The Los Angeles Times

Living in such an enormous city as Los Angeles can bring devastating consequences towards an individual’s health. The city is densely populated by human beings, automobiles, and buildings that it directly impacts the amount of open space available to live an active life. The built environment surrounding a city can profoundly impact citizen’s daily lives and potentially be detrimental to their overall health. Certain factors that contribute to living in a poor built environment include the small

As diverse as the city of Los Angeles is, it has a history of racial tension and civil unrest. From 1910, the start of the Mexican Revolution and World War I when President Theodore Roosevelt instituted the “brown scare” (Coerver, 2001), to 1913, when the California Alien Land Act prohibited Japanese immigrants and citizens of Japanese descent from owning land in California, to 1934, when 3000 Chinese immigrants were displaced to make way for Union Station, to 1942, when 110,000 Japanese Americans

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

public transportation in America. The California bullet train is one of the projects that have gained much attention by the political powers of our great country. In an article in the Los Angeles Times, U.S stands by California

struggle. The Los Angeles riots of 1992 were the result of many years of systematic racism in the United States following the Civil Rights Movement. The beating and unjust trial of Rodney King exposed the unfair and brutal treatment of African Americans by the police. As well as the shooting of 15 year-old Latasha Harlins 2 weeks after the beating of Rodney King to further ignite hatred within African-Americans in Los Angeles. What came forth was a week long riot not only changed Los Angeles, but the

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who wrote the majority opinion in the DOMA case, did not explicitly address the constitutionality of laws against same-sex marriage, even as he eloquently condemned Congress for demeaning married same-sex couples” (Los Angeles Times). To determine why it is taking so long for the justices to stop prolonging the issue, the article looks at the evidence of how information has not been completely addressed. It is clear that the higher courts have yet to finalize a decision

The Evolution of the Freeway System in Los Angeles Society has always been a continuous community of movement; trying to get from one place to another. Commuting citizens, cargo and information has always been a significant contributor to the economic and societal life of many municipalities. From the industrial age, society has been progressively reliant on different transportation systems in order to accomplish trade, distribution of supplies, tourism and so on. As the suburban sprawl continues

Los Angeles is a city that is known for its moderate climate, social importance, entertainment, and its ethnic diversity. In the second largest city in the united states, there are many places that contribute to its importance and amusement. Many areas make up Los Angeles. The list of places to attend is numerous. One of the places that attracts many people is the Griffith Observatory with the view of the world famous Hollywood sign. As one of the most popular, informal, education provisions, it

Background: What is Air Pollution? What is this alarming issue that we all hear about in the news almost everyday and are being warned about it because about every action of our daily life has an impact on it? Air pollution is the introduction of foreign particles into the atmosphere that can have detrimental effects on human, animals, plants and the planet Earth itself (Dalisay, C). Air pollution not only affects our health but also has huge impact on the well being of the planet we live on, from

of Angels, Los Angeles is a dramatically diverse environment According to the United States Census Bureau (2016), there is a consistently growing population in Los Angeles; and as of 2015 there is a population of more than 3 million individuals. This shows a great jump of 4.7% in comparison with 2010. The percentage is divided amongst children under the age of 5 (6.6%), persons between 6 years and 18 years (23.1 %), 19 years and 64 years (59.8%), and 10.5% of the population in Los Angeles are persons