Largest cities in Los Angeles County: ranked by population.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE PACESETTER CITY OF LOS ANGELES
EVEN as L.A.-area cities face one of their toughest budget years ever, their populations continue to increase. Local governments face at least $1.2 billion in cuts from the yet-to- be-passed state budget, including $850 million or so from lost vehicle license fee revenues, and about $250 million that would be cut from redevelopment agencies. Pension funds loom loom, frame or machine used for weaving; there is evidence that the loom has been in use since 4400 B.C. Modern looms are of two types, those with a shuttle (the part that carries the weft through the shed) and those without; the latter draw the weft from a as another problem. Meantime, the 25 largest cities in LA. County reported a 1.6 percent increase in population since last year, to 6.9 million residents, or 70 percent of the county's population. As a whole, the county grew at a slightly higher rate of 1.7 percent last year, to just under 10 million. The numbers do not include a population of illegal immigrants illegal immigrant n. an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa. (See: alien) estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands. With so many people in the same place, real estate was a bright spot. Housing values posted a 19.1 percent increase countywide coun·ty·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole county: found at locations countywide; a countywide search. Adj. 1. , and an average increase of 18 percent for the 25 largest cities. These increases benefit cities through higher property taxes and real estate transaction fees. -- Nicole Taylor Taylor, city (1990 pop. 70,811), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit adjacent to Dearborn; founded 1847 as a township, inc. as a city 1968. A small rural village until World War II, it developed significantly in the second half of the 20th cent. WITH the secession secession, in art secession, in art, any of several associations of progressive artists, especially those in Munich, Berlin, and Vienna, who withdrew from the established academic societies or exhibitions. attempts by the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and Hollywood Hollywood. 1 Community within the city of Los Angeles, S Calif., on the slopes of the Santa Monica Mts.; inc. 1903, consolidated with Los Angeles 1910. having been defeated, the city of Los Angeles maintained its 3.8 million plus residents in 2002 and once again leads the county's 88 cities in population. The big change in city government this year is the rotation Rotation An active asset management strategy that tactically overweighted and underweighted certain sectors, depending on expected performance. Sometimes called sector rotation. of members on the L.A. City Council. As a result of the 1993 term limits law, only two of the council's 15 members have served longer than two years. With four new members, the new council is expected to set a more progressive agenda, with unions having more sway than in past years. The 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 . also received a new chief,
