Los Angeles

Los Angeles and Chicago are two American cities that have a long history with gang violence. In the 1940’s the city of Los Angeles was experiencing a significant boom in the African American and Latino populations. During this time, there was also a massive influx of Caucasians into the Los Angeles area. The Caucasians wanted to keep African Americans and Latinos who they called ‘Zoot Suiters’ out of their neighborhoods, so they formed a white gang called the ‘Spook Hunters’. The formation of the

Did you know that Los Angeles is called the golden state? Well if you did not know you need to read my essay and learn more about it. In my essay i will talk about my knowledge of L.A. the sports in L.A. and the top 5 amusement parks in L.A. so join me and read my essay. La has amazing sports. There are different kinds of sports in Los Angeles for an example football, hockey, soccer, baseball, and basketball.one day in 1892 they found oil near which is now the dodger stadium. Also, Jered Weaver

Pollution and trash build up in Los Angeles has been accumulating and worsening for many years. The homeless population in Los Angeles also has been at an all time high. In areas like Van Nuys, Reseda, Downtown, and many more, there needs to be more trash cans near homeless encampments and along with those, cameras, which will document and hopefully successfully pinpoint potential littering suspects. The trash is not only harmful and damaging to our community but also Earth as a whole. By setting

Californians are exposed to a diverse range of music. In a state that has homed the likes of pop, heavy metal, rock, ska, alternative, hip-hop, and gangster rap, it is very easily for someone to feel at home in this state, or as Josh Kun puts it in “Los Angeles is Singing”, “songs can orient us to where we are, ground us in a sense of home...” (LAtitudes, 182). Kun goes onto state “They are locators, but they are also bridges, sparks, and launch pads… songs are handshakes and encounters, dances with strangers…”

     African American gangs in Los Angeles originated mostly from the migration of African Americans from the South after World War II. In the 1920’s most of the gangs in Los Angeles were family oriented and it was not until the late 1940’s that the first gangs began. The gangs surfaced out the area known as the East Side, which is the area east of Main Street to Alameda. A lot of the gangs surfaced because of the racism perpetrated by the whites. There was clear segregation

Chicano gangs have been a prominent part of the Los Angeles community since the early 1900s. These Chicano gangs consisted of young Mexican-Americans, another name used for Chicanos, which were formed as a way for some youth to identify with something. The behavior of gang members was a way of adapting to the social and economic living situation that was upon them. There was a large migration of Chicano immigrants to the Los Angeles area that resulted in several changes directly related to the larger

Resilient Cities: Los Angeles, CA Most cities across the globe are known for emitting high greenhouse gas levels as well as consuming fossil fuels in enormous quantities. This is as a result of poor designing when it comes to buildings and inefficient systems of transportation. Gradually, such cities are headed for collapse if they continue along that path. However, according to the authors of “Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change”, cities can also be made resilient and hence

Soccer in Los Angeles has been around since the beginning of the 19th century and in 1902, the Southern California Football League was founded. The Southern California League, which was later renamed the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League, was founded in 1903 and would be the big thing of soccer for many decades (Litterer). Los Angeles fell behind San Francisco in the development of soccer, and both regions were held back by their isolation from the rest of the country. The California State Football

The Los Angeles intervention approach produces positive and negative attributes to combating gang related criminality. Gangs in society today, are problematic in many aspects. There are many different avenues city officials can take to combat or reduce gang related crime. Various methodologies have been used to take on this problem and have had successful results (Spergel,1986). “The general idea is that if gang members will not respond to ordinary social agency programs, then the programs must

Living in Los Angeles I believe is different compared to living in any other city in the United States. No other city really compares, at least I believe. Los Angeles is an extremely diverse city and every community differs from the next. There are numerous subgroups in Los Angeles, that really if one moves to the city, one will fit in right away with a specific group. I believe Los Angeles attracts people from all over the world because of how accepting the city is. I work in the Financial District