Positioned on the Pacific Rim, the Gateway Cities are the industrial powerhouse of Los Angeles County. Home to the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest container ports in the U.S., this southeast sub-region of the County provides one out of every seven jobs in Southern California.
As the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Association of Governments is mandated by the federal government to research and draw up plans for transportation, growth management, hazardous waste management, and air quality.