As California’s fifth largest city just 22 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach offers a unique combination of strategic location, excellent climate, sparkling shoreline and Southern California lifestyle. With a focus on trade, tourism and technology, the city’s vast array of industrial and residential neighborhoods are quickly establishing Long Beach as one of the leading regions for business, tourism and community living on the west coast. The estimated 461,564 residents of Long Beach overlook San Pedro Bay, enjoying nearby attractions including the Queen Mary, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach Grand Prix, Long Beach Marine Stadium, Carnival Cruise Lines, Catalina Island, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm and Universal Studios Hollywood. The Downtown Shoreline Marina holds 3,400 slips, making it the largest municipally-owned and operated marina system in the country, with sailing, jet skiing, windsurfing, water skiing, fishing, sea kayaking and sunbathing.