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Los Angeles City Council District 14
Los Angeles's 14th City Council district is one of the fifteen districts in the Los Angeles City Council. The district, which has a large Latin Americans, Latin American population, includes the neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, Downtown Los Angeles and parts of Northeast Los Angeles. It is currently represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Ysabel Jurado since 2024. she beat previous councilmember Kevin de León that year. The district was created in 1925 after a new city charter was passed, which replaced the former "Plurality-at-large voting, at large" voting system for a nine-member council with a Single member constituency, district system with a 15-member council. Since its creation, it hasn't strayed from its original location, always residing in the Northeast Los Angeles and Downtown Los Angeles areas, which neighborhoods have been historically Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latino. The district has been involved in scandals with the suspension of member Josà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ysabel Jurado
Ysabel J. Jurado is an American tenants' rights lawyer and politician who is the member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 14th district. Jurado ran for the Los Angeles City Council in 2024, challenging incumbent Kevin de León. After leading in the primary, she defeated de León in the runoff election, becoming the first person of Filipino descent elected to the City Council. Her victory was largely attributed to de León's role in the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal. Early life and education Jurado was born and raised in Highland Park, Los Angeles, to Carlo Jurado, a DJ, and Jocelyn Jurado. She has one brother, Raphael. Her grandmother, Irene Jurado, was a lawyer in Iligan, Philippines, serving as lead counsel for ''The Evening Post''. At age 17, Jurado became a mother and co-parented with her aunt while working. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Juris Doctor. She then pursued a career as a ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
El Sereno, Los Angeles
El Sereno (Spanish, "The Serene One") is a Los Angeles neighborhood in the Eastside Los Angeles region of Los Angeles County, California. History Tongva The Tongva village of Otsungna was situated in today's El Sereno on the banks of a stream that was later named Arroyo Rosa de Castilla, which ran east of present-day Guardia and Farnsworth avenues. A trail connected Otsungna to the village of Yangna on the Los Angeles River, then on to the village of Sibagna, near the eventual site of the Mission San Gabriel. The route later became Mission Road. Spanish Period (1769—1821) The El Sereno area was first visited by Europeans in 1769, when the Spanish overland Portola Expedition passed just south of present-day El Sereno. In 1771, Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was founded, including the area that became El Sereno area of its lands was used for cattle grazing, and an adobe was constructed there in 1776. In 1784, three years after the pueblo was founded, Spanish Governor Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city located primarily in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion in the San Fernando Valley, of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is located about north of downtown Los Angeles. As of 2024, Glendale had a Census-estimated population of 187,823, down 8,720 (–4.4%) from the 2020 United States census count of 196,543, which in turn was up from 191,719 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, making it the 4th-most populous city in Los Angeles County and the List of largest California cities by population, 24th-most populous city in California. Glendale—along with neighboring Burbank, California, Burbank and nearby Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood—has served as a major production center for the Cinema of the United States, American film industry, and especially animation, and is home to Disneytoon Studios, Marvel Animation, and DreamWorks Animation. It is also home to educational and cultural institutions, including Glendal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pasadena, California
Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. Its population was 138,699 at the 2020 census, making it the 45th-largest city in California and the ninth-largest in Los Angeles County. Pasadena was incorporated on June 19, 1886, 36 years after the city of Los Angeles but still one of the first in what is now Los Angeles County. Pasadena is home to many scientific, educational, and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena City College, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Fuller Theological Seminary, Theosophical Society, Parsons Corporation, Art Center College of Design, the Planetary Society, Pasadena Playhouse, the Ambassador Auditorium, the Norton Simon Museum, and the USC Pacific Asia Museum. Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Pasadena, California
South Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 26,943, up from 25,619 at the 2020 census. It is located in the Western San Gabriel Valley. It is in area and lies between the city of Pasadena, California, Pasadena, of which it was once a part, and the metropolis of Los Angeles. South Pasadena is the oldest self-builder of floats in the historic Tournament of Roses Parade. History The original inhabitants of the area were members of the Native American Hahamog-na tribe, a branch of the Tongva people, Tongva Nation (part of the Shoshone language group) that occupied the Los Angeles Basin. Akuvranga was the Tongva name for the area that covers modern-day South Pasadena and part of Pasadena. Tongva dwellings lined the Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County) in South Pasadena and south to where it joins the Los Angeles River and along other natural waterways in the city. They lived in thatched, dome-shape lodges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Annandale (Pacific Electric)
The Annandale Line was an interurban route operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1902 to 1928. Route The line ran from the Pacific Electric Building at 6th and Main streets in Downtown Los Angeles to its terminus at the intersection of Avenue 64 and Cheviotdale in the town of Annandale (later annexed by Pasadena). It split from the South Pasadena Local line at Roble Avenue and Avenue 64. There was an early plan to extend the line to Downtown Pasadena by way of West California Boulevard (where a local line was already running). Connections between Los Angeles and Pasadena Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial d ... were limited by topography, and the three existing lines were all very heavily used. History Through service to Downtown Los Angeles was disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
