Largest cities in Los Angeles county: ranked by population. (List).THE PACESETTER 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. WITH its 3.7 million residents, Los Angeles long has been the 800-pound gorilla gorilla, an ape, Gorilla gorilla, native to the lowland and mountain forests of western and central equatorial Africa. It is the largest of the apes, the males reaching a height of 5 to 6 ft (150–190 cm) with a 9-ft (144–cm) arm spread. of the county's 88 cities, often setting the tone and the agenda for the entire county. Los Angeles would lose some of that dominance dominance In genetics, the greater influence by one of a pair of genes (alleles) that affect the same inherited trait. If an individual pea plant that has one allele for tallness and one for shortness is the same height as an individual that has two alleles for tallness, the if 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. measures for 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. , together containing 1.6 million residents, survive the Nov. 5 ballot ballot, means of voting for candidates for office. The choice may be indicated on or by the ballot forms themselves—e.g., colored balls (hence the term ballot, which is derived from the Italian ballotta, . The campaigns have faltered in recent weeks, and recent polls indicate that neither the San Fernando Valley nor Hollywood is likely to garner citywide majorities necessary to secede se·cede intr.v. se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing, se·cedes To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance. [Latin s . Indeed, Hollywood secession appears unlikely to pass within the proposed city limits. While the city appears to have dodged the secession bullet, its budget picture remains shaky. Through some pre-emptive pre·emp·tive or pre-emp·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of preemption. 2. Having or granted by the right of preemption. 3. a. cuts and an unexpected boost from the city's booming real estate market, a projected $250 million budget deficit that loomed earlier this year was trimmed to a mere $40 million. But with the economy still weak and further cuts looming looming: see mirage. from Sacramento Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , next year's budget promises to be just as challenging, if not more so. Meanwhile, the city's experiment in more localized Translated into the spoken language of the country. See localization. government is being put to the test. Enacted with charter reform three years ago, more than 40 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. have been certified See certification. ; dozens more are in the pipeline. The coming year will also see the complete imposition The printing of pages on a single sheet of paper in a particular order so that they come out in the correct sequence when cut and folded. of term limits as the last group of councilmembers voted into office before term limits took effect are ushered out. Howard Fine Howard Fine (November 28, 1958) is an American acting teacher, the founder of the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood, CA, and also a theatre director. Early Life Howard Fine was born on November 28, 1958 in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the youngest of 5 children. