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Pico Rivera

American  
[pee-koh ri-vair-uh, -veer-uh] / ˈpi koʊ rɪˈvɛər ə, -ˈvɪər ə /

noun

  1. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.


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Now, with the site up for sale, the city of Pico Rivera is vying for a chance to reimagine it.

From Los Angeles Times

“Hopefully either we purchase it outright, or, at the end of the day, if we can work with another developer who wants to come in and share our same vision,” Steve Carmona, Pico Rivera’s city manager, said of Wednesday’s auction.

From Los Angeles Times

Without disclosing an exact amount, the city manager said that Pico Rivera had set aside some funding for strategic real estate acquisitions and that this would be the ideal investment for the community.

From Los Angeles Times

Three decades later, the meatpacking plant opened its doors in Pico Rivera, said Ben Williamson, executive director of Animal Outlook, a national animal advocacy organization.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is our moment to show that Pico Rivera chooses progress over violence,” Phoenix said in a statement, “that communities can heal, and that even where suffering once reigned, compassion can flourish.”

From Los Angeles Times