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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 • Jan. 28, 2026

Louis Jr.’s children, Lisa, Stephen, Gabriel and Lorraine, played among the trees in their father’s tree lots, first in Monrovia in 1973, Louis Jr. says, then in Rosemead and Pico Rivera.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

The trio were driving from Pico Rivera on the 710 Freeway to Long Beach when they got an alert about a tsunami.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

This week the city and county of Los Angeles — along with Pasadena, Montebello, Monterey Park, Santa Monica, Culver City, Pico Rivera and West Hollywood — sought to join the suit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

That same day, masked agents outside a Walmart in Pico Rivera detained two individuals — one a target of immigration enforcement, the other a U.S. citizen who tried to intervene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

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