Greater Los Angeles Area

Air pollution has become a major problem in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The air quality has become so terrible here that Los Angeles is leading the United States in the worst air quality. To illustrate this, Imam from CNN has stated that “Los Angeles [is] coming in at No. 1 for ozone pollution” (Imam, April 2016). This allows a striking comparison to others cities. However, ozone pollution is only one of several things that can make up air pollution. Pollution control authorities in my community help keep track of this one and others to help measure the full scope. Consequently, just because we’re the worst in the nation does not mean there aren’t things people can do to improve. Before someone could know what to do about air pollution…

USC’s purchase of Verdugo Hills Hospital Located in the heart of Los Angeles in Southern California lies the home of the USC Trojans. In the year eighteen eighty the city of Los Angeles opened the doors of its first university to a total of fifty three students. USC began its journey in a city just as underdeveloped as the university itself. Since then they have blossomed into a nationally known institution and have graduated hundreds of thousands of students who have gone on to make a huge…

In Southern California there is a period commonly in the fall that produced winds that are known as the Santa Ana Winds.because This wind comes from the desert and then travel around the Southern California area. The Santa Ana Winds are known for being hot and extremely powerful. Due to the conditions of these winds they bring destruction to the areas that they affect. In the passages “The Santa Ana” By Joan Didion and “Brush Fire” by Linda Thomas real life experience of the Santa Ana are…

Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States following New York City on the East Coast. This idolized city that many have nicknamed, L.A., rests within the southern region of the ‘Golden State’ of California. Los Angeles is most widely known for its mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, sprawling metropolis, and for also housing a major center of the American entertainment industry. The worldwide popularity L.A. has received, stems from the city being the source of many…

basic needs met, (food, shelter and clothing), they can work toward focusing on their health and wellbeing. With the development of adequate bilingual services, an improvement in symptom management of adults with mental health illnesses would be expected. This may reduce costs and frequency of hospitalizations or the involvement of law enforcement for crimes related to mental illness, substance abuse and homelessness. Summary of Community Characteristics The San Fernando Valley is located…

swiftness of punishment goes hand-in-hand with the previous motive was because he wanted more people to be able to associate the punishment with the criminal act. The second element was certainty of punishment, meaning even the perception of or risk of punishment should always be present to ensure crime goes unpunished no matter how moderate. In his book, he highlighted this element as the most significant of all others because of the fact that guaranteed threat of retribution will take place if…

range from rural suburbia to booming metropolises. Major cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco are most likely to vote Democrat and they always tend to swing the state’s political affiliation in presidential elections. But there are many rural areas and suburban towns that are very conservative and they have a great tendency to vote republican.…

Magnetic Los Angeles: Planning the Twentieth Century Metropolis is a book written by Greg Hise in 1997. This book challenges the notion that Los Angeles lacked planning and order when being created. Many people believe Los Angeles is the result of random dispersion and housing. Magnetic Los Angeles studies the many ways Los Angeles was, in fact, created through planning and industry. There are numerous reasons that factored into Hise’s conclusion, and he states at the end of the book, “In this…

prolific in the United States in the early 1800’s and since then, gangs have grown to occupy the entire country. Starting with wild-western groups of shooters, they have evolved over the years to street gangs, biker gangs, and even prison gangs. In the mid 1800’s the membership of some gangs began to grow. The Gophers, one of the earliest New York City gangs, soon numbered in the thousands. All across the country, gangs were growing and organizing into much greater forces with more influence on…

Throughout the course of history, gangs and organized crime have managed to find their way into society. Death has terrorized neighborhoods and violence has shaken the entire nation. The uprising of such a violent gang known as the Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, has left many unanswered questions and many crimes unsolved. The origins of the notorious gang are not certain but there are a few theories as to how MS-13 came to be. According to Geoffrey Ramsey in his article Tracing the…