I've left a separate review under Santa Fe Springs Town Center Hall. Santa Fe Springs does some…read moreamazing things for the community like hosting the practice venue for the Masters of Harmony chorus and putting on a Christmas festival each December 1st at Town Center Hall. However, I wanted to leave a public comment on what is perhaps a glaring oversight on either the city of Santa Fe Springs, City of Norwalk, and/or LA County's behalf. If you look at the public transit rail system for Southern California, there is a place in Santa Fe Springs/Norwalk where they should have combined the LA Metrorail Green line station at Hoxie Avenue, Norwalk with the Amtrak station on Imperial Hwy to allow people from San Diego County and Orange County to access LAX and the LA Metrorail with better ease. If you look at a map (picture uploaded to this review), the stations are 10 minutes away from each other. Given this glaring oversight, at the very least, there needs to be another Green Line station at this Amtrak station to combine the public railway systems. It's a no-brainer that would have been done decades ago in any European country.

Worst building department ever!!!! The inspector here is the…read morerudest most inconsiderate inspector there could be . Lies to homeowners and adds to the code out of his own made up code book.

The city hall building is built around a lovely courtyard. They are building new shops on a grass…read morearea they used to have fairs on. These buildings are totally unnecessary and a waste of money. There are several buildings in Norwalk empty. Fill those up and fix our streets. Stop waisting money.

Attended Las Posadas at Norwalk City hall and it was a beautiful community event with great food,…read moredrinks and cultural in the heart of Norwalk.

Most people never think about apostilles until life shoves them into international bureaucracy…read more Birth certificates, powers of attorney, school transcripts -- suddenly you're in downtown Los Angeles looking for a state seal that lets your paper cross borders. And of all places, it happens here, at the Ronald Reagan State Office Building, 300 S Spring Street. Getting documents legalized can feel like pulling teeth in most government offices. But here? It's surprisingly painless. Staff are friendly, professional, and efficient -- you walk in with stress on your shoulders and walk out with stamped papers and a sense of relief. They treat you like a person, not a problem. That alone is worth five stars. The Architecture & History: The building itself is a piece of downtown's architectural fabric -- a late-80s structure named after the California governor-turned-president who left his mark on the state. Step outside and you're in the middle of Spring Street, where old L.A. collides with new. Glass towers loom over Deco relics, and you feel the hum of a city always rewriting itself. Inside, it's clean, cool, and functional -- no wasted grandeur, just a workspace that gets the job done. Apostilles aren't sexy, but freedom to move across borders is. Friendly service in a government office is rarer than parking in downtown L.A. -- and just as valuable. The Ronald Reagan Building is more than just an office -- it's a gateway. A place where your papers transform from local to global, where signatures get the blessing they need to carry weight overseas. And while the task might feel dry, the experience here is anything but. Convenient location, friendly staff, and a little slice of downtown history wrapped up in one stop.

When the building was first built, it was a shiny palace of robust activity and many workers…read morebustling around. Today, it was quite a stark change from the old days, where there is no one around and the effects of rioting a week before, showing boarded up glass broken from those with anger or just not fond of California. Well, I still enjoyed the artwork and sculptures inside the building and thankful for the clean inside of the building. It still is nice to have a State building in Los Angeles, but believe COVID-19 has taken its toll...

I've lived in downey for over 20 years love my city. Every…read moreXmas parade is magnificent but 2022 Xmas parade it seem there was no planning. Like it was put together at the last minute you guys have to do better than this for 2023. Hire someone that start planning as of January put our parade on the map.

I love our Downey chamber. They are so friendly and always ready to help me and my business. My…read morebusiness has grown so much ever since I joined. I always encourage business owner to join the chamber and see how much it will help their business grow.

Incredible!! I have booked 2 events in the big room in the past and the service is amazing. All…read morestaff are very nice, helpful and they always try to go an extra mile to make events unforgettable. Ed is amazing. He really works with you to make your event incredible and he very much tries to meet your budget. I looked around for other venues but prices are outrageously high and not accommodating. Thank you once again Ed!!

We rented this venue about a month ago for my kids quince and the owner and his wife acted like…read morethey've truly been in the business for over 30 years. All I did was pay the man, and him and his wife handled everything else; including clean up. That staff was great, the food was good, and the restrooms were clean.Great place to have a party! 10/10 would recommend

I have a special place inside me for the Torrance Chamber and Donna and her amazing team. I started…read moremy business and joined the Torrance Chamber right away. It was probably one of the better moves I did in the beginning. I really joined the chamber to get over my fear of talking with people and get out of my introverted shell. The Chamber has been vital in helping me grow my business, They have so much going on like Mixers, Intrest Groups, Ribbon Cuttings, Leadership Torrance, and the Ambassador program. In the South Bay, I think they have the most activities going on year around compared to the other city chambers. I was privileged enough to be selected for the Ambassador program, which has given my business the recognition through out Torrance Chamber as an active member. I highly recommend joining the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce if you're starting a new business. Also, you must do Leadership Torrance. This program you will meet a lot of business owners and businesses that are active in the LA area.

