Del Rey Oaks, California

Del Rey Oaks (formerly, Del Rey Woods) is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Del Rey Oaks is located just southeast of Seaside, at an elevation of 82 feet (25 m). The population was 1,624 at the 2010 census. Del Rey Oaks is a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, a regional government agency.

Geography

Del Rey Oaks is located at 36°35′36″N 121°50′06″W / 36.59333°N 121.83500°W / 36.59333; -121.83500.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), 99.58% of it land and 0.42% of it water.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Del Rey Oaks has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

History

Prior to incorporation (in 1953) the town was called Del Rey Woods. The Del Rey Oaks post office opened in 1968.

Demographics

Del Rey

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Del Rey (musician)

Del Rey (born December 22, 1959, Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American blues, jazz and ragtime singer (and occasional songwriter), guitarist and ukulele player.

Biography

Starting with classical music at the age of four, she was transfixed by her first blues album and has played blues and jazz ever since. She was influenced by the blues musicians Sam Chatmon, Bo Carter and Memphis Minnie.

Del Rey lives in Seattle, Washington and tours internationally.

Discography

Albums

Instructional

Other appearances

Del Rey Manga

Del Rey Manga was the manga-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann. It was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisher Kodansha. Some of the Del Rey titles, such as Tsubasa Chronicle and xxxHolic, are published in the United Kingdom by Tanoshimi. Tricia Narwani, the editor of Del Rey, stated that "Del Rey finds most of its talent through conventions and existing professional contacts".

On October 4, 2010, Kodansha and Random House announced that the US division of Kodansha will take over publishing over all Del Rey Manga titles as well as their own manga, starting on December 1, 2010. Random House will act as the sales and marketing distributor.

Titles

Del Rey made its debut in May 2004 with four manga titles: