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Downey City Hall 11111 Brookshire Ave Downey, CA 90241 (562) 904-7246 Location and Climate Situated 12 miles southeast of Downtown Los Angeles, Downey is only five miles from Orange County, and about 10 miles from the beautiful Pacific coastline. Conveniently located near several major freeways, the city is an ideal home base from which to take advantage of the business resources and hundreds ...
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Downey History During the early Spanish era of C alifornia, the site of Downey was originally part of the 300,000 acres Manuel Nieto Land Grant. In 1834, the Nieto heirs split up this grant, and the portion between the banks of the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel River became Rancho Santa Gertrudes. Spurred by gold fever at the age of 22, John Gately Downey, an Irish immigrant, traveled from the ...
City Council Meetings The Downey City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Downey City Hall located at 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA 90241. For more information on City Council meetings, visit the City Clerk's City Council meetings page.
Hours The City of Downey’s public transit system, Downey LINK, operates Monday through Friday from 6:30am to 6:30pm with four circulating routes. All routes begin and end at the Downey Depot Transportation Center located at 8150 Nance Street (one block south of Firestone Blvd. off Downey Avenue).