I just wanted to say these people in Torrance, California do NOT promote business, they destroy the…read moreopportunities given to them and drive business AWAY. Need proof? Just look at Toyota. Yeah, that Toyota, world's largest auto and truck manufacturer. Since California is so "business friendly" they tax the you know what out of them. So it is a no-brainer that they are moving to Dallas, Texas. Not only is this going to hit Torrance, CA hard with the loss of jobs, it will also hit the residents hard as they will have to pay higher property taxes to make up the differences from city debt incurred thinking that the tax revenue from Toyota would cover it. Not anymore! Thumbs up for Texas, thumbs down for California!

the fact that it's almost 500 apartments and no public parking lot is ridiculous ! there's red…read moreeverywhere on all the streets more red than grey, i get a ticket every 2 weeks due to me getting off late. san pedro need to do better these are literally projects for christ sake what's the reason for excessive red paint on every street leaving us to have no choice other than to park in red?!!! Lomita projects are much better they offer their community multiple parking lots

When you see movies or hear about "the projects" , you tend to be terrified or intimidated and want…read moreto run the other way. The projects here, also known as the Rancho San Pedro Projects, aren't as bad as some people make them out to seem. Now, would I say "yeah, go walk around at night"? no, I wouldn't. I can tell you though that there are far worse projects out there than these. A lot of the people that live here, have lived here for many, many years. Almost everyone knows each other or knows someone that knows them. Its a pretty tight community. The only issue around here is the parking, so if you're arriving late... good luck with the parking. It's an issue in most of San Pedro, but with a denser population here, it's more noticeable and harder to find parking.

First of all, I'll give you a little history last week, I went to the Van Nuys SDI office on…read moreThursday I arrived at 10:30 am I was added to a list on my phone. I was number 98. I asked the attendant if he had any idea how long it might be and he said approximately four hours. He said I was on the list and I could go sit in my car and they would call me when it was time for me to go to the lobby. I left the area in my car and did some errands. I went to check the list and but it was no longer accessible on my phone. . I assumed I was no longer on it. 5 1/2 hours later I got a notification text saying it was time for me to go to the lobby to get ready to go upstairs. By that time, I was across town and it was too far to venture back. There was PARKING behind the office. I parked there for five minutes while I checked in and it cost me two dollars. There isn't much information about the cost of parking. It is not owned by the city. It is a private lot so you might want to look for parking in the neighborhood. I said to the attendant there are two disability offices, right? Do you think it matters which one you go to and he said I think most everyone comes here. They don't go downtown. I decided to go to the downtown office. I had read it's a good idea to avoid Mondays because they're usually very busy. I took the advice of someone and went on a Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, I arrived later than I'd hope to I'd hoped to be there by 2:00 pm but arrived at 2:45. I'm only mentioning this because I was one of the last people seen that day. They close at 5 o'clock and if you're in line and they can't get you before then you'll have to come back another day. I would suggest going by 2:00 pm. You should be safe to be seen. There is parking in the building, but I would avoid it. I asked the parking attendant and he said if I was longer than an hour, it goes up really high and can go up to $46. I parked in a lot at the corner of flower and eighth at a flat rate of $15 downtown parking is expensive take transit if you can. The office was pretty organized. There was a holding room where you sat in chairs and they kept moving you up until it was your turn to get in line in the office. There were three employees working there each at a different station behind glass. That room smelled bad. It was carpeted the whole place smelled like sweaty men. I felt sorry for the employees working there. The carpet was stained. I don't know why there would be a carpet in there seems like a bad choice to me. The employees at this office were great for the most part and they seem to have it really down. They would ask people questions before they got in line in case they needed to deal with things in another way they were very courteous and they kept things moving they had a good system! There was a lot of people that needed help and they got them through pretty quickly. Be prepared if there's anything you might have to have mailed. PRINT it before you go. They don't send anything out online from that office. They only send it through the mail so make sure you go and print what you need sent out before you arrive. ALL IN ALL THE LINE MOVED PRETTY QUICKLY. THEY WERE FAR LESS PEOPLE AT THAT OFFICE AND THEY WERE IN VAN NUYS ALTHOUGH THAT COULD HAVE TO DO WITH THE DAY I WENT. DON'T PARK IN THE BUILDING IF YOU GO OVER AN HOUR IT'S GOING COST YOU A FORTUNE. Make sure you print anything you need before you go. They do not send any email correspondence from that office to any other part of the SDI system. Give yourself extra time to arrive there. It's quite busy downtown. The building is on the east side of Figueroa. They're all one-way street so if you miss the building, you'll be driving around in circles. Good luck to you! I hope this information helps!

The wait times are just crazy. No matter the time of day look to spend ~3 hours at this location. I…read moreshowed up an hour before the even opened and still took 3 hours. Not saying EDD is good with wait times anywhere, but here is no different. Also the staff doesn't direct you whatsoever. Super confusing on where to go once you're in the building.