Largest cities in Los Angeles County.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY L.A. County's 25 largest cities posted a 1.4 percent increase in population, to top 7 million residents. The city of Los Angeles
No. 8 Palmdale Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. was the fastest growing city, percentage-wise, increasing its population by 4,200, to 131,300, a 3.3 percent gain. Sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. revenue was the greatest cash generator generator, in electricity, machine used to change mechanical energy into electrical energy. It operates on the principle of electromagnetic induction, discovered (1831) by Michael Faraday. for the cities, accounting, on average, for a quarter of general fund revenues in fiscal year 2003-04. No. 4 Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, posted the highest percentage, with an estimated 44 percent of general fund revenues from sales tax. In terms of safety, No. 19 Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. posted the highest crime rate, with 5,393 crimes per 100,000 residents, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the FBI Uniform Crime Report. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. followed next, with 4,986 crimes per 100,000 residents, while Santa Clarita registered the lowest rate at 2,040. THE PACESETTER L.A. has taken its share of budgetary hits due to the state's financial crisis, putting a plan to expand the L.A. Police Department and other initiatives on hold. One ongoing story is the "pay-to-play Pay-to-play Attempts by municipal bond underwriting businesses to gain influence with political officials who decide which underwriters are awarded the municipality's business. " investigation, in which the FBI and the L.A. County District Attorney ate examining the way the city doles out contracts. The other big issue at City Hall has been Mayor James James, person in the Bible James, in the Gospel of St. Luke, kinsman of St. Jude. The original does not specify the relationship. James, rivers, United States James. Hahn's $9 billion proposal to overhaul 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 . With the plan under fire, 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 accepted a compromise by City Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski Cindy Miscikowski represented the 11th District on the Los Angeles City Council for two full terms from 1997 through 2005. Previously, she was an aide to Councilman Marvin Braude and the Executive Director of the Skitball Cultural Center in its beginning stages. that would postpone post·pone tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones 1. To delay until a future time; put off. See Synonyms at defer1. 2. To place after in importance; subordinate. decisions on several of the most controversial elements of his plan. The City Council is likely to vote on the revised plan later this year. The mayor's race will dominate next year's elections. Former Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg Robert Myles Hertzberg was born on November 19, 1954 in Los Angeles, California, was an attorney and businessperson, and served in the California State Assembly from 1996-2002. , state Sen. Richard Ri·chard , Joseph Henri Maurice Known as "Rocket." 1921-2000. Canadian hockey player. A right wing for the Montreal Canadiens (1942-1960), he led his team to eight Stanley Cup championships and was the first player to score 50 goals in a Alarcon A·lar·cón , Pedro Antonio de 1833-1891. Spanish writer noted particularly for his shorter novels, such as The Three-Cornered Hat (1874). and L.A. City Councilman Bernard Ber·nard , Claude 1813-1878. French physiologist noted for his study of the digestive and nervous systems. 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Rank City (Ranking in 2003) Profile
* city hall address * population (1)
* city zip * city type (2)
* year incorporated
1 Los Angeles (1) 3,912,00
200 N. Spring St. charter city
Los Angeles 90012 1850
2 Long Beach (2) 487,100
333 W. Ocean Blvd. charter city
Long Beach 90802 1897
3 Glendale (3) 205,300
613 E. Broadway charter city
Glendale 91206 1906
4 Santa Clarita (4) 164,900
23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 300 general law city
Santa Clarita 91355 1987
5 Pomona (5) 158,400
505 S. Garey Ave. charter city
Pomona 91766 1888
6 Torrance (6) 146,200
3031 Torrance Blvd. charter city
Torrance 90503 1921
7 Pasadena (7) 144,000
100 N. Garfield charter city
Pasadena 91109 1886
8 Palmdale (8) 131,300
38300 Sierra Highway general law city
Palmdale 93550 1962
9 Lancaster (9) 129,200
44933 N. Fern Ave. general law city
Lancaster 93534 1977
10 El Monte (10) 123,500
11333 Valley Blvd. general law city
El Monte 91731 1912
11 Inglewood (11) 117,600
1 Manchester Blvd. charter city
Inglewood 90301 1908
12 Downey (12) 112,800
11111 Brookshire Ave. charter city
Downey 90241 1956
