Life In Costa Mesa, California
Situated in the idylic Orange County of southern, sunny California, Costa Mesa, the “City of Arts”, is the perfect place to work, live, eat, play – and just about anything else you can dream up. The diverse city has rapidly grown from a semi-rural farming community to an urban area. Costa Mesa is located 37 miles southeast of Los Angeles and 87 miles northwest of San Diego and caters to millions of visitors the OC welcomes annually.
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Costa Mesa: FUN FACT
Costa Mesa has been home to the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers’ (nicknamed the “Bolts”) training center, training camp, and cooperate headquarters since 2017.
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