William William, crown prince of GermanyWilliam or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack Bratton Bratton is a village and civil parish, near Westbury, in the English county of Wiltshire. It formed part of the ancient parish of Westbury until 1892. The Westbury White Horse and the massive earthworks of Bratton Castle (or Camp) Iron Age hill fort are both in Bratton , in November November: see month. . He and Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California seek to increase funding for the department, but Hahn Hahn , Otto 1879-1968. German chemist. He won a 1944 Nobel Prize for his work on atomic fission. Noun 1. Hahn - German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968) Otto Hahn suffered a setback setback In architecture, a steplike recession in the profile of a high-rise building. Usually dictated by building codes to allow sunlight to reach streets and lower floors, the building must take another step back from the street for every specified added height interval. last month when the council defeated his budget plan calling for funding for 320 new police officers, City Council President and longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective Hahn ally Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City solidified so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. his hold on the council presidency by leading the opposition. In the coming year, the city faces a key test as plans to reform its business tax come forward. The current gross-receipts tax is viewed as cumbersome cum·ber·some adj. 1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy. 2. Troublesome or onerous. cum and expensive compared to leaner lean 1 v. leaned, lean·ing, leans v.intr. 1. To bend or slant away from the vertical. 2. cities in the region. L.A.'s experiment with neighborhood councils Neighborhood councils are governmental or non-governmental bodies composed of local people who handle neighborhood problems. They can be found in many cities throughout the world. continues, with 74 councils recognized and more in the works. Set up to give residents more say in their communities, the councils have run into problems with overlapping territories, contested elections, delayed funding and a slow-responding city bureaucracy bureaucracy (by  rŏk`rəsē), the administrative structure of any large organization, public or private. .--Howard Fine [GRAPH graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. OMITTED]
Rank City (Ranking in 2002) Profile Government
* city hall address * population (1) * city council seats
* city zip * city type (2) * city employees
* year incorporated
1 Los Angeles (1) 3,864,400 15
200 N. Spring St. charter city 44,000
Los Angeles 90012 1850
2 Long Beach (2) 481,000 9
333 W. Ocean Blvd. charger city 6,042
Long Beach 90802 1897
3 Glendale (3) 202,700 5
613 E. Broadway charter city 2,471
Glendale 91206 1906
4 Santa Clarita (4) 162,900 5
23920 Valencia Blvd., general law city 575
Suite 300
Santa Clarita 91355 1987
5 Pomona (5) 156,500 7
505 S. Garey Ave. charter city 964
Pomona 91769 1888
6 Torrance (6) 144,400 7
3031 Torrance Blvd. charter city 1,653
Torrance 90503 1921
7 Pasadena (7) 142,200 8
100 N. Garfield charter city 1,780
Pasadena 91109 1886
8 Paimdale (8) 127,200 5
38300 Sierra Highway general law city 567
Palmdale 93550 1962
9 Lancaster (9) 126,100 5
44933 N. Fern Ave. general law city 352
Lancaster 93534 1977
10 El Monte (10) 121,900 5
