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Covina is a city in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California

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, California
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 about 22 miles (35 km) east of downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
. The population was 48,837 at the 2005 census.

Covina is often mistaken for West Covina
West Covina, California

West Covina is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, California. Located some 20 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, it is a suburb of Los Angeles....
, which is actually larger in both area and population, located to its south and west. Irwindale
Irwindale, California

Irwindale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 1,446 at the 2000 census.With relatively few residents, Irwindale consists mostly of quarry, which are the major revenue source for the city....
 lies to the west, as well as the unincorporated area of Vincent, Azusa
Azusa, California

Azusa is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 44,712 at the 2000 census. Though often assumed to be a compaction of the phrase "everything from A to Z in the USA", the place name "Azusa" traces back to at least the eighteenth century....
 and Glendora
Glendora, California

Glendora is a municipality in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States, east of downtown Los Angeles. As of 2006, the population of Glendora was estimated at 51,608....
 are to the north, the unincorporated community of Charter Oak
Charter Oak, California

Charter Oak is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California, approximately east of downtown Los Angeles. The population was 9,027 at the 2000 census....
 to the northeast, San Dimas
San Dimas, California

San Dimas is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2004 census, the city had a total population of 36,200.History...
 to the east, the unincorporated area of Via Verde, and Walnut
Walnut, California

Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population is 30,004 and its current mayor is Joaquin Lim....
 to the southeast.

It has been a sister city of Jalapa, Mexico, since 1964.






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Covina is a city in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County is a County in California, and is by far, the most List of the most populous counties in the United States in the United States....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 about 22 miles (35 km) east of downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
. The population was 48,837 at the 2005 census.

Covina is often mistaken for West Covina
West Covina, California

West Covina is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, California. Located some 20 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, it is a suburb of Los Angeles....
, which is actually larger in both area and population, located to its south and west. Irwindale
Irwindale, California

Irwindale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 1,446 at the 2000 census.With relatively few residents, Irwindale consists mostly of quarry, which are the major revenue source for the city....
 lies to the west, as well as the unincorporated area of Vincent, Azusa
Azusa, California

Azusa is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 44,712 at the 2000 census. Though often assumed to be a compaction of the phrase "everything from A to Z in the USA", the place name "Azusa" traces back to at least the eighteenth century....
 and Glendora
Glendora, California

Glendora is a municipality in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States, east of downtown Los Angeles. As of 2006, the population of Glendora was estimated at 51,608....
 are to the north, the unincorporated community of Charter Oak
Charter Oak, California

Charter Oak is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California, approximately east of downtown Los Angeles. The population was 9,027 at the 2000 census....
 to the northeast, San Dimas
San Dimas, California

San Dimas is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2004 census, the city had a total population of 36,200.History...
 to the east, the unincorporated area of Via Verde, and Walnut
Walnut, California

Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population is 30,004 and its current mayor is Joaquin Lim....
 to the southeast.

It has been a sister city of Jalapa, Mexico, since 1964. A replica of a giant stone Olmec
Olmec

The Olmec were an ancient Pre-Columbian people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in what are roughly the modern-day Mexican state of Veracruz and Tabasco....
 head, located in front of the city police station, was given to the city in 1989 by the Mexican state of Veracruz.

Geography

Covina is located at (34.091609, -117.879193).

No freeways pass through the city limits, although it is centered in the midst of Interstate 210
Interstate 210 (California)

Route 210, marked partially as Interstate 210 and as State Route 210 , and named the Foothill Freeway, is a state highway in the Greater Los Angeles area of the U.S....
 (Foothill Freeway) to the north, Interstate 10 (San Bernardino Freeway
San Bernardino Freeway

The San Bernardino Freeway is a named freeway in the U.S. state of California in the Greater Los Angeles area. It refers to the following two segments:...
) to the south, Interstate 605 (San Gabriel River Freeway) to the west, and the State Route 57
California State Route 57

State Route 57 , also known as the Orange Freeway, is a major north-south state highway in the Greater Los Angeles Area of the U.S. state of California....
 (Orange Freeway) to the east. The Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad

The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company , was an United States railroad....
, which reached Covina in 1884, and the Metrolink San Bernardino Line
Metrolink San Bernardino Line

|}The San Bernardino Line is the busiest of Southern California's seven Metrolink lines, running from Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles eastward through the San Gabriel Valley and into the Inland Empire , terminating in San Bernardino, California....
 pass through the city just north of the downtown area. The town is located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains
San Gabriel Mountains

The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County, California and western San Bernardino County, California, United States. The mountain range forms a barrier between the Greater Los Angeles Area and the Mojave Desert....
 in the San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley

The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, California, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire ....
.

