Founded: 1886 by Charles Hebert; initially named Sealis, CA after the Hubert Sealis family, who owned a large farm on the property.  The name was changed in 1971 to Buena Beach after Louis and John Sealis, the great-great-great grandsons of Hubert, were busted for pedophilia, cocaine smuggling, mail fraud, and running an underage prostitution ring.

Location: Sits along the coast of Southern California, just south of Long Beach

Population: 16,759

Mayor: Hanan Certig, the first female mayor of Buena Beach

Known for: The Buena Beach Bed & Breakfast, great waves, its multiculturalism, the shops on Pleasant Avenue, and it’s annual Sea Shell Festival

Born and raised in the city: Katella Forrest, anchorwoman for the local ABC affiliate evening news. Vegas lounge singer Arboles Verdes. Pooh Nasty, hip hop artist with the 2005 smash hit “Slappin’ Bones and Backs”.

Interesting fact: The 26 streets running east to west in the Beach Estates neighborhood each begin with a different letter of the alphabet and run in alphabetical order.  Xylophone street is the longest.