Long Beach, California | Wikipedia audio article

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Beach,_California 00:01:43 1 History 00:01:52 1.1 Origins 00:05:32 1.2 Post Incorporation 00:12:40 2 Geography 00:13:35 2.1 Neighborhoods 00:13:57 2.2 Climate 00:15:44 2.3 Environment 00:15:53 2.3.1 Pollution 00:19:12 2.3.2 Ecology 00:22:27 3 Demographics 00:22:37 3.1 2010 00:28:53 3.2 2000 00:35:58 4 Economy 00:38:16 4.1 Top employers 00:38:56 4.2 Retail 00:39:37 5 Culture 00:39:46 5.1 Art 00:42:01 5.2 Music 00:45:28 5.3 Theater 00:47:01 5.4 Cultural events 00:48:55 5.5 Sites of interest 00:55:41 6 Sports 00:55:50 6.1 Grand Prix of Long Beach 00:57:15 6.2 Long Beach Marathon 00:58:09 6.3 Baseball 00:58:36 6.4 Basketball 00:59:37 6.5 Sailing 01:00:22 6.6 Water skiing 01:00:54 6.7 Surfing 01:01:50 6.8 Rugby union 01:02:11 6.9 College sports 01:03:43 6.9.1 Archery 01:04:08 6.10 2028 Summer Olympics 01:04:33 7 Government 01:04:42 7.1 Municipal 01:07:23 7.2 Federal and state representation 01:08:30 8 Infrastructure 01:08:40 8.1 Police department 01:08:56 8.1.1 Restrictions on registered sex offenders 01:10:56 8.2 Fire department 01:11:24 8.3 County 01:11:58 8.4 State and federal 01:12:48 9 Education 01:12:57 9.1 Primary and secondary schools 01:13:08 9.1.1 Public schools 01:13:40 9.1.2 Private schools 01:13:49 9.2 Colleges and universities 01:14:51 10 Transportation 01:15:01 10.1 Ports and freight 01:16:37 10.2 Public transportation 01:21:29 10.3 Airports 01:22:26 10.4 Freeways and highways 01:24:56 10.5 Bicycles and pedestrians 01:26:41 10.6 Modal characteristics 01:27:48 11 Media 01:27:57 11.1 Movies and television 01:33:07 11.2 Online News 01:33:55 11.3 Print 01:36:57 11.4 Radio 01:37:51 12 Notable people 01:38:01 13 Sister cities 01:38:15 14 See also Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio: https://assistant.google.com/services/invoke/uid/0000001a130b3f91 Other Wikipedia audio articles at: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wikipedia+tts Upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts Speaking Rate: 0.8625006060383925 Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-C "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Long Beach is a city on the Pacific Coast of the United States, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area of Southern California. It is the 39th most populous city in the United States and the 7th most populous in California, with a population of 462,257 in 2010. A charter city, it is the second largest city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and the third largest in Southern California behind Los Angeles and San Diego. Incorporated in 1897, Long Beach lies in the southeastern corner of Los Angeles County and borders Orange County. Downtown Long Beach is approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, though the two cities share an official border for several miles. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city is over an oilfield with minor wells both directly beneath the city as well as offshore. The aerospace industry continues to play an important role. The city is known for its waterfront attractions, including the permanently docked RMS Queen Mary and the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach also hosts the Grand Prix of Long Beach, currently an IndyCar race. The California State University, Long Beach, one of the largest universities in California by enrollment, is located in the city.