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Gardena, California

by Chris Kretowicz

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Gardena, Los Angeles County, California. Development started in 1880s Incorporated in 1930. Population: 60,000
Home to a sizable Japanese-American ethnic group.
Chris Kretowicz, 16 September 2002

Checking the city website at www.ci.gardena.ca.us, I note no mention of a flag, although a design very similar to that shown on the attached image is used on the website. The municipal code on-line records:

"Section 1.08.010 Adoption of official seal.
Pursuant to the authority so to do as contemplated by law, the council approves and adopts as and for the corporate seal of the city the following seal, with lettering, form, arrangement and designs as set forth and shown thereon and therein, as follows:
Editor's Note: Because of the size and/or complexity of the graphic set out in this section, it has been removed from this electronic database. This graphic can
be found in the printed code currently on file in the clerk's office or in any recent printed version of the code."

and:

"Section 1.08.020 Abandonment of former seals.
All forms of corporate seals adopted, established, or used by or for the city prior to October 26, 1954, shall be and the same are abandoned and nullified for use. The only form of corporate seal for use by or for the city after October 26, 1954, shall be the form of seal set forth in Section 1.08.010
All forms of corporate seals adopted, established, or used by or for the city prior to October 26,