Talk:Los Angeles

Census report Los Angeles may have Latino majority

A new census release has estimated Los Angeles to have over 50% Latino population, the first time since 1860 for the city's Latino population to outnumber the other ethnic groups. This was long predicted since the 1920's, but I recall a National Geographic magazine article of Los Angeles (January 1979) wrote comments to sure be deemed "un-PC or xenophobic" about Los Angeles (the city, county or area? non-specified) will develop a Hispanic majority or have mostly Spanish surnamed people (the only major city in the mainland US except Puerto Rico) before the year 2000 and being compared to "Another Quebec, the province of Canada where today French is the official language". I thought the title goes to the border town of El Paso, Texas with over 3/4 of the city and 2/3 of the county are Latino. I also read the magazine's interview with then L.A. city councilman Alberto Juarez predicted at least three (turns out to be five) Spanish-speaking council members and a mayor of Hispanic origin (also came true) will head Los Angeles in the first decade of the 21st century was correct. + 71.102.3.86 (talk) 10:01, 22 September 2009

Where's a source for this particular claim. According to the latest ACS report from the U.S. Census, the Latino population is still at 49%. In addition, with cities with populations of million plus, San Antonio in Texas has more percentage of Latinos than Los Angeles. The claim, however, may be true with the release of the 2010 census figures. --Moreau36 (talk) 18:50, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Wrong one Census

Hi, You see on the top of pages say "3,833,995" in July 1, 2009 is made mistake because 2008 is old. Now it is 3,831,868 in 2009. You see U.S. Census Estimate 2009, 2000 and 1990 You can edit it. Thank you. Ross Degenstein (Talk) --208.107.123.63 (talk) 02:38, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Grammatical errors or dialectical difference?

"The summer's season lasts nearly all year round, although during the period from December to April temperatures are alternately - between a fifty several and seventy several degrees Fahrenheit (a dozen or so and twenty-some degrees Celsius) during the day."

This sentence is extremely awkward. Is this typical phrasing in American dialect? I'd suggest something like "The summer season lasts nearly all year round. Between December and April, however, temperatures can alternate between fifty-five and seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit during the day." 99.253.195.150 (talk) 10:06, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

I've never heard or read that usage before. Your proposed change looks much better.   Will Beback  talk  11:30, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

I noticed the same thing. Although I agree that the proposed text reads better, the weatherbase reference doesn't support it (not to say it's wrong, just that the data isn't there). The offending sentences don't contribute a lot, so I've deleted them. Daily variation does seem interesting - it often surprises non-natives - but more research is required to find cite-able information. Remember that the difference between average high and average low is not necessarily the same as the average difference between high and low. Note also that the daily swing in temperature is not particularly seasonal. Jordan Brown (talk) 15:53, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

OK, sometimes I can't do math, at least not by intuition. SUM(high[i] - low[i])/n is indeed equal to SUM(high[i])/n - SUM(low[i])/n. Distributivity and all that. Sigh. Added in a sentence about daily swings, using the NOAA data. Jordan Brown (talk) 17:28, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Colleges

• East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is not located within limits of the City of Los Angeles. The district headquarters are located in the City. Bband11th (talk) 03:53, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Colleges, continued

The Claremont Colleges are not in the City of Los Angeles, but one particularly persistent user is insisting on putting them there. Those distinguished institutions are in fact in Claremont, which is a separate city. I'm somewhat baffled by this insistence; perhaps someone else can attempt to explain. Antandrus (talk) 06:08, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

• Not only not in City of Los Angeles, but very far from the City of L.A. It is located in the northeast corner of the County of Los Angeles. Bband11th (talk) 06:12, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

I agreed with your comments on his talk page, and slapped him with some UW's . If he makes one more irresponsible edit, he's off to AIV. Purplebackpack89 15:53, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 70.134.67.132, 18 July 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} Under History, there is a paragraph:

During the remaining decades of the 20th century, the city was plagued by increasing gang warfare, drug trades, and police corruption. Racial tensions erupted again in 1992 with the Rodney King controversy and the large-scale riots that followed the acquittal of his police attackers. In 1994, the 6.7 Northridge earthquake shook the city, causing $12.5 billion in damage and 72 deaths.[28]

"police corrupiton" should be deleted becuase:

1. There is no proof that the city was "plagued" with police corruption.
2. If it was true, it needs to be cited.
3. The only cite (# 28) has to do with an earthquake, not the city being "plagued" with police corruption.

70.134.67.132 (talk) 16:56, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

See Rampart scandal.   Will Beback  talk  20:01, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Like I said, if its true it needs to be cited. Only five officers were terminated. That is not a "plague." It needs to be removed or re-worded. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.134.67.132 (talk) 05:13, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

 Partly done: I've added a {{dubious}} there, when consensus is achieved here, someone will change it, or request an edit again. 930913(Congratulate) 14:31, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Inaccuracy

Please see Los_Angeles#Demographics:

• White: 49.5% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 29.4%) - so, 49.5% - 29.4% = 20.1% Hispanic

below write:

• Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 48.4%

and be-eee-low: Hispanics and Latinos make up 48.4% of Los Angeles' population. According to the survey, there were 1,815,005 Hispanics and Latinos residing in Los Angeles. The four main Hispanic/Latino groups were the following:

• • Mexican: 33.4% (1,253,410)
  • Puerto Rican: 0.4% (14,646)
  • Cuban: 0.4% (13,390)
  • Other Hispanic or Latino (Colombian, Panamanian, Uruguayan, etc.): 14.2% (533,539)

Do these figures are accurate? Are there sources? Subtropical-man (talk) 17:40, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

• This link is provided as a reliable source per U.S. Census Bureau. --Moreau36--Discuss 05:44, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Minor correction

{{editsemiprotected}} There should be no period after "the valley of smoke". So Say We All (talk) 20:22, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for catching that.   Will Beback  talk  20:42, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

---

LAX min. temp.

Minimum temperature at LAX downtown was 23F on 9-1-1937 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.9.63.99 (talk) 14:20, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Prophecy

Please add this:

On 03/01/2006 Our Lady made this prophecy: "The famous Los Angeles will mourn the death of their children." (See Apelos Urgentes) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.117.72.239 (talk) 00:25, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

To whom it may concern,

I would like to add my book (below) to the Further Reading section, but I can't because it is semi-protected. How can I do it?

• López-Calvo, Ignacio. Latino Los Angeles in Film and Fiction: The Cultural Production of Social Anxiety. University of Arizona Press, 2011. ISBN 0816529264 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.242.36.159 (talk) 06:34, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

LA's Metro Population

Someone's changed it to 15 million, but the article, source and other pages give the more common and accurate number of 12 million. I can't fix it because it's protected so, just letting people know.