EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIVING IN ... THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY.Byline: - Ben Jauron POPULATION: 1,354,957 ETHNIC BREAKDOWN* White/Non-Hispanic: 46.7% Latino: 39.1% Asian/Pacific Islander: 9.6% African-American: 3.9% WEATHER: Avg. annual rainfall: 17.6 inches Avg. high temperature: 77.9 degrees Avg. low temperature: 49.4 degrees LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Type: Charter city of Los Angeles
City Hall: 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012; San Fernando Valley Government Center, 14410 Sylvan St., Van Nuys City's Web site: www.ci.la.ca.us ANIMAL SHELTERS: West Valley Center, 20655 Plummer St., Chatsworth, (888) 452-7381 or (818) 756-9325 East Valley Center, 13131 Sherman Way, North Hollywood, (888) 452-7381 COURTHOUSES: Northwest District, Van Nuys Courthouse West (criminal), 14400 Erwin St. Mall, Van Nuys, CA 91401 Northwest District, Van Nuys Courthouse East (civil and domestic), 6230 Sylmar Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91401 TRANSIT: General information: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, (213) 922-2000 Bus service: (800) 266-6883 (COMMUTE); Greyhound, (800) 231-2222 Senior/disabled services: MTA: (213) 680-0054, City Ride (818) 808-7433 (RIDE) Rail service: Metrolink, (800) 371-5465; Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run , (800) 872-7245 Airports: Bob Hope Airport, (818) 840-8840; Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , (310) 646-5252 (for more airports, see Page 66) UTILITIES: Water and power: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. , (800) 342-5397 Gas: Southern California Gas Co. (800) 427-2200 Telephone: SBC Pacific Bell, (800) 310-2355; Verizon, (800) 483-4400 Cable TV: Time Warner Cable (West Valley), (818) 700-6500; Adelphia (East Valley), (888) 683-1000 TRASH: Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, (800) 773-2489 RECYCLING: Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, (800) 773-2489 LAW ENFORCEMENT: Police: Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . , Valley Bureau, 11121 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills, CA 91345, (818) 838-9470 Emergency: 911 Fire: Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. , (213) 485-5971 or www.lafd.org Ambulance service: LAFD, (213) 485-5971; (private) American Medical Response, (818) 808-2100 LICENSES: Animal licenses: (888) 452-7381 or www.ci.la.ca.us/ani/ Business licenses: City of Los Angeles, Office of Finance, Tax and Permits, (213) 473-5901 Driver's licenses: California Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. , www.dmv.ca.gov OTHER SERVICES AND INFORMATION: Libraries: www.colapublib.org (for Valley library listings) Historical information: California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an ; Web site: http://digital-library.csun.edu Mail services: U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. , www.usps.com Voter registration: 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA 90650, (800) 481-VOTE or www.lavote.net Social Security offices: www.ssa.gov Birth, death and marriage records: County Clerk/Registrar-Recorder, (800) 201-8999 *Ethnic breakdown totals can exceed 100 percent due to a recent change allowing people to check more than one ethnic category. CAPTION(S): map Map: the san fernando valley |
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