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IT would take a miracle -- or San Fernando Valley and Hollywood secession -- to even come close to knocking Los Angeles out of its spot as the largest city in L.A. County. Major swings on a list of this nature are not to be expected, and the changes this year reflect incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. shifts in population. Both Lancaster Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. and 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. , respectively last year's Nos. 8 and 9, added population, but Palmdale's additional 7,047 residents were enough to boost it to No. 8. The other change was Santa Monica's climb to No. 20 from 21 with the addition of 3,870, surpassing Hawthorne Hawthorne. 1 City (1990 pop. 71,349), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1922. Located in an oil- and gas-producing area, Hawthorne manufactures navigation systems, solar panels, electronic components, silicon instruments, and , where the population grew by 2,259. In all, 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. state statistics, the population of each of the largest cities in the county increased, driving the county's total to more than 9.8 million people. With the increased population have come the appurtenant appurtenant adj. pertaining to something that attaches. In real property law this describes any right or restriction which goes with that property, such as an easement to gain access across the neighbor's parcel, or a covenant (agreement) against blocking the rises in housing costs and traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. , old issues with which the cities and county continue to struggle. Jonathan Jonathan (jŏn`əthən) [short for Jehonathan, Heb.,=Yahweh has given]. 1 In the Bible, Saul's son and David's friend, both killed at the battle of Mt. Gilboa. David showed kindness to his son Mephibosheth. Diamond [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] [GRAPH OMITTED] [GRAPH OMITTED]
Profile
City (Ranking in 2001) * population (1)
* city hall address * city type (2)
Rank * city zip * year incorporated
1 Los Angeles (1) 3,807,397
200 N. Spring St. charter city
1850
Los Angeles 90012
2 Long Beach (2) 473,131
333 W. Ocean Blvd. charter city
Long Beach 90802 1888
3 Glendale (3) 200,157
613 E. Broadway charter city
Glendale 91206 1906
4 Santa Clarita (4) 158,289
23920 Valencia Blvd. #300 general law city
Santa Clarita 91355 1989
5 Pomona (5) 153,939
505 S. Garvey Avenue charter city
Pomona 91769 1888
6 Torrance (6) 142,072
3031 Torrance Blvd. charter city
Torrance 90503 1921
7 Pasadena (7) 138,839
100 N. Garfield charter city
Pasadena 91109 1886
8 Palmdale (9) 123,717
38300 Sierra Highway general law city
Palmdale 93550 1962
9 Lancaster (8) 123,147
44933 North Fern Avenue general law city
Lancaster 93534 1977
10 El Monte (10) 119,474
11333 Valley Boulevard general law city
El Monte 91731 1912
11 Inglewood (11) 115,089
One Manchester Boulevard charter city
1908
Inglewood 90301
12 Downey (12) 110,441
11111 Brookshire Avenue charter city
Downey 90241 1956
13 West Covina (13) 109,083
1444 West Garvey Avenue general law city
West Covina 91790 1923
14 Norwalk (14) 106,650
12700 Norwalk Boulevard general law city
Norwalk 90651 1957
15 Burbank (15) 102,835
275 E. Olive Street charter city
Burbank 91510 1911
16 South Gate (16) 99,172
8650 California Avenue general law city
South Gate 90280 1923
17 Compton (17) 95,926
205 South Willowbrook Avenue charter city
Compton 90220 1888
18 Carson (18) 93,181
701 E. Carson Street general law city
Carson 90745 1968
19 Alhambra (19) 87,976
111 South First Street charter city
Alhambra 91801 1903
20 Santa Monica (21) 87,954
1685 Main Street charter city
Santa Monica 90401 1886
21 Hawthorne (20) 86,371
4455 West 126th Street general law city
