Los Angeles - state California

Los Angeles

State California

CONTENT

• 1. The name of the city
• 2. Cityscape
• 3. Geography

• 3.1 Climate 3.2 Flora
• 3.1 Climate
• 3.2 Flora

• 4. Economy, culture, attractions
• 5. Transportation

• 7.1 Freeways and highways 7.2 Public transportation 7.3 Air transportation 7.4 Ports
• 7.1 Freeways and highways
• 7.2 Public transportation
• 7.3 Air transportation
• 7.4 Ports

• 6. Government
• 7. History
• 8. Sister cities
• SOURCES

1. The name of the city

The town was officially founded on September 4, 1781, by a group of forty-four settlers known as " Los Pobladores ". Tradition has it that on this day they were escorted by four Spanish colonial soldiers, two priests from the Mission and Governor de Neve. The town was named El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula (The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels on the Porciúncula River).

2. Cityscape

• Panorama of Los Angeles as viewed from Mulholland Drive . Left to right: Santa Ana Mountains , downtown, Hollywood (foreground), Wilshire Boulevard , Port of Los Angeles , Palos Verdes Peninsula , Santa Catalina Island , and Los Angeles International Airport .

3. Geography

Los Angeles ( / lɔːs ændʒələs / lawss-AN jə-ləs ; Spanish for "The Angels") is the most populous city in California and the second most populous in the United States , after New York City , with a population of 3.8 million, on a land area of 498.3 square miles (1,290.6 km2). It is the focal point of the larger Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined statistical area , which contains nearly 17.8 million people and which is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County , the most populated and one of the most multicultural counties in the United States. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos" ( / ændʒɪˈlinoʊz / ).

3.1 Climate

• Los Angeles enjoys a Mediterranean climate , with an average of 35 days with measurable precipitation annually.

3.2 Flora

The Los Angeles area is rich in native plant species due in part to a diversity in habitats, including beaches, wetlands , and mountains. The most prevalent botanical environment is coastal sage scrub , which covers the hillsides in combustible chaparral . Native plants include: California poppy , matilija poppy , toyon , Coast Live Oak , and Giant Wildrye . Many of these native species, such as the Los Angeles sunflower , have become so rare as to be considered endangered. Though they are not native to the area, the official tree of Los Angeles is the Coral Tree ( Erythrina caffra ) and the official flower of Los Angeles is the Bird of Paradise ( Strelitzia reginae ). Mexican Fan Palms , California Fan Palms , and Canary Island Palms can be seen throughout the Los Angeles area, despite the latter being non-indeginous to Southern California. A view of Los Angeles covered in smog!

4. Economy, culture, attractions

• Companies such as US Bancorp , Ernst & Young , Aon , Manulife Financial , City National Bank , Wells Fargo , Bank of America , Deloitte , KPMG and the Union Bank of California have offices in the Downtown Financial District

The Financial District of Downtown Los Angeles

The metropolitan area contains the headquarters of companies who moved outside of the city to escape its taxes but keep the benefits of proximity. For example, Los Angeles charges a gross receipts tax based on a percentage of business revenue, while many neighboring cities charge only small flat fees.

Arts and culture of Los Angeles

• Kodak Theatre
• Hollywood Sign

Dodger Stadium is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers

• Staples Center , a premier venue for sports and entertainment, is home to five professional sports teams, most notably the Los Angeles Lakers

5. Transportation

• The city and the rest of the Los Angeles metropolitan area is served by an extensive network of freeways and highways.

5 .2 Public transportation

• The city's subway system is the ninth busiest in the United States and its light rail system is the country's third busiest . The rail system includes the Red and Purple subway lines, as well as the Gold , Blue , and Green light rail lines. The Metro Orange Line is a bus rapid transit line with stops and frequency similar those of a light rail. The city is also central to the commuter rail system Metrolink , which links Los Angeles to all neighboring counties as well as many suburbs.

