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OLSON HOMES WILLOW WALK

The City of Compton's newest residential community, Olson Homes Willow Walk, has been recognized as one of California's most successful redevelopment projects and currently leads the nation in homebuyer satisfaction for new home communities.

SHOP IN COMPTON

Invest in Your Community...Invest in Yourself...Shop in Compton

By encouraging shoppers to patronize local businesses, Compton is able to keep more sales tax dollars at home for the benefit of the community. For this reason, the City of Compton continues to encourage the community to choose their hometown businesses first.

HUB CITY

Compton is a great place to live,work, and raise a family. It is home to almost 100,000 citizens. Known as the “Hub City” because of its unique position in almost the exact geographical center of Los Angeles County, Compton is strategically located along the Alameda Corridor...

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Changing Face of Compton

Compton is a great place to live, work, and raise a family. It is home to almost 100,000 citizens. Known as the “Hub City” because of its unique position in almost the exact geographical center of Los Angeles County, Compton is strategically located along the Alameda Corridor, a passageway of 25 percent of all U.S. waterborne international trade. Compton is rapidly emerging as a large industrial center in Los Angeles County for transit and distribution, business services, high technology, home and lifestyle products, metals, financial services, and textile manufacturing.

Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center Expansion

Please be advised. During the reconstruction of the Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center and its surrounding areas, the City of Compton will temporarily close the Eastside of Willowbrook Avenue from Compton Blvd. to Elm St. from August 31, 2009 through March 2010. Please follow all detour and directional signage posted during this time.

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Mayor and Pastors Breakfast December 19th

Compton Mayor Eric J. Perrodin invites you to attend his Quarterly Pastor's Breakfast on Saturday, December 19, 2009, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM. The quarterly breakfast will be held at the Crystal Park Casino and Hotel, located at 123 E. Artesia Boulevard, Compton, Ca. 90220.

The Mayor's special guest speaker will be Reverend Frederick E. Howard, who currently serves as pastor of Southside Bethel Baptist Church; the Family of Purpose in Los Angeles, California.

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Compton Chamber of Commerce Holiday Business Mixer December 16th

This last Business Mixer Blast of the year promises to be a great social and business venue. Come, meet and greet City Officials and Chamber Officers and get the update on what’s going on in the City of Compton business community.

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