13 West Covina (13) 111,400
1444 W. Garvey Ave. general law city
West Covina 91790 1923
14 Norwalk (14) 109,500
12700 Norwalk Blvd. general law city
Norwalk 90651 1957
15 Burbank (15) 105,400
275 E. Olive Ave. charter city
Burbank 91510 1911
16 South Gate (16) 101,400
8650 California Ave. general law city
South Gate 90280 1923
17 Compton (17) 97,900
205 S. Willowbrook Ave. charter city
Compton 90220 1888
18 Carson (18) 96,300
701 E. Carson St. general law city
Carson 90745 1968
19 Santa Monica (19) 90,300
1685 Main St. charter city
Santa Monica 90401 1886
20 Alhambra (20) 89,700
111 S. First St. charter city
Alhambra 91801 1903
21 Hawthorne (21) 88,200
4455 W. 126th St. general law city
Hawthorne 90250 1922
22 Whittier (22) 87,000
13230 Penn St. charter city
Whittier 90620 1898
23 Lakewood (23) 83,100
5050 Clark Ave. general law city
Lakewood 90712 1954
24 Baldwin Park (24) 80,300
14403 E. Pacific Ave. general law city
Baldwin Park 91706 1956
25 Bellflower (25) 77,000
16600 Civic Center Drive general law city
Bellflower 90706 1957
Rank Government Financial
* city council seats * general fund revenues (3)
* city employees (in millions)
* median home price (4)
1 15 $3,497.7
44,000 $360,000
2 9 350.8
5,850 365,000
3 5 115
2,585 469,000
4 5 58
684 425,000
5 7 69.9
758 280,000
6 7 133.6
1,861 500,000
7 7 171
2,048 (10) 499,500
8 5 39.8
581 250,000
9 5 40.8
400 203,500
10 5 43.5
589 320,000
11 5 64.2
1,050 299,250
12 5 49.9
758 429,500
13 5 38.2
632 366,500
14 5 30.7
402 318,500
15 5 113.1
1,533 455,500
16 5 $25.2
493 $300,000
17 5 31.1
368 215,000
18 5 57.2
651 338,000
19 7 170.8
1,763 692,500
20 5 35.6
600 375,000
21 5 40.1
481 372,000
22 5 46.1
620 380,000
23 5 32.9
471 420,000
24 5 17.1
353 285,000
25 5 22
238 362,000
Rank Revenue Generators (5) Taxes
* business license tax * property tax (6)
* sales taxes * transient occupancy tax (7)
* utility taxes * parking tax (8)
1 10.65 1.16%
10.8% 14%
14.9% 10%
2 2.6 1.06
11.8 12
12.7 0
3 0.4 1.09
12 10
16.5 0
4 0.3 1.15
44 10
0 0
5 3.2 1.15
19.4 10
24.5 0
6 5.2 1.05
27.6 11
22.7 0
7 2.5 1.12
18.8 12.11
14.2 0
8 0.8 1.14
35.4 7
0 0
9 1.9 1.12
33.8 7
0 0
10 4.1 1.24
38.7 10
15.6 0
11 5.9 1.26
14 14
24.8 10
12 2 1.06
27.3 9
11.8 0
13 3.6 1.06
32.5 10
0 0
14 2 1.06
26.8 10
16.3 0
15 1.3 1.09
20.7 10
14.6 10
16 5% 1.1%
28.8% 8%
0% 0%
17 5.5 1.54
13.2 7.5
2 0
18 3.2 1.1
37.4 9
0 0
19 10.3 1.08
14.9 12
16.5 10
20 4.1 1.06
33 12
10.7 0
21 10 1.13
22.5 12
16.2 0
22 1.7 1.09
18.1 10
14.6 0
23 1.5 1.06
33.1 8
7.6 0
24 2.3 1.10
24.1 10
12.5 0
25 2.2 1.01
25 9
16 0
Rank Crime Rate (9) Top Staff Official
(per 100,000) * name
* title
* phone number
1 4,986 William Fujioka
city administrative officer
(213) 485-2121
2 4,034 Gerald R. Miller
city manager
(562) 570-6555
3 2,244 James Starbird
city manager
(818) 548-4844
4 2,040 Ken Pulskamp
city manager
(661) 259-2489
5 3,957 Douglas Dunlap
city manager
(909) 620-2051
6 3,175 LeRoy Jackson
city manager
(310) 328-5310
7 3,515 Cynthia Kurtz
city manager
(626) 744-4000
8 4,443 Robert Toone Jr.
city manager
(661) 267-5100
9 4,162 James Gilley
city manager
(661) 723-6000
10 2,988 Juan Mireles
city manager
(626) 580-2001
11 3,519 Mark Weinberg
city administrative officer
(310) 412-5301
12 3,281 Gerald Caton
city manager
(562) 904-7246
13 3,890 Andrew Pasmant
city manager
(626) 939-8400
14 3,339 Ernie Garcia
city manager
(562) 929-5700
15 3,092 Mary J. Alvord
city manager
(818) 238-5850
16 3,426 Gary Milliman
city manager
(323) 563-9500
17 4,674 Michael Heriot
city manager
(310) 605-5500
18 3,704 Jerome G. Groomes
city manager
(310) 830-7600
19 5,393 Susan E. McCarthy
city manager
(310) 458-8411
20 2,916 Julio Fuentes
city manager
(626) 570-5011
21 3,517 Richard Prentice
city manager
(310) 970-7910
22 2,972 Steve Helvey
city manager
(562) 945-8200
23 3,783 Howard Chambers
city manager
(562) 866-9771
24 2,427 Sid Mousavi
interim ceo
(626) 960-4011
25 3,910 Michael J. Egan
city administrator
(562) 804-4124
(1) Source: California Department of Finance, based on Jan. 1, 2004
estimates.
(2) Charter cities are governed by a separate charter, while general law
cities are governed under state laws.
(3) Estimated fiscal year 2003-04 general fund revenues.
(4) As of May 2004, 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 throughout 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, according to the 2002
FBI Uniform Crime Report.
(10) Employment numbers include city service workers, which are not
permanent positions.
Note: Unless otherwise noted, information was provided by the cities
themselves. To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate
as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
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Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. (c)2004 Los Angeles Business Journal. This
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Researched by Nicole Taylor
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