5 .3 Air transportation

• LAX , the fifth busiest airport in the world

5 .4 Ports

• A view of the Vincent Thomas Bridge reaching Terminal Island

6. Government

• The city is governed by a mayor-council system. The current mayor is Antonio Villaraigosa . There are 15 city council districts. Other elected city officials include the City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and the City Controller Wendy Greuel . The city attorney prosecutes misdemeanors within the city limits. The district attorney, elected by county voters, prosecutes misdemeanors in unincorporated areas and in 78 of the 88 cities in the county, as well as felonies throughout the county.

• The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) polices the city of Los Angeles, but the city also maintains four specialized police agencies; The Office of Public Safety, within the General Services Department (which is responsible for security and law enforcement services at city facilities, including City Hall, city parks and libraries, the Los Angeles Zoo , and the Convention Center), the Port Police, within the Harbor Department (which is responsible for land, air and sea law enforcement services at the Port of Los Angeles), the Los Angeles City Schools Police department which handles law enforcement for all city schools, and the Airport Police, within the Los Angeles World Airports Department (which is responsible for law enforcement services at all four city-owned airports, including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT), LA/Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), and Van Nuys Airport (VNY).

7 . History

• Los Angeles City Hall , shown here in 1931, was built in 1928 and was the tallest structure in the city until 1964, when height restrictions were removed.

• Downtown Los Angeles saw heavy development from the 1980s to 1990s, including the construction of some of the city's tallest skyscrapers.

SHORTLY

• Los Angeles was founded on September 4, 1781 by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve . It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence . In 1848, at the end of the Mexican–American War , Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , thereby becoming part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood .

A LITTLE MORE

The Los Angeles coastal area was first settled by the Tongva (or Gabrieleños) and Chumash Native American tribes thousands of years ago. The first Europeans arrived in 1542 in an expedition organized by the viceroy of New Spain and commanded by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo , a Portuguese-born explorer who claimed the area of southern California for the Spanish Empire .

In 1771, Franciscan friar Junípero Serra built the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel near Whittier Narrows , in what is now called San Gabriel Valley . [18] In 1777, the new governor of California, Felipe de Neve, recommended to Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa , viceroy of New Spain, that the site noted by Juan Crespí be developed into a pueblo . The town was officially founded on September 4, 1781, by a group of forty-four settlers known as " Los Pobladores ". Tradition has it that on this day they were escorted by four Spanish colonial soldiers, two priests from the Mission and Governor de Neve. The town was named El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula (The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels on the Porciúncula River).

These pueblo settlers came from the common Hispanic culture that had emerged in northern Mexico among a racially mixed society. Two-thirds of the settlers were mestizo or mulatto , and therefore, had African, Amerindian, and European ancestry. More importantly, they were intermarrying. The settlement remained a small ranch town for decades, but by 1820 the population had increased to about 650 residents. Today, the pueblo is commemorated in the historic district of Los Angeles Pueblo Plaza and Olvera Street , the oldest part of Los Angeles.

New Spain achieved its independence from the Spanish Empire in 1821, and the pueblo continued as a part of Mexico. During Mexican rule, Governor Pío Pico , made Los Angeles Alta California 's regional capital. Mexican rule ended during the Mexican–American War : Americans took control from the Californios after a series of battles, culminating with the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga on January 13, 1847.

8. Sister cities

• Los Angeles has 25 sister cities , listed chronologically by year joined. Among them there is Saint Petersburg:
• Eilat , Israel (1959)
• Nagoya , Japan (1959)
• Salvador , Bahia , Brazil (1962)
• Bordeaux , France (1964)
• Berlin , Germany (1967)
• Lusaka , Zambia (1968)
• Mexico City , Mexico (1969)
• Auckland City , New Zealand (1971)
• Busan , South Korea (1971)
• Mumbai , Maharashtra , India (1972)
• Tehran , Iran (1972)
• Taipei , Taiwan, Republic of China (1979)
• Guangzhou, People's Republic of China (1981)
• Athens, Greece (1984)
• Saint Petersburg, Russia (1984)
• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1986) and others.

SOURCES

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A
• http://www.losangeles.com/

The presentation is made by a second-year student Max Gem, the group P-406