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 18.1 km² (7.0 mi²). 18.1 km² (7.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.14% of it is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 46,837 people, 15,971 households, and 11,754 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 2,594.5/km² (6,723.7/mi²). There were 16,364 housing units at an average density of 906.5/km² (2,349.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.10% White
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 5.03% Black
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
 or African American
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 0.90% Native American
Race (United States Census)

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, 9.82% Asian
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 0.21% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

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, 17.18% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 4.78% from two or more races. 40.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
 of any race.

There were 15,971 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,474, and the median income for a family was $55,111. Males had a median income of $40,687 versus $32,329 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $20,231. About 8.9% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature
California State Legislature

The California State Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members....
 Covina is located in the 24th Senate
California State Senate

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento, California....
 District, represented by Democrat Gloria Romero
Gloria Romero

Gloria J. Romero is a California State Senator and was the Democratic Party majority leader of the California State Senate from 2001 until 2008....
, and in the 57th Assembly
California State Assembly

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000....
 District, represented by Democrat Edward P. Hernandez
Edward P. Hernandez

Edward P. Hernandez is a California Assembly member, representing the 57th Assembly District since 2006. The district includes the cities of Azusa, California Baldwin Park, California Covina, California, La Puente, California, and West Covina, California....
. Federally, Covina is located in California's 32nd congressional district
California's 32nd congressional district

California's 32nd congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County, California, notably East Los Angeles, California, El Monte, California, Monterey Park, California and West Covina, California....
, which has a Cook PVI
Cook Partisan Voting Index

The Cook Partisan Voting Index , sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index , is a measurement of how strongly an United States congressional district leans toward one political party compared to the nation as a whole....
 of D +17 and is represented by Democrat Hilda Solis
Hilda Solis

Hilda L. Solis is the current United States Secretary of Labor. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009, representing the California's 31st congressional district and California's 32nd congressional district of California that include East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley....
.

History

The city was founded in 1882 by Joseph Swift Phillips, and tradition has it that it was named by either him, his wife Mrs. Cornelia (Hunt) Phillips, or his surveyor Frederick Eaton, in 1885 when the survey was finished. One of them supposedly noticed the many vineyards nestled in the San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley

The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, California, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire ....
 and devised the name "Covina" from "cove of vineyards".

The city was incorporated in 1901. However, it would be orange
Orange (fruit)

An orange?specifically, the sweet orange?is the citrus Citrus sinensis and its fruit. The orange is a Hybrid of ancient cultivated origin, possibly between pomelo and tangerine ....
 and grapefruit
Grapefruit

The grapefruit is a subtropics citrus tree grown for its bitter fruit which was originally named the "forbidden fruit" of Barbados.These evergreen trees are usually found at around 5-6 m tall, although they can reach 13-15 m ....
 trees, not vineyards, that would soon blanket the area and make it famous. By 1909, the city was the third largest orange producer in the world, and it still claimed to have "the best oranges in the world" as late as the 1950s. Since World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, however, the orange groves have been largely replaced by single family and multiple family dwellings.

The Covina Valley Historical Society maintains an extensive archive illustrating the city's history in the 1911-built Firehouse Jail Museum, Covina's first municipal building, located immediately behind City Hall in Covina's Old Town.

The city's slogan, "One Mile Square and All There" was coined by Mrs F. E. Wolfarth, the winner of a 1922 slogan contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, when the incorporated area of the city was only (some say slightly less than) one square mile, making it the smallest city in area in the country.

Today, it claims to have the largest movie multiplex in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County is a County in California, and is by far, the most List of the most populous counties in the United States in the United States....
. Opened in 1997, the Covina AMC 30
AMC Theatres

AMC Theatres , officially known as AMC Entertainment Inc., is the second largest movie theater chain in North America and one of only five of the 12 largest on the continent that did not go bankrupt during the Early 2000s recession, due in part to the fact that its theaters often dominate lists of the top 50 most profitable theaters in North...
 located at Arrow Hwy. and Azusa Ave.
California State Route 39

State Route 39 in the U.S. State of California is a north-south List of California State Routes that travels through Orange County, California and Los Angeles County, California counties....
 is one of the busiest theatres in America. The movie theater
Movie theater

A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre, film theater or cinema is a venue, usually a building, for viewing film ....
 was built on the site of a former Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company

Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears, is an united States mid-range chain of international department stores, founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Roebuck in the late 19th century....
 building.

