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__**Beautiful Places**__
Southern California knows for its beaches the most visited places during the summer time. Laguna Beach City known for its 36 scenic beaches among the coastal line also known for their nice climate all year around.

Woods cove known for its breath taking view !

Thousand step beach famous for its long staircase leading the best surfing area

Last but not least the main heart in downtown Laguna Beach! One of the main visited beached by tourists.



Cinco de Mayo is one of the many holidays celebrated in southern California based on its location near the border near Mexico. This Holiday is celebrated by the people of Hispanic decent. Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. A relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations. Cinco de Mayo traditions include parades, mariachi music performances and street festivals in cities and towns across Mexico and the United States.

__**Historical Site**__ The Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory's unique structure and setting, compelling views, have made it one of the most famous and visited landmarks in southern California. Tens of millions have come to walk the inside of the building, view the live planetarium shows, or simply gaze out towards the coast. This cultural and scientific icon owes its existence of one man, Griffith Jenkins Griffith, and to the dedicated scientists and public servants who worked to fulfill his vision of making astronomy and observation accessible to all.


 * __Foods__**
 * 1 Local ingredients. (organic foods)
 * 2 Sandwiches, burgers, and fast food.
 * 3 Latin influences.
 * 4 Shellfish, and seafood. (California roll)
 * 5 Asian and Oceanian influences.
 * 6 Fusion cuisine. (combination of various forms of cookery)
 * 7 California-style pizza.
 * 8 Barbecue.



__**The Los Angeles Riots:**__ The LA Riots are mostly associated with the beating by police of Rodney King.The police proceeded to beat Rodney King severely for about 15 minutes, resulting in skull fractures, broken bones and teeth, and permanent brain damage. The police did not know that they were being filmed for most of the beating. The people that filmed it brought it to the media, and the film was repeatedly shown on TV. Police brutality and racial profiling had been a problem for some time in LA, but this was the first time it was caught on tape. In the end, 53 people were killed, most all were rioters or innocent victims. Over $1 billion in damages were done. People rioted because of the built up anger and frustration of recent events. People were speaking out against oppression; against being held down for so long. The only way they were finally heard was through the extreme acts that came to be called the LA Riots. media type="youtube" key="P43WZd611WA" width="420" height="315"

SoCal Language
 * **LANGUAGE** || **NUMBER** || **PERCENT** ||
 * **Population 5 years and over** || **31,416,629** || **100.0** ||
 * Speak only English || 19,014,873 || 60.5 ||
 * Speak a language other than English || 12,401,756 || 39.5 ||
 * **Speak a language other than English** || **12,401,756** || **39.5** ||
 * Spanish or Spanish Creole || 8,105,505 || 25.8 ||
 * Chinese || 815,386 || 2.6 ||
 * Tagalog || 626,399 || 2.0 ||
 * Vietnamese || 407,119 || 1.3 ||
 * Korean || 298,076 || 0.9 ||
 * Armenian || 155,237 || 0.5 ||
 * Japanese || 154,633 || 0.5 ||
 * Persian || 154,321 || 0.5 ||
 * German || 141,671 || 0.5 ||
 * French (incl. Patois, Cajun) || 135,067 || 0.4 ||
 * Russian || 118,382 || 0.4 ||