Pico Rivera

[pee-koh ri-vair-uh, -veer-uh]

noun

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

Example Sentences

A high school is named after him in Pico Rivera, as are Salazar Park in East L.A. and Salazar Hall at Cal State L.A.

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He was involved in the controversial detention of Adrian Martinez, a U.S. citizen, who was accused on June 17 of interfering in immigration arrests at a Walmart in Pico Rivera, according to Martinez’s defense attorneys.

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Estrada grew up in Pico Rivera, where her mom tended roses and her dad grew lots of chile peppers in pots.

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A 13-year-old boy was fatally shot late Saturday night near a 76 Gas Station on Whittier Blvd. in Pico Rivera, according to officials at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

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Saturday night’s shooting was the second time a person was shot and killed at a gas station in the city of Pico Rivera in less than a week.

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