During the election held March 6, 2007, nine candidates ran for two of the five positions on the city council, and the voters rejected the 10-year renewal of a 6% Utility Users Tax the city has had since 1999. Only 3,797 ballots were cast out of 21,633 registered voters. The Utility Users Tax was subsequently renewed at the June 3, 2008 election which attracted 5,032 voters.

2008 marked both the opening as well as charter season of The Covina Center for the Performing Arts
The Covina Center for the Performing Arts

The Covina Center for the Performing Arts is a historic theatre located in Covina, California....
, a newly remodeled multimillion dollar theatrical venue in downtown Covina.

On December 24, 2008, a shooting and arson occurred in the town, in which a man dressed in a Santa Claus costume entered a Christmas party and proceeded to open fire. At least 9 people were believed to have been killed as a result of the massacre
Covina, California massacre

The Covina, California massacre occurred on December 24, 2008, in Covina, a city in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California, United States. Nine people were killed from either gunshot wounds or an arson fire inside a house where a Christmas Eve party was being held....
.

Appearances in Fiction

Covina is the fictional setting for the Harold Teen
Harold Teen

Harold Teen was a popular, long-running comic strip written and drawn by Carl Ed . Publisher Joseph Medill Patterson may have suggested, and certainly approved, the strip's concept, loosely based on Booth Tarkington's successful novel Seventeen....
 comic strip and 1934 movie that depicted several teenagers from Covina High School. A downtown Covina malt shop with a bowling alley was named the Sugar Bowl (with the permission of the artist Carl Eds), imitating the after-school gathering place in the comic strip.

Movie Locations

Scenes from several movies were filmed in Covina, including:
  • The television series Roswell
    Roswell (TV series)

    Roswell is an United States science fiction television series created by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB Television Network and moved to UPN for the third season....
     was filmed in various location in Covina including the downtown area on North Citrus Avenue. City Hall, Charter Oak High School and several other businesses and residences served as locations for the fictional version of the town of Roswell, NM.
  • Multiple episodes of the hit television series Knight Rider
    Knight Rider

    Knight Rider is an United States television series that originally ran from September 26, 1982, to August 8, 1986. The series was broadcast on NBC and starred David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a high-tech modern-day knight fighting crime....
     were filmed in Downtown "Old" Covina, including an episode coincidentally shot at Knight's Photo Studio on Citrus, where David Hasselhoff
    David Hasselhoff

    David Michael Hasselhoff is an United States actor and singer. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s U.S....
     greeted fans and passed out signed photographs.
  • One of the ending shots of the movie Frailty
    Frailty (film)

    Frailty is a 2001 in film psychological thriller film, directed by and starring Bill Paxton, and co-starring Matthew McConaughey. This film is the directorial debut for Paxton....
     was filmed on Center St. off of Hollenbeck.
  • The Bohemian Rhapsody
    Bohemian Rhapsody

    "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the English Rock music band Queen . It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera ....
     scene from the film Wayne's World
    Wayne's World (film)

    Wayne's World is a 1992 in film comedy film starring Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, hosts of the Aurora, Illinois, Illinois-based Public-access television show Wayne's World....
     was filmed on Citrus Ave. in downtown Covina, although some external shots were filmed in other locations.
  • The interior of Covina Public Library served as the Baltimore County Public Library for the 2004 television movie Back When We Were Grownups
    Back When We Were Grownups

    Back When We Were Grownups is a 2001 novel written by Anne Tyler in memory of her husband, who died in 1997.Tyler's 15th novel, set in Baltimore, Maryland like most of her work, opens with the sentence, "Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered she had turned into the wrong person." The woman in question is Rebecca Davitch, a...
    .


Notable Natives

  • Jason David Frank
    Jason David Frank

    Jason David Frank is an American actor and martial artist, best known for playing Tommy Oliver in Power Rangers ....
    , who has played Tommy Oliver
    Tommy Oliver

    Dr. Thomas Oliver is a fictional character from the universe of the United States children's television franchise Power Rangers. He is a main character in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series, as well as four of its successive incarnations Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, Power Rangers: Zeo, Power Rangers: Turbo, and...
     in the Power Rangers
    Power Rangers

    Power Rangers, a long-running American children's television series, originated from the Japanese tokusatsu Super Sentai. The American producers did not simply make an English language Dubbing of the original, but rather put together a "new" production with English-speaking actors spliced in with the original Japanese footage in varying...
     series, was born here.
  • Jason Giambi
    Jason Giambi

