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La Habra , city (1990 pop. 51,266), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1925. A suburb of Los Angeles, La Habra was settled in the 1860s by Basque sheepherders. Computer equipment, metal and rubber products, plumbing fixtures, and flavoring extracts are produced, and an oil research center is nearby. The city has grown along with the surrounding Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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La Habra, California/USA Founded in 1839 with a name said to be derived from the Spanish abra ‘pass’, a reference to a gap in the nearby hills.

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	Pacific Mercantile Bank Proudly Announces the Opening of its New La Habra Financial Center. Business Wire; 9/9/2003
	La Habra City Councilmember Seated on Metropolitan Board. Business Wire; 3/13/2007
	ADVISORY/La Habra Officials Participate as Metropolitan Presents Children's Museum with $6,000 Check. Business Wire; 8/21/2002

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	Pacific Mercantile Bank Proudly Announces the Opening of its New La Habra Financial Center. Business Wire; 9/9/2003; 700+ words ; ...sixth full-service Financial Center in La Habra, Calif., on Sept. 8, 2003. An unannounced...lead her seasoned team at the new PMB La Habra Financial Center. Ms. Stille is a graduate...Color., and has happily returned to La Habra from a bank in Brea, after previously...
	LA HABRA ISSUES AGENDA FOR MAY 5 MEETING News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/5/2008; 700+ words ; The city of La Habra issued the following meeting agenda: 5...City Manager; Employee Organization: La Habra Police Sworn Employees. 6:30 P.M...1. Proclamation in recognition of La Habra High School Boys Soccer CIF Championship...
	Costco likely has deal in La Habra, Calif. Newspaper article from: The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 7/20/2004; 652 words ; ...Byline: Eric Carpenter Jul. 20--LA HABRA, Calif. - The stalemate in Costco's...two-year effort to open a store in La Habra may be nearing an end. Agreement on the...settlement has been reached between La Habra, Costco and Concerned Citizens of La Habra...
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