11333 Valley Blvd. general laaw city 750
El Monte 91731 1912
11 Inglewood (11) 117,000 5
1 Manchester Blvd. charter city 873 (12)
Inglewood 90301 1908
12 Downey (12) 111,700 5
11111 Brookshire Ave. charter city 735
Downey 90241 1956
13 West Covina (13) 110,500 5
1444 W. Garvey Ave. general law city 611
West Covina 91790 1923
14 Norwalk (14) 108,700 5
12700 Norwalk Blvd. general law city 400
Norwalk 90651 1957
15 Burbank (15) 104,500 5
275 E. Olive Ave. charter city 1,476
Burbank 91510 1911
16 South Gate (16) 100,300 5
8650 California Ave. general law city 440
South Gate 90280 1923
17 Compton (17) 97,000 5
205 S. Willowbrook Ave. charter city 470
Compton 90220 1888
18 Carson (18) 94,800 5
701 E. Carson St. general law city 1,000
Carson 90745 1968
19 Santa Monica (20) 89,300 7
1685 Main St. charter city 2,087
Santa Monica 90401 1886
20 Alhambra (19) 88,900 5
111 S. First St. charter city 600
Alhambra 91801 1903
21 Hawthorne (21) 87,400 5
4455 W. 126th St. general law city 425
Hawthome 90250 1922
22 Whittier (22) 86,400 5
13230 Penn St. charter city 625
Whittier 90620 1898
23 Lakewood (23) 82,300 5
5050 Clark Ave. general law city 170
Lakewood 90712 1954
24 Baldwin Park (24) 79,600 5
14403 E. Pacific Ave. general law city 350
Baldwin Park 91706 1956
25 Bellflower (25) 76,400 5
16600 Civic Cente Drive general law city 300
Bellflower 90706 1921
Rank City (Ranking in 2002) Financial
* city hall address * general fund budget (3)
* city zip (in millions)
* median home price (4)
1 Los Angeles (1) $3,362
200 N. Spring St. $300,000
Los Angeles 90012
2 Long Beach (2) 370.5
333 W. Ocean Blvd. 272,000
Long Beach 90802
3 Glendale (3) 110.6
613 E. Broadway 279,500
Glendale 91206
4 Santa Clarita (4) 55.1
23920 Valencia Blvd., 352,500
Suite 300
Santa Clarita 91355
5 Pomona (5) 67.4
505 S. Garey Ave. 209,750
Pomona 91769
6 Torrance (6) 126.9
3031 Torrance Blvd. 39,700
Torrance 90503
7 Pasadena (7) 157.1
100 N. Garfield 410,000
Pasadena 91109
8 Paimdale (8) 47.7
38300 Sierra Highway 183,000
Palmdale 93550
9 Lancaster (9) 39.7
44933 N. Fern Ave. 144,500
Lancaster 93534
10 El Monte (10) 50.7
11333 Valley Blvd. 241,000
El Monte 91731
11 Inglewood (11) 75.1
1 Manchester Blvd. 219.000
Inglewood 90301
12 Downey (12) 48.9
11111 Brookshire Ave. 311,000
Downey 90241
13 West Covina (13) 37
1444 W. Garvey Ave. 295,000
West Covina 91790
14 Norwalk (14) 32.1
12700 Norwalk Blvd. 246,500
Norwalk 90651
15 Burbank (15) 112.5
275 E. Olive Ave. 377,250
Burbank 91510
16 South Gate (16) $27.7
8650 California Ave. $217,600
South Gate 90280
17 Compton (17) 35.3
205 S. Willowbrook Ave. 165,000
Compton 90220
18 Carson (18) 57.7
701 E. Carson St. 288,000
Carson 90745
19 Santa Monica (20) 168
1685 Main St. 485,000
Santa Monica 90401
20 Alhambra (19) 34.6
111 S. First St. 288,000
Alhambra 91801
21 Hawthorne (21) 34.7
4455 W. 126th St. 292,000
Hawthome 90250
22 Whittier (22) 41.3
13230 Penn St. 274,500
Whittier 90620
23 Lakewood (23) 49.7
5050 Clark Ave. 324,750
Lakewood 90712
24 Baldwin Park (24) 16
14403 E. Pacific Ave. 212,000
Baldwin Park 91706
25 Bellflower (25) 22
16600 Civic Cente Drive 268,000
Bellflower 90706
Rank City (Ranking in 2002) Revenue Generators (5)
* city hall address * business license tax
* city zip * sales taxes
* utility taxes
1 Los Angeles (1) 10.7%
200 N. Spring St. 10.8%
Los Angeles 90012 15.2%