California's 54th State Assembly District
California's 54th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Mark Gonzalez of Los Angeles. District profile Before the 2020 - 2022 redistricting, the district encompassed parts of the Westside and South Los Angeles, reaching almost to the Pacific Ocean. The current 54th district includes East Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Koreatown, Pico-Union, Los Feliz, Downtown L.A., Chinatown, Boyle Heights, Commerce, and Vernon among other neighborhoods and municipalities. The district is ethnically diverse and heavily urban. Los Angeles County – ''4.8%'' * Culver City * Inglewood – ''0.3%'' * Ladera Heights * Los Angeles – ''10.8%'' ** Baldwin Hills ** Century City ** Crenshaw ** Leimert Park ** Mar Vista – ''partial'' ** Mid-City ** West Los Angeles ** Westwood * View Park-Windsor Hills Election results from statewide races List of assembly members Due to redistricting, the 54th district has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
California's 52nd State Assembly District
California's 52nd State Assembly district is one of 80 California California State Assembly, State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by California Democratic Party, Democrat Jessica Caloza. District profile After being redrawn in 2020, the district encompasses the Los Angeles County communities of Angelino Heights, Los Angeles, Angelino Heights, Atwater Village, Los Angeles, Atwater Village, City Terrace, California, City Terrace, Cypress Park, Los Angeles, Cypress Park, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, East Hollywood, Los Angeles, East Hollywood, East Los Angeles, California, East Los Angeles, Echo Park, El Sereno, Los Angeles, El Sereno, Elysian Heights, Los Angeles, Elysian Heights, Glassell Park, Los Angeles, Glassell Park, Garvanza, Los Angeles, Garvanza, Highland Park, Los Angeles, Highland Park, Hillside Village, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, Montecito Heights, Monterey Hills, Los Angeles, Monterey Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
California's 26th State Senate District
California's 26th senatorial district is one of 40 California California State Senate, State Senate districts. It is currently represented by of . District profile The district is located in the central and eastern Los Angeles neighborhoods of Los Feliz, Los Angeles, Los Feliz, East Hollywood, Los Angeles, East Hollywood, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Cypress Park, Los Angeles, Cypress Park, Koreatown, Los Angeles, Koreatown, Wilshire Center, Los Angeles, Wilshire Center, Westlake, Los Angeles, Westlake, Glassell Park, Los Angeles, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, Garvanza, Los Angeles, Garvanza, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Lincoln Heights, Hermon, Los Angeles, Hermon, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Los Angeles, Chinatown, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, and El Sereno, Los Angeles, El Sereno, along with the adjacent communities of City Terrace, California, City Terrace, East Los Angeles, California, Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
California's 34th Congressional District
California's 34th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. Located in Los Angeles County, the district is represented by Democrat Jimmy Gomez. Its previous U.S. representative, Democrat Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles, resigned January 24, 2017, to become attorney general of California. Representative Gomez won a special election on June 6, 2017, beating fellow Democrat Robert Lee Ahn to replace Becerra. He was later sworn in as the district's U.S. representative on July 11, 2017. The district is almost entirely within the City of Los Angeles and includes the following neighborhoods in Central, East, and Northeast Los Angeles: Boyle Heights, Chinatown, City Terrace, Cypress Park, Downtown Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, Garvanza, Glassell Park, Highland Park, Koreatown, Little Bangladesh, Little Tokyo, Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights, Monterey Hills, Mount Washington, and Westlake. Recent election results from statewide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
LAist
KPCC ( FM 89.3) – branded LAist 89.3 – is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed in Pasadena, California. KPCC itself is primarily serving Greater Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley; through rebroadcating and translator stations, KPCC's programming also reaches the Santa Barbara, Coachella Valley, Palm Springs, and Ventura County, California areas, and part of the Inland Empire area. The station is owned by Pasadena City College and operated by the American Public Media Group's Southern California Public Radio (SCPR), in addition to serving as an affiliate for National Public Radio and Public Radio Exchange. It originates some of its own shows. The studios are located in Pasadena, and the station transmitter is on Mount Wilson. , SCPR served "more than 527,000 listeners each week". History Pasadena City College has a history in radio back to when it was still Pasadena Junior College, a combined high school and college; in 1934 it began ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Monterey Hills, Los Angeles
Monterey Hills is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California. Development history The Monterey Hills Redevelopment Project, adopted by City Council on July 29, 1971, includes the development of a well planned residential community that provides a variety of housing opportunities for families and individuals from all income levels and the preservation of the physical integrity of the site. Twenty-one Condominium (living space), condominium and rental complexes totaling 1,781 units have been built in the project area. In the late 1980s, some developments experienced varying degrees of soil settlement, and certain buildings showed signs of structural distress. From 1989-1990 The Monterey Hills Development on whole was the subject of the longest civil jury trial in Los Angeles County History due to land subsidence. The Castro firm sued the massive 200-unit Eaton Crest project in Monterey Hills, a structure that was constructed on an unstable backfill. The Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