    Jason Gilbert Giambi is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman for the Oakland Athletics. He is nicknamed "The Giambino," "The Big G," and "The Dancing Bear."...
    , a Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball

    Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
     player, went to South Hills
    South Hills High School (West Covina, California)

    South Hills High School is a public coeducational high school located in the hills in the eastern part of West Covina, California , east of Los Angeles, California in the San Gabriel Valley....
     along with his brother Jeremy
    Jeremy Giambi

    Jeremy Dean Giambi is a left-handed, former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and Boston Red Sox....
    .
  • Composer Roy Harris
    Roy Harris

    Roy Ellsworth Harris , was an United States classical composer. He wrote much music on American subjects, becoming best known for his Symphony No....
     grew up on a strawberry farm in Covina and attended Covina High School.
  • Joan Jett
    Joan Jett

    Joan Jett is an American rock music guitarist, singer, songwriter, Record producer and actress.She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock N' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard charts Hot 100 No....
     (Joan Larkin) attended Covina High School.
  • Ward Kimball
    Ward Kimball

    Ward Walrath Kimball was an Academy Awards-winning animator for the The Walt Disney Company#Studio Entertainment. He was one of Walt Disney team of animators known as Disney's Nine Old Men....
    , one of the original Disney animators
    Disney's Nine Old Men

    Disney's Nine Old Men were the core animators at Walt Disney Productions who created some of The Walt Disney Company#Studio Entertainment most famous works, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs onward to The Rescuers....
    , and leader of the Dixieland
    Dixieland

    Dixieland music or sometimes referred to as Hot jazz or New Orleans jazz is a style of jazz which developed in New Orleans, Louisiana at the start of the 20th century, and was spread to Chicago and New York City by New Orleans bands in the 1910s....
     band Firehouse Five Plus Two
    Firehouse Five Plus Two

    The Firehouse Five Plus Two was a Dixieland jazz music ensemble, popular in the 1950s, consisting of members of the The Walt Disney Company#Studio Entertainment animation department;...
    , was a member of the Covina High School class of 1929.
  • Cory Lidle
    Cory Lidle

    Cory Fulton Lidle was an United Statesright-handed baseball pitcher who spent nine seasons in the major leagues with seven different teams. He has a twin brother, Kevin Lidle, who was a catcher for several minor league teams....
    , former Major League Baseball player, went to South Hills with Jason and Jeremy Giambi and Shawn Wooten.
  • Bob Lorenz
    Bob Lorenz

    Bob Lorenz is the primary anchor on the YES Network....
    , primary anchor and studio host, NY Yankees TV Network (YES Network), previously sports anchor and studio host for CNN, CNNSI and Turner Sports.
  • Jeremy Miller
    Jeremy Miller

    Jeremy James Miller is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on Growing Pains and its two reunion movies. He also voiced Linus van Pelt in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown along with Chad Allen ....
     of the ABC-TV comedy "Growing Pains" was born and raised in Covina.
  • Hussein Mohamed Farrah
    Hussein Mohamed Farrah

    Hussein Mohamed Farrah , born August 16, 1962 in Beledweyne, Somalia, is the son of Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Also known as Hussein Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Hussein Aidid or Aidid Junior....
    , son of Mohamed Farrah Aidid
    Mohamed Farrah Aidid

    General Mohamed Farrah Aidid was the President of Somalia from 1995 to 1996 and a controversial Somalia military leader, often described as a warlord....
     and former President of Somalia
    Somalia

    Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa....
    , graduated from Covina High School
    Covina High School

    Covina High School, commonly known as Covina High or simply CHS, is a public high school located in Covina, California, United States....
    .
  • Corey Nakatani
    Corey Nakatani

    Corey S. Nakatani is an United States Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.As of 2006, Nakatani has won more than 3000 races including the Kentucky Oaks twice, the Canadian International Stakes, the Dubai Golden Shaheen, and seven Breeders' Cups, three of which were won consecutively between 1996 and 1998 in the Breeders' Cup Sprint....
    , jockey
    Jockey

    In sport, a jockey is one who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing; however, camel jockey profession is slowly being replaced by robotics....
    , was born and raised in Covina.
  • Vince Neil
    Vince Neil

    Vincent Neil Wharton is the lead singer for United States glam metal band M?tley Cr?e....
    (born Vincent Neil Wharton) and Tommy Lee
    Tommy Lee

    Tommy Lee is an United States musician, and founding member of heavy metal music band M?tley Cr?e. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects....
     of Mötley Crüe
    Mötley Crüe