2 Long Beach (2) 2.1
333 W. Ocean Blvd. 10.9
Long Beach 90802 13.5
3 Glendale (3) 0.4
613 E. Broadway 12.5
Glendale 91206 16.8
4 Santa Clarita (4) 0.4
23920 Valencia Blvd., 40.8
Suite 300
Santa Clarita 91355 0
5 Pomona (5) 3.2
505 S. Garey Ave. 18.4
Pomona 91769 24.6
6 Torrance (6) 5.2
3031 Torrance Blvd. 29.2
Torrance 90503 23.3
7 Pasadena (7) 2.5
100 N. Garfield 18.7
Pasadena 91109 15.6
8 Paimdale (8) 0.7
38300 Sierra Highway 24
Palmdale 93550 0
9 Lancaster (9) 0.8
44933 N. Fern Ave. 33
Lancaster 93534 0
10 El Monte (10) 4.5 (11)
11333 Valley Blvd. 34.5
El Monte 91731 14.6
11 Inglewood (11) 4.9
1 Manchester Blvd. 11.1
Inglewood 90301 21.2
12 Downey (12) 1.8
11111 Brookshire Ave. 26.5
Downey 90241 11.7
13 West Covina (13) 2.6
1444 W. Garvey Ave. 31.6
West Covina 91790 0
14 Norwalk (14) 1.9
12700 Norwalk Blvd. 25.3
Norwalk 90651 15.6
15 Burbank (15) 1.4
275 E. Olive Ave. 19.9
Burbank 91510 15
16 South Gate (16) 4.6%
8650 California Ave. 23.9%
South Gate 90280 0%
17 Compton (17) 4.6
205 S. Willowbrook Ave. 14.3
Compton 90220 31.9
18 Carson (18) 3.1
701 E. Carson St. 36.4
Carson 90745 0
19 Santa Monica (20) 10.3
1685 Main St. 15.3
Santa Monica 90401 16.9
20 Alhambra (19) 4.1
111 S. First St. 32.6
Alhambra 91801 10.8
21 Hawthorne (21) 8.9
4455 W. 126th St. 23.1
Hawthome 90250 15.9
22 Whittier (22) 1.9
13230 Penn St. 19.7
Whittier 90620 16.3
23 Lakewood (23) 1
5050 Clark Ave. 22
Lakewood 90712 5
24 Baldwin Park (24) 2.3
14403 E. Pacific Ave. 25
Baldwin Park 91706 11.6
25 Bellflower (25) 2
16600 Civic Cente Drive 26.7
Bellflower 90706 15.5
Rank City (Ranking in 2002) Taxes
* city hall address * property tax (6)
* city zip * transient occupancy tax (7)
* parking tax (8)
1 Los Angeles (1) 1.1%
200 N. Spring St. 14%
Los Angeles 90012 10%
2 Long Beach (2) 1.04
333 W. Ocean Blvd. 12
Long Beach 90802 0
3 Glendale (3) 1.08
613 E. Broadway 10
Glendale 91206 0
4 Santa Clarita (4) 1.18
23920 Valencia Blvd., 10
Suite 300
Santa Clarita 91355 0
5 Pomona (5) 1.15
505 S. Garey Ave. 10
Pomona 91769 0
6 Torrance (6) 1.03
3031 Torrance Blvd. 11
Torrance 90503 0
7 Pasadena (7) 1.09
100 N. Garfield 12.1 (10)
Pasadena 91109 0
8 Paimdale (8) 1.06
38300 Sierra Highway 7
Palmdale 93550 0
9 Lancaster (9) 1.12
44933 N. Fern Ave. 7
Lancaster 93534 0
10 El Monte (10) 1.22
11333 Valley Blvd. 10
El Monte 91731 0
11 Inglewood (11) 1.22
1 Manchester Blvd. 14
Inglewood 90301 10
12 Downey (12) 1.04
11111 Brookshire Ave. 9
Downey 90241 0
13 West Covina (13) 1.11
1444 W. Garvey Ave. 10
West Covina 91790 0
14 Norwalk (14) 1.01
12700 Norwalk Blvd. 10
Norwalk 90651 0
15 Burbank (15) 1.06
275 E. Olive Ave. 10
Burbank 91510 10
16 South Gate (16) 1.06%
8650 California Ave. 8%
South Gate 90280 0%
17 Compton (17) 1.46
205 S. Willowbrook Ave. 7.5
Compton 90220 0
18 Carson (18) 1.06
701 E. Carson St. 9
Carson 90745 0
19 Santa Monica (20) 1.09
1685 Main St. 12
Santa Monica 90401 10
20 Alhambra (19) 1.06
111 S. First St. 12
Alhambra 91801 0
21 Hawthorne (21) 1.1
4455 W. 126th St. 12
Hawthome 90250 0
22 Whittier (22) 1.07
13230 Penn St. 10
Whittier 90620 0
23 Lakewood (23) 1.04
5050 Clark Ave. 13
Lakewood 90712 0
24 Baldwin Park (24) 1.03
14403 E. Pacific Ave. 10
Baldwin Park 91706 0
25 Bellflower (25) 1.01
16600 Civic Cente Drive 9
Bellflower 90706 0
Rank City (Ranking in 2002) Crime Rate (9)
* city hall address (per 100,000)