Hawthorne 90250 1922
22 Whittier (22) 85,610
13230 Penn Street charter city
Whittier 90620 1898
23 Lakewood (23) 81,376
5050 N. Clark Avenue general law city
Lakewood 90712 1954
24 Baldwin Park (24) 78,367
14403 E. Pacific Avenue general law city
Baldwin Park 91706 1956
25 Lynwood (25) 71,765
11330 Bullis Road general law city
Lynwood 90262 1921
City (Ranking in 2001) Government
* city hall address * city council seats
Rank * city zip * city employees
1 Los Angeles (1) 15
200 N. Spring St. 47,907
Los Angeles 90012
2 Long Beach (2) 9
333 W. Ocean Blvd. 4,765
Long Beach 90802
3 Glendale (3) 5
613 E. Broadway 2,382
Glendale 91206
4 Santa Clarita (4) 5
23920 Valencia Blvd. #300 300
Santa Clarita 91355
5 Pomona (5) 7
505 S. Garvey Avenue 741
Pomona 91769
6 Torrance (6) 7
3031 Torrance Blvd. 1,392
Torrance 90503
7 Pasadena (7) 8
100 N. Garfield 2,228
Pasadena 91109
8 Palmdale (9) 5
38300 Sierra Highway 274
Palmdale 93550
9 Lancaster (8) 5
44933 North Fern Avenue 355
Lancaster 93534
10 El Monte (10) 5
11333 Valley Boulevard 350
El Monte 91731
11 Inglewood (11) 4
One Manchester Boulevard 971
Inglewood 90301
12 Downey (12) 5
11111 Brookshire Avenue 430
Downey 90241
13 West Covina (13) 5
1444 West Garvey Avenue 372
West Covina 91790
14 Norwalk (14) 5
12700 Norwalk Boulevard 500
Norwalk 90651
15 Burbank (15) 5
275 E. Olive Street 1,232
Burbank 91510
16 South Gate (16) 5
8650 California Avenue 400
South Gate 90280
17 Compton (17) 8
205 South Willowbrook Avenue 473
Compton 90220
18 Carson (18) 5
701 E. Carson Street 389
Carson 90745
19 Alhambra (19) 5
111 South First Street 417
Alhambra 91801
20 Santa Monica (21) 7
1685 Main Street 1,686
Santa Monica 90401
21 Hawthorne (20) 5
4455 West 126th Street 300
Hawthorne 90250
22 Whittier (22) 5
13230 Penn Street 414
Whittier 90620
23 Lakewood (23) 5
5050 N. Clark Avenue 741
Lakewood 90712
24 Baldwin Park (24) 5
14403 E. Pacific Avenue 188
Baldwin Park 91706
25 Lynwood (25) 5
11330 Bullis Road 139
Lynwood 90262
Financial
City (Ranking in 2001) * general fund budget (3)
* city hall address (in millions)
Rank * city zip * median home price (4)
1 Los Angeles (1) $3,267
200 N. Spring St. $290,263
Los Angeles 90012
2 Long Beach (2) 357.6
333 W. Ocean Blvd. 250,000
Long Beach 90802
3 Glendale (3) 111
613 E. Broadway 354,500
Glendale 91206
4 Santa Clarita (4) 59.4
23920 Valencia Blvd. #300 265,000
Santa Clarita 91355
5 Pomona (5) 50.7
505 S. Garvey Avenue 170,000
Pomona 91769
6 Torrance (6) 127.5
3031 Torrance Blvd. 354,750
Torrance 90503
7 Pasadena (7) 163
100 N. Garfield 380,000
Pasadena 91109
8 Palmdale (9) 42.2
38300 Sierra Highway 144,000
Palmdale 93550
9 Lancaster (8) 40.3
44933 North Fern Avenue 126,250
Lancaster 93534
10 El Monte (10) 43
11333 Valley Boulevard 206,000
El Monte 91731
11 Inglewood (11) 62.4
One Manchester Boulevard 185,000
Inglewood 90301
12 Downey (12) 49
11111 Brookshire Avenue 271,750
Downey 90241
13 West Covina (13) 41
1444 West Garvey Avenue 232,000
West Covina 91790
14 Norwalk (14) 33.7
12700 Norwalk Boulevard 210,000
Norwalk 90651
15 Burbank (15) 112.5
275 E. Olive Street 325,000
Burbank 91510
16 South Gate (16) $29
8650 California Avenue $183,000
South Gate 90280
17 Compton (17) 42
205 South Willowbrook Avenue 141,000
Compton 90220
18 Carson (18) 57.7
701 E. Carson Street 224,773
Carson 90745
19 Alhambra (19) 37
111 South First Street 253,000
Alhambra 91801
20 Santa Monica (21) 202.3
1685 Main Street 631,000
Santa Monica 90401
21 Hawthorne (20) 38,
4455 West 126th Street 240,000
Hawthorne 90250
22 Whittier (22) 41.8
13230 Penn Street 233,000
Whittier 90620
23 Lakewood (23) 50.7
