Form of Government: General Law, City Council / City Manager
Civic and Cultural Center
Dedicated: March 22, 1980
Pre-construction Architect: Warnecke Sworksy
Builder: Montgomery Ross Fisher
Post-construction Architect: Albert & Wurzburger
City Seal
Adopted: April 4, 1917
City seal demonstrates the oil wells and orange trees that Brea is known for
City Tree: Peppertree
City Flower: Red Rose
City Motto: The City of Brea does not have a formally adopted motto. However, as Brea has grown and prospered through the years, it has become known as "The city of oil, oranges, and opportunity"
City Logo
Adopted: May 17, 1988
Graphic Artist: Jeff Kegel
Brea's "Oil, Oranges and Opportunity" theme is depicted in the design of the city's logo, featuring an oil well and orange tree in the foreground with homes and office buildings in the background