring your own chairs) definitely arrive early to claim a good spot. We arrive @ 6pm take snacks & drinks. Music starts @ 7pm & ends @ 9pm Several vendors such as food, crafts, clothing, plants/succulents & kids play area w/ bounce house, Corn hole, games/activities. Nice touch w/ having the COVE serving drinks on 2nd level overlooking civic center & can still enjoy music while sipping on a cocktail / beer. Only thing is I wish they would do "Pledge of Allegiance or Sing National Anthem @ beginning of event & being the Civic Center has a nice Veterans memorial. It would be very Patriotic & Thank You to ALL who served & continue serving. Keep up the good job WC!!

If you can avoid coming to the Civic Center than please do. There's nothing worse than wasting all…read moreday waiting at the Civic Center than maybe waiting at the DMV. I came here a couple times in the past to deal with traffic tickets, but the most recent time I came with my mom who just wanted to change her address and contest her ticket through trial by declaration. The whole process took 3.5 hours! It was ridiculous and poorly managed. People with all sorts of issues where in line for hours waiting. There's only one line that leads you into a room of 6 windows or so, where you get to speak to an actual person to help you sort out your traffic citation issue. Unless you want to deal with their pointless automated system over the phone, this is the only way for you to manage your traffic ticket in person. It wasn't until an hour before closing that a lady came by the line to speed things up for everyone. I seriously think that something needs to change with their system that clearly doesn't work, unless the whole point is to have people get tired out from waiting and just pay for whatever traffic citation they were written up for. Since it seems more reasonable for someone to pay the citation fine than to take a whole day off work waiting aimlessly in a never-ending line.

Long Beach Civic Center was recently redeveloped to ensure better services for local businesses and…read moreresidents in the downtown Long Beach area. The $520m restoration includes the construction of the new City Hall, Port Headquarters, Main Library, civic plaza corridor, residential space, hotel, and a retail marketplace. It also includes a 73,000ft² Civic Center plaza and the revamp of Lincoln Park. The Civic center/ Lincoln park re-design will be spread over 4.8 acres. It will include a dog park, walkways, children's play area, and landscaping. The whole area feels really safe and I really liked the design.

We came tonight to the Civic Center to see the concert with the band 1969. No big surprise - all…read morethe songs they sang were hits in 1969. They were doing an excellent job performing all these songs, and people were dancing and everybody seemed to really be enjoying themselves. I know we were. Thank you Cypress for providing this wonderful Entertainment.

Great Civic Center in Cypress. I used to live here and id go to Summer Concerts, and participate in…read moreother community events. I miss living here, but I often find myself visting here. So its a good place for business and entertainment. Good professionals here that know how to put together a good city to live with.

I visited the Orange County Clerk's office to submit my bond documents and complete my oath…read moreceremony for my California Notary Public commission. A big thank you to Richard at the counter for being so friendly, helpful, and efficient. The entire process went very smoothly, and everything was completed in about 20 minutes. Starting June 12, 2026, I officially became a California Notary Public for a four-year term! A quick note for anyone visiting: parking can be a little challenging. Richard mentioned there is a free parking lot behind the building, but I wasn't sure which one he meant, so I decided not to risk it and parked elsewhere. Overall, a very smooth experience thanks to the helpful staff!

I visited the county clerks office to obtain deeds of trust that were very old. The ladies who…read moreinstructed me to call the county assessors office to first obtain the book and page number were friendly and helpful. Once I received the info I needed they helped me check in, and about 5 minutes later I had the documents I came for in hand. Probably the smoothest government office I have been to, by miles!!

Was visiting Santa Monica beach and wanted to avoid the busy beach parking lot. Thanks to an online…read moretravel site, this was a recommendation, so we decided to check it out. It's close to the fwy, and if you gps it on Google maps, it leads you straight to the parking lot. There was plenty of parking on a Sunday afternoon. It was a little tricky to know which way to walk after we parked. There should be signs pointing to the direction of the beach. It's about half a mile, or about 10 minutes from the Santa Monica Pier. But the best part of this parking lot is definitely the price. $5 maximum for weekends. Awesome price. We only stayed for 2 hours so we only needed to pay $3, WOW. So overall, this is definitely my go-to place for parking when visiting SM in the future.

Used this parking structure once for an event at the high school across the street with no bumps or…read morehiccups... but used it again last week and ZOMG SO BAD. They had you pay upfront ($10 yikes!) and handed you a ticket... but for some reason, NO ONE COULD LEAVE! We were literally stuck in our cars for more than 30 minutes (and others were probably stuck longer) to the point where folks were calling Santa Monica PD and eventually they just let everyone out. I think the problem had to do with the fact that we were paying cash up front (instead of paying at the machine before we left) and it did something to the tickets... but oh wow, horrrrrrible parking experience. The lot itself is fine--well lit, not hard to find, elevators work well... but yeesh, beware if parking here for a special event where they make you pay upfront!

We participated in the Corazon del Valle bicycle event that started in South El Monte by the 60…read morefreeway all the way up to airport area. I'm glad the city put on this event were the SGV neighbors could attend and enjoy the area car free on a beautiful sunny Sunday on Dia del los Muertos.

What can I say about the City of El Monte? Well, it's a city the I drive by almost every weekend on…read more10 Fwy. I have driven through this city as well, but I don't frequent it much. There may have been a restaurant here and there that are located in El Monte that I've entertained in the past. Foods and drinks are what will pull me in any city actually. I have seen Yelp reviews of places in El Monte that may be worth a visit. Perhaps I'll see you there!