5050 N. Clark Avenue 275,000
Lakewood 90712
24 Baldwin Park (24) 16
14403 E. Pacific Avenue 178,250
Baldwin Park 91706 2.5
25 Lynwood (25) 25.5
11330 Bullis Road 165,000
Lynwood 90262
Revenue Generators (5)
City (Ranking in 2001) * business license tax
* city hall address * sales taxes
Rank * city zip * utility taxes
1 Los Angeles (1) 11.1%
200 N. Spring St. 11%
15.8%
Los Angeles 90012
2 Long Beach (2) 2.4
333 W. Ocean Blvd. 11.7
Long Beach 90802 16.6
3 Glendale (3) 0
613 E. Broadway 25
Glendale 91206 17
4 Santa Clarita (4) .03
23920 Valencia Blvd. #300 39
Santa Clarita 91355 0
5 Pomona (5) 3.3
505 S. Garvey Avenue 18.9
Pomona 91769 25.1
6 Torrance (6) 5
3031 Torrance Blvd. 29
Torrance 90503 23
7 Pasadena (7) 2.5
100 N. Garfield 18
Pasadena 91109 15
8 Palmdale (9) 1.3
38300 Sierra Highway 32.5
Palmdale 93550 0
9 Lancaster (8) .8
44933 North Fern Avenue 34.5
Lancaster 93534 0
10 El Monte (10) 3.6
11333 Valley Boulevard 41.1
El Monte 91731 17.4
11 Inglewood (11) 5.6
One Manchester Boulevard 14.2
26
Inglewood 90301
12 Downey (12) 1.9
11111 Brookshire Avenue 27.5
Downey 90241 11.8
13 West Covina (13) 0.4
1444 West Garvey Avenue 32
West Covina 91790 0
14 Norwalk (14) 1.8
12700 Norwalk Boulevard 24.2
Norwalk 90651 14.8
15 Burbank (15) 1.35
275 E. Olive Street 20
Burbank 91510 15.1
16 South Gate (16) 6.9%
8650 California Avenue 24.1%
South Gate 90280 0%
17 Compton (17) 16.4
205 South Willowbrook Avenue 22
Compton 90220 36.1
18 Carson (18) 8
701 E. Carson Street 39
Carson 90745 0
19 Alhambra (19) 4.1
111 South First Street 32.6
Alhambra 91801 10.8
20 Santa Monica (21) 10.3
1685 Main Street 15.3
Santa Monica 90401 16.9
21 Hawthorne (20) 9
4455 West 126th Street 23
Hawthorne 90250 16
22 Whittier (22) 1.9
13230 Penn Street 19
Whittier 90620 16
23 Lakewood (23) 2
5050 N. Clark Avenue 22
Lakewood 90712 5
24 Baldwin Park (24) 2.5
14403 E. Pacific Avenue 26.3
Baldwin Park 91706 12.2
25 Lynwood (25) 1
11330 Bullis Road 4.6
Lynwood 90262 9.2
Taxes
* property tax (6)
City (Ranking in 2001) * transient occupancy
* city hall address tax (7)
Rank * city zip * parking tax (8)
1 Los Angeles (1) 1.07%
200 N. Spring St. 14%
10%
Los Angeles 90012
2 Long Beach (2) 1
333 W. Ocean Blvd. 12
Long Beach 90802 0
3 Glendale (3) 1.07
613 E. Broadway 10
Glendale 91206 0
4 Santa Clarita (4) 1.08
23920 Valencia Blvd. #300 10
Santa Clarita 91355 0
5 Pomona (5) 1.09
505 S. Garvey Avenue 2.2
Pomona 91769 0.2
6 Torrance (6) 1.01
3031 Torrance Blvd. 11
Torrance 90503 0
7 Pasadena (7) 1.06
100 N. Garfield 11.9
Pasadena 91109 0
8 Palmdale (9) 1.2
38300 Sierra Highway 7
Palmdale 93550 0
9 Lancaster (8) 1.1
44933 North Fern Avenue 7
Lancaster 93534 0
10 El Monte (10) 1.2
11333 Valley Boulevard 10
El Monte 91731 0
11 Inglewood (11) 1.59
One Manchester Boulevard 14
10
Inglewood 90301
12 Downey (12) 1.03
11111 Brookshire Avenue 9
Downey 90241 0
13 West Covina (13) 1.14
1444 West Garvey Avenue 10
West Covina 91790 0
14 Norwalk (14) 1.01
12700 Norwalk Boulevard 10
Norwalk 90651 0
15 Burbank (15) 1.03
275 E. Olive Street 10
Burbank 91510 10
16 South Gate (16) 1
8650 California Avenue 8
South Gate 90280 0
17 Compton (17) 1.46
205 South Willowbrook Avenue 7.5
Compton 90220 0
18 Carson (18) 1.05
701 E. Carson Street 9
Carson 90745 0
19 Alhambra (19) 1.05
111 South First Street 12
Alhambra 91801 0
20 Santa Monica (21) 1.05
1685 Main Street 12
Santa Monica 90401 10
21 Hawthorne (20) 1
4455 West 126th Street 12
Hawthorne 90250 0
22 Whittier (22) 1.04
13230 Penn Street 10
Whittier 90620 0
23 Lakewood (23) 1.08
5050 N. Clark Avenue 8
Lakewood 90712 0
24 Baldwin Park (24) 1.01
14403 E. Pacific Avenue 10
Baldwin Park 91706 0
25 Lynwood (25) 9
11330 Bullis Road 0
Lynwood 90262 0
Top Staff Official
City (Ranking in 2001) * name
* city hall address Crime Rate (9) * title
Rank * city zip (per 100,000) * phone number
1 Los Angeles (1) 4,572 William Fujioka
200 N. Spring St. city administrative
officer
Los Angeles 90012 (213) 485-2886
2 Long Beach (2) 3,847 Henry Taboada
333 W. Ocean Blvd. city manager
Long Beach 90802 (562) 570-6555
3 Glendale (3) 2,204 James Starbird
613 E. Broadway city manager
Glendale 91206 (818) 548-4000
4 Santa Clarita (4) 1,798 Ken Pulskamp
23920 Valencia Blvd. #300 city manager
Santa Clarita 91355 (661) 259-2489
5 Pomona (5) 3,187 Doug Dunlap
505 S. Garvey Avenue city manager
Pomona 91769 (909) 620-2314
6 Torrance (6) 3,286 LeRoy Jackson
3031 Torrance Blvd. city manager
Torrance 90503 (310) 618-5880
7 Pasadena (7) 3,808 Cynthia Kurtz
100 N. Garfield city manager
Pasadena 91109 (626) 744-4124
8 Palmdale (9) 3,521 Robert Toone Jr.
38300 Sierra Highway city manager
Palmdale 93550 (805) 267-5100
9 Lancaster (8) 3,500 James Gilley
44933 North Fern Avenue city manager
Lancaster 93534 (805) 723-6006
10 El Monte (10) NA Harold Johanson
11333 Valley Boulevard city manager
El Monte 91731 (626) 580-2019
11 Inglewood (11) 4,012 Joseph Rouzan
One Manchester Boulevard city administrative
officer
Inglewood 90301 (310) 412-5301
12 Downey (12) 3,368 Gerald Caton
11111 Brookshire Avenue city manager
Downey 90241 (562) 904-7283
13 West Covina (13) 1,951 Andrew Pasmat
1444 West Garvey Avenue city manager
West Covina 91790 (626) 814-8401
14 Norwalk (14) 3,538 Ernie V. Garcia
12700 Norwalk Boulevard city manager
Norwalk 90651 (562) 929-5700
15 Burbank (15) 3,798 Robert R. Ovrom
275 E. Olive Street city manager
Burbank 91510 (818) 238-5800
16 South Gate (16) 3,255 Jesse Maraz
8650 California Avenue acting city manager
South Gate 90280 (323) 563-9502
17 Compton (17) 5,788 John Johnson
205 South Willowbrook Avenue city manager
Compton 90220 (310) 605-5585
18 Carson (18) 3,752 Jerome G. Groomes
701 E. Carson Street city manager
Carson 90745 (310) 830-7600
19 Alhambra (19) 2,350 Julio Fuentes
111 South First Street city manager
Alhambra 91801 (626) 570-5014
20 Santa Monica (21) 4,909 Susan E. McCarthy
1685 Main Street city manager
Santa Monica 90401 (310) 458-8301
21 Hawthorne (20) 4,492 Leonard Cormier
4455 West 126th Street city manager
Hawthorne 90250 (310) 970-7902
22 Whittier (22) 3,204 Steve Helvey
13230 Penn Street city manager
Whittier 90620 (562) 945-8200
23 Lakewood (23) 3,231 Howard Chambers
5050 N. Clark Avenue city administrator
Lakewood 90712 (562) 866-9771
24 Baldwin Park (24) 4,819 Dayle Keller
14403 E. Pacific Avenue ceo
Baldwin Park 91706 (626) 813-5201
25 Lynwood (25) NA Faustin Gonzales
11330 Bullis Road city manager
Lynwood 90262 (310) 603-0200
NA -- Not available
(1) Source: California Department of Finance, based on Jan. 1, 2002
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 June 2002, according to the California Association of
Realtors.
(5) Represents percentage of city general fund revenues.
(6) Percentage of assessed home value.
(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.
Unless otherwise note, information was provided by the cities
themselves. The cities are ranked by population and general fund budget,
respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate
as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to the
Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [C]2002 Los Angeles Business Journal. This
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