* city zip
1 Los Angeles (1) 4,582
200 N. Spring St.
Los Angeles 90012
2 Long Beach (2) 4,036
333 W. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach 90802
3 Glendale (3) 2,262
613 E. Broadway
Glendale 91206
4 Santa Clarita (4) 1,980
23920 Valencia Blvd.,
Suite 300
Santa Clarita 91355
5 Pomona (5) 5,371
505 S. Garey Ave.
Pomona 91769
6 Torrance (6) 1,765
3031 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance 90503
7 Pasadena (7) 4,090
100 N. Garfield
Pasadena 91109
8 Paimdale (8) 4,295
38300 Sierra Highway
Palmdale 93550
9 Lancaster (9) 4,121
44933 N. Fern Ave.
Lancaster 93534
10 El Monte (10) 3,597
11333 Valley Blvd.
El Monte 91731
11 Inglewood (11) 3,527
1 Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood 90301
12 Downey (12) 3,311
11111 Brookshire Ave.
Downey 90241
13 West Covina (13) 3,835
1444 W. Garvey Ave.
West Covina 91790
14 Norwalk (14) 3,311
12700 Norwalk Blvd.
Norwalk 90651
15 Burbank (15) 3,524
275 E. Olive Ave.
Burbank 91510
16 South Gate (16) 3,812
8650 California Ave.
South Gate 90280
17 Compton (17) 4,821
205 S. Willowbrook Ave.
Compton 90220
18 Carson (18) 3,675
701 E. Carson St.
Carson 90745
19 Santa Monica (20) NA
1685 Main St.
Santa Monica 90401
20 Alhambra (19) NA
111 S. First St.
Alhambra 91801
21 Hawthorne (21) 4,140
4455 W. 126th St.
Hawthome 90250
22 Whittier (22) NA
13230 Penn St.
Whittier 90620
23 Lakewood (23) 3,807
5050 Clark Ave.
Lakewood 90712
24 Baldwin Park (24) 2,931
14403 E. Pacific Ave.
Baldwin Park 91706
25 Bellflower (25) 3,819
16600 Civic Cente Drive
Bellflower 90706
Rank City (Ranking in 2002) Top Staff Official
* city hall address * name
* city zip * title
* phone number
1 Los Angeles (1) William Fujioka
200 N. Spring St. city administrative officer
Los Angeles 90012 (213) 485-2121
2 Long Beach (2) Gerald R. Miller
333 W. Ocean Blvd. city manager
Long Beach 90802 (562) 570-6711
3 Glendale (3) James Starbird
613 E. Broadway city manager
Glendale 91206 (818) 548-4000
4 Santa Clarita (4) Ken Pulskamp
23920 Valencia Blvd., city manager
Suite 300
Santa Clarita 91355 (909) 259-2489
5 Pomona (5) Doug Dunlap
505 S. Garey Ave. city manager
Pomona 91769 (909) 620-2051
6 Torrance (6) LeRoy Jackson
3031 Torrance Blvd. city manager
Torrance 90503 (310) 618-5880
7 Pasadena (7) Cynthia Kurtz
100 N. Garfield city manager
Pasadena 91109 (626) 744-4000
8 Paimdale (8) Robert Toone Jr.
38300 Sierra Highway city manager
Palmdale 93550 (661) 267-5100
9 Lancaster (9) James Gilley
44933 N. Fern Ave. city manager
Lancaster 93534 (661) 723-6000
10 El Monte (10) Harold Johanson
11333 Valley Blvd. city manager
El Monte 91731 (626) 580-2001
11 Inglewood (11) Mark Weinberg
1 Manchester Blvd. city administrative officer
Inglewood 90301 (310) 412-5301
12 Downey (12) Gerald Caton
11111 Brookshire Ave. city manager
Downey 90241 (562) 904-7283
13 West Covina (13) Andrew Pasmant
1444 W. Garvey Ave. city manager
West Covina 91790 (626) 939-8400
14 Norwalk (14) Ernie V. Garcia
12700 Norwalk Blvd. city manager
Norwalk 90651 (562) 929-5700
15 Burbank (15) Mary J. Alvord
275 E. Olive Ave. city manager
Burbank 91510 (818) 238-5800
16 South Gate (16) Fred Maley
8650 California Ave. interim city manager
South Gate 90280 (323) 563-9500
17 Compton (17) John Johnson
205 S. Willowbrook Ave. city manager
Compton 90220 (310) 605-5585
18 Carson (18) Jerome G. Groomes
701 E. Carson St. city manager
Carson 90745 (310) 830-7600
19 Santa Monica (20) Susan E. McCarthy
1685 Main St. city manager
Santa Monica 90401 (310) 458-8301
20 Alhambra (19) Julio Fuentes
111 S. First St. city manager
Alhambra 91801 (626) 570-5011
21 Hawthorne (21) Charles Herbertson
4455 W. 126th St. city manager
Hawthome 90250 (310) 970-7910
22 Whittier (22) Steve Helvey
13230 Penn St. city manager
Whittier 90620 (562) 945-8200
23 Lakewood (23) Howard Chambers
5050 Clark Ave. city manager
Lakewood 90712 (562) 866-9771
24 Baldwin Park (24) Dayle Keller
14403 E. Pacific Ave. ceo
Baldwin Park 91706 (626) 960-4011
25 Bellflower (25) Michael J. Egan
16600 Civic Cente Drive city administrator
Bellflower 90706 (562) 804-4124
NA - Not available
(1) Source: California Department of Finance, based on Jan. 1, 2003
estimates.
(2) Charter cities are governed by a separate charter, while general law
cities are governed under state laws.
(3) Estimated: not adjusted for different services provided by city;
e.g., contracting out for police, fire, and building services.
(4) As of May 2003, according to the California Association of Realtors.
(5) Represents percentage of city general fund revenues.
(6) Source: Los Angeles County Department of Auditor-Controller,
representative percentage of assessed home value. Actual rates may vary
throuhout the city.
(7) Surcharge on hotel room rates.
(8) Percentage of public or private parking fees that goes to city.
(9) Victims of all crimes, violent and property.
(10) Additional tax of 2.39% on hotel room rates implemented in March
2003.
(11) Total licenses and permits.
(12) Full-time and full-time equivalent employees.
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