located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity ballona creek bicycle path
Slauson ___MASK80___ is a major ___MASK47___  west thoroughfare for southern part of ___MASK85___ County , ___MASK13___ , named for the land developer and ___MASK85___ Board of Education member J . S . ( Jonathan Sayer ) Slauson . It passes through Culver City , Ladera Heights , View Park - Windsor Hills , Baldwin Hills , City of Inglewood , South ___MASK85___ , Huntington Park , Maywood , Commerce , Montebello , Pico Rivera , Whittier , and Santa Fe Springs . It starts at Jefferson Boulevard near the Fox Hills Mall in Culver City and ends at Santa Fe Springs Road , where it becomes Mulberry Drive . ___MASK85___ ( Spanish for " The Angels "), officially the City of ___MASK85___ and often known by its initials L . A ., is the second - ___MASK18___ populous city in the United States ( after ___MASK31___ City ), the ___MASK18___ populous city in ___MASK13___ and the county seat of ___MASK85___ County . Situated in Southern ___MASK13___ , ___MASK85___ is known for its mediterranean climate , ethnic diversity , sprawling metropolis , and as a major center of the American entertainment industry . ___MASK85___ lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over . The ___MASK78___ Mountains is a coastal ___MASK32___ range in Southern ___MASK13___ , paralleling the Pacific Ocean . It is part of the Transverse Ranges . Because of its proximity to densely populated regions , it is one of the most visited natural areas in ___MASK13___ . ___MASK78___ Mountains National Recreation Area is located in this ___MASK32___ range . Sawtelle Boulevard is a ___MASK96___ / south ___MASK53___ in the Westside region of the city of ___MASK85___ , ___MASK13___ . The San Diego Freeway ( Interstate 405 ) parallels it a block to the east . The Transverse Ranges are a group ___MASK43___ mountain ranges ___MASK43___ southern ___MASK13___ , in the Pacific Coast Ranges physiographic region in North America . The Transverse Ranges begin at the southern end ___MASK43___ the ___MASK13___ Coast Ranges and lie between Santa Barbara and San Diego counties . They derive the name Transverse Ranges due to their east  west orientation , making them transverse to the general north  south orientation ___MASK43___ most ___MASK43___ ___MASK13___ ' s coastal mountains . ___MASK13___ is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . Located on the western ( Pacific Ocean ) coast of the U . S ., ___MASK13___ is bordered by the other U . S . states of Oregon , Nevada , and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja ___MASK13___ . The state capital is Sacramento . Los Angeles is ___MASK13___ ' s most populous city , and the country ' s second largest after New York City . The state also has the nation ' s most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . Ballona Creek is an waterway in southwestern ___MASK85___ County , ___MASK13___ , whose watershed drains the ___MASK85___ basin , from the Santa Monica Mountains on the north , the Harbor Freeway ( I - 110 ) on the east , and the Baldwin Hills on the south . It heads in the historical Rancho Las Cienegas and flows through Culver City and the Del Rey district before emptying into Santa Monica Bay between Marina del Rey and the Playa del Rey district . ___MASK39___ Boulevard is a ___MASK53___ in ___MASK85___ and Culver City . Its eastern terminus is at Central Avenue east of Exposition Park . At its entrance to Culver City , it splits with National Boulevard . North of Sawtelle Boulevard , it merges with Sepulveda Boulevard . ___MASK39___ returns before Slauson Avenue and ends at Culver Boulevard ; its western terminus is near Playa Del Rey . Southern ___MASK13___ , often abbreviated as SoCal , is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises ___MASK13___ ' s 10 southernmost counties . The region is traditionally described as eight counties , based on demographics and economic ties : Imperial , Los Angeles , Orange , Riverside , San Bernardino , San Diego , Santa Barbara , and Ventura . The more extensive 10 - county definition , which includes Kern and San Luis Obispo counties , is also used based on historical political divisions . Southern ___MASK13___ is a major economic center for the state of ___MASK13___ and the United States . ___MASK78___ Bay is a bight ___MASK43___ the ___MASK91___ in Southern ___MASK13___ , United States . Its boundaries are slightly ambiguous , but it is generally considered to be the part ___MASK43___ the Pacific within an imaginary line drawn between Point Dume , in Malibu , and the Palos Verdes Peninsula . Its eastern shore forms the western boundary ___MASK43___ the Los Angeles Westside and South Bay regions . Although it was fed by the Los Angeles River prior to the river ' s catastrophic change ___MASK43___ course in 1825 , the only stream ___MASK43___ any size now flowing into it is Ballona Creek . Other waterways draining into the bay include Malibu Creek , and Topanga Creek . The Ballona Creek bicycle path is a six - mile stretch ___MASK43___ Class 1 bicycle path in ___MASK85___ that parallels Ballona Creek for its entire length . It starts where Jefferson Boulevard veers south to spawn National Boulevard in Culver City , passes through Del Rey and Playa Vista , and ends by joining The Strand in Playa del Rey . The path passes by the Baldwin Hills and the Ballona Wetlands , and on clear days a view ___MASK43___ the Santa Monica Mountains is visible . Especially near the wetlands , riders can view many varieties ___MASK43___ wild birds all along the path . The path is flat for its entire length , except at the underpasses . Just east ___MASK43___ ___MASK20___ , the path passes the Mar Vista Gardens housing development , home to the Culver City Boyz gang . The Ballona Wetlands are located in Southern ___MASK13___ , United States south of Marina del Rey and east of Playa del Rey . The wetlands once included the areas now taken up by Marina del Rey , Venice , and Playa Vista , extending north to about present - day Washington Blvd . in Venice . The ___MASK78___ Mountains National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area containing many individual parks and open space preserves , located primarily in the ___MASK78___ Mountains ___MASK43___ Southern ___MASK13___ . The SMMNRA is located within the greater Los Angeles region , with two thirds ___MASK43___ the parklands in northwest Los Angeles County , and the remaining third , including a Simi Hills extension , in southeastern Ventura County . Rancho Las Cienegas was a Mexican land ___MASK72___ in present - day ___MASK85___ County , ___MASK13___ given in 1823 to Francisco Avila by Governor Luis Antonio Argüello . " La Cienega " is derived from the Spanish word " cienaga ", which means swamp or marshland and refers to the natural springs and wetlands in the area between the Baldwin Hills range and Baldwin Hills district , and Beverly Hills . The rancho was north of Rancho La Cienega o Paso de la Tijera and east of present - day La Cienega Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Jefferson Boulevard . The ___MASK85___ River would periodically change course historically , and flowed through the rancho ' s lowlands to Ballona Creek and the Santa Monica Bay until 1825 , when it returned to the flowing through Rancho San Pedro to San Pedro Bay . A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water , either permanently or seasonally , such that it takes on the characteristics ___MASK43___ a distinct ecosystem . The primary factor that distinguishes wetlands from other land forms or water bodies is the characteristic vegetation ___MASK43___ aquatic plants , adapted to the unique hydric soil . Wetlands play a number ___MASK43___ roles in the environment , principally water purification , flood control , carbon sink and shoreline stability . Wetlands are also considered the ___MASK18___ biologically diverse ___MASK43___ all ecosystems , serving as home to a wide range ___MASK43___ plant and animal life . ___MASK85___ County , officially the County of ___MASK85___ , is a county in ___MASK13___ . With a population of more than ten million people , it is the most populous county in the United States , and larger than that of 42 individual U . S . states . It has 88 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas and at it is larger than the combined areas of the U . S . states of Delaware and Rhode Island . The county is home to more than one quarter of all ___MASK13___ residents and is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the U . S . Its county seat , the City of ___MASK85___ , is also its most populous city at about four million . Sepulveda Boulevard is a major ___MASK53___ and transportation corridor in the City of ___MASK85___ and several other cities in western ___MASK85___ County , ___MASK13___ . It is around in length , making the longest ___MASK53___ in the city and county of ___MASK85___ . Sepulveda Boulevard runs from Long Beach north through the South Bay and Westside regions , and over the Santa Monica Mountains at Sepulveda Pass to northern San Fernando Valley . It passes underneath two of the runways of ___MASK85___ International Airport ( LAX ). Portions of Sepulveda Boulevard are designated as Pacific Coast Highway ( SR 1 ). The ___MASK91___ is the largest of the Earth ' s oceanic divisions . It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean ( or , depending on definition , to Antarctica ) in the south and is bounded by Asia and ___MASK28___ in the west and the Americas in the ___MASK47___ .