    M?tley Cr?e are a Grammy Award-nominated American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, California in 1981.The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drum kit Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil....
     met while attending Royal Oak High School (now Royal Oak Middle School) in Covina. Tommy Lee did not graduate. Vince Neil has a son who also grew up in Covina.
  • Alice Huyler Ramsey
    Alice Huyler Ramsey

    Alice Huyler Ramsey was the first woman to drive across the United States from coast to coast.Ramsey graduated from Vassar College in 1907. On June 9, 1909, the 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey began a 3,800 mile journey from Hell's Gate in Manhattan, New York to San Francisco, California in a green Maxwell aut...
    , the first woman to drive across America from coast to coast. On June 9, 1909, the 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey
    Hackensack, New Jersey

    Hackensack is a City in Bergen County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County, New Jersey. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township, Bergen County, New Jersey until 1921....
     completed the 3,800 miles from Manhattan, New York to San Francisco, California
    San Francisco, California

    The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
     in a Maxwell
    Maxwell automobile

    The Maxwell was a brand of automobiles manufactured in the United States from about 1904 to 1925.The brand name of motor cars was started as the Maxwell-Briscoe Company of Tarrytown, New York....
    . She was accompanied on her fifty-nine day trek by three female companions, none of whom could drive a car.
  • Punk rocker Rik L Rik (Richard Elerick) went to Covina High School.
  • Michael Carey Schneider from the 1980s rock group Sneaker
    Sneaker (band)

    Sneaker was a West Coast of the United States United States rock music band , active from 1973 to 1982. The band is best known for its Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 chart-topper single , "More Than Just the Two of Us", from its first album, Sneaker ....
     graduated from Northview High School
    Northview High School

    Northview High School may refer to:*Northview High School *Northview High School *Northview High School *Northview High School *Northview High School ...
     and still resides in the city of Covina.
  • Willie Shoemaker
    Willie Shoemaker

    William Lee Shoemaker was an United States jockey.Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Shoemaker was born in the town of Fabens, Texas....
    , jockey, went to Covina High School.
  • , comic and columnist for the section of the Seattle P-I, went to Covina High School.
  • Joe Viskocil, Academy Award winning special effects supervisor and pyrotechnic specialist, worked on the original Star Wars
    Star Wars

    Star Wars is an epic film space opera Media franchise initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, but later had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to distinguish it from its sequels and prequels....
    , graduated from South Hills
    South Hills High School (West Covina, California)

    South Hills High School is a public coeducational high school located in the hills in the eastern part of West Covina, California , east of Los Angeles, California in the San Gabriel Valley....
     Class of 1969.
  • Chris Woodward
    Chris Woodward

    Christopher Michael Woodward is a Major League Baseball infielder with the Seattle Mariners organization.Woodward attended Mt. San Antonio College before being selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 54th round of the Major League Baseball Draft....
    , baseball player for the Atlanta Braves
    Atlanta Braves

    The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the National League East of Major League Baseball's National League....
    , attended Northview High School
    Northview High School (Covina, California)

    Northview High School is one of three comprehensive high schools within the Covina-Valley Unified School District. Established in 1959, the school is located on of land that is landscaped attractively with trees, shrubs, and grass....
     in Covina.
  • Shawn Wooten
    Shawn Wooten

    William Shawn Wooten is a Major League Baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. Previously, Wooten played in the majors with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim , Philadelphia Phillies , and Boston Red Sox ....
    , former Major League Baseball catcher and first baseman.
  • Ellen Beach Yaw
    Ellen Beach Yaw

    Ellen Beach Yaw was an United States voice type soprano, best known for her concert singing career. She had an extraordinary vocal range and could produce unusually high notes....
    , known as "Lark Ellen", was an internationally famous coloratura soprano
    Coloratura soprano

    A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic soprano who specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps. The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, which is a typical component of the music written for this voice....
     during the late 19th and early to mid-20th century. She toured the world singing opera
    Opera

    Opera is an Performing arts in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work which combines a text and a musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition....
     for over 40 years and chose to retire in Covina. A street in Covina was named after her.
  • Michael Young
    Michael Young (baseball player)

    Michael Brian Young is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Texas Rangers .Young was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 25th round of the1994 Major League Baseball Draft but did not sign....
    , Major League Baseball shortstop
    Shortstop

    Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball positions between second base and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the ball slightly, so more balls go to the sho...
     with the Texas Rangers
    Texas Rangers (baseball)

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    .
  • Lacey Baker
    Lacey Baker

    Lacey Baker is a professional skateboarder from Covina, California who focuses primarily on street tricks....
    , Professional Skateboarder currently attending Northview High school.


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