Pretty much was. All my education was in the area there, except for K-2, that was in New Yawk. : )
They continue to add buildings to Cal Poly, and Mt. Sac, too. That college seems to have changed even more substantially. They’re ripping out parking lots there now, which were in abundance, for new construction. The students aren’t very happy about that, of course.
Abundance??? Never when I was there!
Local as in Covina?