Earth’s population is increasing, and areas which are already home to millions are continuing to expand. As these cities continue to grow, when the population reaches a certain point it is referred to as a megacity, a megacity is a metropolitan area with a total population of 10 million plus. These megacities are so large that they are becoming out of control settlements, cities like Los Angeles and Tokyo are being forced to expand upwards due to having to accommodate for the thriving population
glutted on humanity. Its first bloodletting of that season of the Devil occurred on the warm evening of June 28, 1984, when an earth-bound Lucifer found his way into the small Glassel Park apartment of 79-year-old Jennie Vincow. Throughout the Los Angeles area a damp humidity had oppressed the air that day, and when the evening came and the temperature slightly cooled, Jennie left her window open to invite what little breeze there might be into her flat. Like a fallen leaf, decayed and tossed from
Imagine living in Los Angeles and being afraid every night that an unknown man could break in rip your family apart. There were many prolific serial killers throughout the seventies and eighties that struck fear in many people. In that time only one man was terrorizing the greater Los Angeles area. In the span of one year from June 28, 1984 until August 24, 1985 Richard Ramirez killed sixteen people going as far as seventy six miles south of Los Angeles. He was known as the “Night Stalker”. Richard
Congested freeways in Los Angeles are well documented in today's pop culture and the impacts on the city's residents are very real. Angelenos experience the effects through wasted gas costs, pollution, and an average of 89 hours spent in traffic (Jones). In hope of relief, 70 percent of Angelenos voted to pass measure M last november, a measure which will allocate $29 billion to rail transit expansion (Metro). However, with the enormous cost of these developments, it is reasonable to question if
nationally, comes into a lower income area and gives a whole new life to that area due to the employment that it provides, the foot traffic that it brings to an area, and their purchasing of goods from local suppliers. The Whole Foods Effect has worked in Washington D.C. in 2000, in Pittsburgh in 2002, in Boston in 2011, and most recently in Detroit in 2013. The “Whole Foods Effect” is not always carried out by the introduction of Whole Foods into lower income areas although it was carried out in Washington
city in Los Angeles County that is perfectly situated for residents to enjoy all the arts and culture on offer in Greater Los Angeles. Just 19 miles from downtown LA, it is close to some of the top museums, galleries and other venues of world-class art exhibitions and the performing arts. West Covina living offers an elegant and informal lifestyle that is close to some of the best shopping and facilities in the area. Here are just a few of the many things to do in West Covina. Art Museums Los Angeles
Imagine walking around the streets of Los Angeles and taking in the towering buildings and the bustling traffic. People on the sidewalk passing back heading to their next appointment and cars in search of parking slots. Suddenly the world stops and you hear the rattling of coins in a can. You take your focus of the beautiful City of Angels to a man sitting man on the ground shaking his can. He sits there with a sign that says, “Homeless, please help. God bless.” People continue to walk by, but only
disadvantaged. There then is the debate of whether violent crime is associated with environments struck with poverty. There is a correlation between violent crimes and poverty because of the unemployment rates in major cities, the culture of poor areas, and drugs. There are three components that must be looked at before carrying on. They are: poverty, social inequality, and relative depravation. Poverty is defined according to an economic standard. The income deemed necessary to meet basic living
African-American Street Gangs in Los Angeles In Los Angeles and other urban areas in the United States, the formation of street gangs increased at a steady pace through 1996. The Bloods and the Crips, the most well-known gangs of Los Angeles, are predominately African American[1] and they have steadily increased in number since their beginnings in 1969. In addition, there are over 600 active Hispanic gangs in Los Angeles County with a growing Asian gang population numbering approximately 20
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art at the LACMA Introduction The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced recently that it had acquired “the remarkable Madina Collection of Islamic art. The collection contains works of various media dating from the late 7th through 19th centuries from the vast areas that comprise the Islamic world, from Southern Spain to Central Asia” (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2005). While the museum already had quite an extensive collection of Islamic
Table of Contents Page 3- Introduction Page 3 - Los Angeles Erupts Page 5- Figure #1- City of Los Angeles- Extent of damage Page 6- The Powder Keg and the Spark Page 7- LA- Rich vs. Poor, Black vs. White Page 7- Crack Cocaine and Gangs Page 8- Figure #2- Gang Territories 1996 Page 9- The LAPD- Protectors of Occupying Force? Page 10- Rodney King and Latasha Harlins Page 11- Long Term Planning Page 11- Prevention/Mitigation Page 11- Preparedness Page 12- Response Page 12- Recovery Page
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California, United States. It became the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest undergraduate campus of the ten-campus system after the original University of California campus in Berkeley (1873). It offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. UCLA has an approximate enrollment of 30,000 undergraduate
and population growth. There are two forms of these losses of diversity by human hand: direct and indirect. Direct losses would be the destruction of an area needed for human requirements be it social or economical. Examples of these losses would be housing, agriculture, and others. Indirect losses would be those caused by the destruction of an area also needed for the same requirements but the area’s commodities which are valued, water, food, land in general, is needed elsewhere. These losses are
The construction of Dodger Stadium in the early 1950s serves as a poignant example of urban development and its adverse effects on marginalized communities, particularly the Chicano residents of Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles. Despite promises of low-income housing, the forced eviction and subsequent displacement of these communities reveal a legacy of broken promises and social injustice, as economic interests and political maneuvering paved the way for the stadium at the cost of a vibrant ethnic
The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team that is located in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Los Angeles Lakers is 16-time NBA champion team with their last champion win in 2010. I chose the Los Angeles Lakers Team because they are one of my favorite teams in the NBA, even though they did not make the playoffs this year. While growing up and still today, if the Lakers are playing
San Fernando quake struck at 6am on the 9th of February with a force of 6.5 on the Richter scale.Damage was most severe in the northern San Fernando Valley. Surface faulting was extensive in the mountains, south of the epicentre as well as in urban areas along city streets and neighbourhoods and uplift also affected private homes and businesses. But the most devastating damage as far as loss of lives is concerned took place at The Veterans hospital which comprised of 45 individual buildings. 26 of
The beating of Rodney King from the Los Angeles Police Department on March 3, 1991 and the Los Angeles riots resulting from the verdict of the police officers on April 29 through May 5, 1992 are events that will never be forgotten. They both evolve around one incident, but there are two sides of ethical deviance: the LAPD and the citizens involved in the L.A. riots. The incident on March 3, 1991 is an event, which the public across the nation has never witnessed. If it weren’t for the random videotaping
This seldom discussed and often-overlooked part of American subculture is still thriving in the inner city, the street gang. Street gangs have played a big part in shaping different cities and areas within the U.S. Two of the most famous street gangs are the Los Angeles Crips (L.A. Crips) and the Los Angeles Bloods (L.A. Bloods). These two gangs are involved in one of the biggest gang rivalries currently erupting in the United States. Who are the people who belong to the Bloods and the Crips? What
On April 29, 1992 a series of riots and violent disturbances occurred in South Central Los Angeles, which then went to spread out to six different areas. These disturbances were in response to the verdict of the Rodney King Beating. People were furious that our city and leaders would allow police officers to to violently treat citizens like animals. Videos were shown where Rodney King was clearly tasered, hit with batons, and then tackled down. Although this historical event ma seem as if it has
Los Angeles; A Diverse Metropolis People always wonder why the City of Angels is different from other cities. This paper will answer this question and explain the uniqueness that makes L.A., “L.A.” Los Angeles, since its birth as an embryonic city, has become one of the most diverse metropolises, offering to the public what no other city can. This paper will emphasize the relationship between the federal government and the western United States. It will also illustrate how capitalism has