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  2. Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles, [a] often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023, [8] It is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.

  3. History of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    California portal. v. t. e. The history of Los Angeles began in 1781 when 44 settlers from central New Spain (modern Mexico) established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish Governor of Las Californias, Felipe de Neve, and authorized by Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli.

  4. Portuguese Bend - Wikipedia

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    Portuguese Point at sunset. The Portuguese Bend region is the largest area of natural vegetation remaining on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, in Los Angeles County, California. [1][2] Though once slated for development including the projected route of Crenshaw Boulevard, the area is geologically unstable and is unsuitable for building.

  5. KTLA - Wikipedia

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    ktla.com. KTLA (channel 5) is a television station in Los Angeles, California, United States, serving as the West Coast flagship of The CW. It is the largest directly owned property of the network's majority owner, Nexstar Media Group, and is the second-largest operated property after WPIX in New York City.

  6. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo - Wikipedia

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    Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Portuguese João Rodrigues Cabrilho) c. 1497 [1] – January 3, 1543) was a Portuguese maritime explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire. He was the first European to explore present-day California, navigating along ...

  7. Venice, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    laparks.org /venice. Venice is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles within the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town. It was an independent city until 1926, when it was annexed by Los Angeles. Venice is known for its canals, a beach, and Ocean ...

  8. Downtown Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is the central business district of Los Angeles.It is part of the Central Los Angeles region and covers a 5.84 sq mi (15.1 km 2) [3] area. As of 2020, it contains over 500,000 jobs and has a population of roughly 85,000 residents, [4] with an estimated daytime population of over 200,000 people prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  9. Greater Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Greater Los Angeles is a politically divided metropolitan area. During the 1970s and 1980s, the region leaned toward the Republican Party. Los Angeles County, the most populous of the region, is a Democratic stronghold, although it voted twice for both Richard Nixon (1968 and 1972) and Ronald Reagan (1980 and 1984).