The Port of Los Angeles is located in the San Pedro Bay, approximately 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, and includes the San Pedro, Wilmington, and Terminal Island Districts. The Port's facilities are protected by a nine-mile long breakwater, which encloses the largest manmade harbor in the Western Hemisphere. Tidelands occupied by the Port were granted to the City by the California State Legislature for the purpose of promoting commerce, navigation, and fishery. Under the City Charter, the Port of Los Angeles is a proprietary department of the City. It collects its own revenue, and is managed in a manner similar to a private corporation, to the extent possible for a public agency.
The Port of Los Angeles is located in the San Pedro Bay, approximately 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, and includes the San Pedro, Wilmington, and Terminal Island Districts. The Port's facilities are protected by a nine-mile long breakwater, which encloses the largest manmade harbor in the Western Hemisphere. Tidelands occupied by the Port were granted to the City by the California State Legislature for the purpose of promoting commerce, navigation, and fishery. Under the City Charter, the Port of Los Angeles is a proprietary department of the City. It collects its own revenue, and is managed in a manner similar to a private corporation, to the extent possible for a public agency.
