Costa Mesa in Orange County
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Costa Mesa is a city in
Orange County in
California . The population is at 110,000. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a primarily suburban and
edge city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light manufacturing. Costa Mesa is located 37 miles (60 km) southeast of
Los Angeles , 88 miles (142 km) north of
San Diego and 425 miles (684 km) south of
San Francisco , Costa Mesa encompasses a total of 16 square miles (41 km²) with its southernmost border only 1-mile (1.6 km) from the
Pacific Ocean . Costa Mesa offers 26 parks, a municipal golf course, 26 public schools and 2 libraries.
Costa Mesa’s local economy relies heavily on retail and services. The single largest center of commercial activity is South Coast Plaza , a shopping center noted for its architecture and size. The volume of sales generated by South Coast Plaza, on the strength of 322 stores, places it among the highest volume regional shopping centers in the nation. It generates more than one billion dollars per year. Some manufacturing activity also takes place in the city, mostly in the industrial, southwestern quarter, which is home to a number of electronics, pharmaceuticals and plastics firms. Business services company Experian is the largest employer in the city and has their North American Headquarters in Costa Mesa. The commercial district surrounding South Coast Plaza, which contains parts of northern Costa Mesa and southern Santa Ana, is sometimes called South Coast Metro .
Orange County Performing Arts Center © Buchanan-Hermit
The 9.5 acre (38,000 m²) Costa Mesa Civic Center is located at 77 Fair Drive. City Hall is a five-story building where the primary administrative functions of the city are conducted. Also contained in the Civic Center complex are Council Chambers, the Police facility, Communications building and Fire Station No. 5. A general law city, Costa Mesa has a council-manager form of government. Voters elect a five-member City Council, all at-large seats, who in turn select a mayor who acts as its chairperson and head of the government. Day to day, the city is run by a professional city manager and staff of approximately 600 full-time employees.
The
Orange County Fair takes place at the
Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa each July. The Fair receives more than one million visitors each year. The
Annual Scarecrow & Pumpkin Festival was first held in 1938, went on hiatus for seven decades, and then was restarted in 2013. Adjacent to the
Fairgrounds is the
Pacific Amphitheatre , which has hosted acts such as
Madonna ,
Jessica Simpson ,
Steppenwolf ,
Kelly Clarkson and many more. The
Segerstrom Center for the Arts and
South Coast Repertory Theater are based in the city.
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Wikivoyage Costa Mesa and
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