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    Her design improved from the Nassau class, including an increase in the bore diameter of the main guns. Her keel was laid down at the Howaldtswerke shipyards in Kiel; she was launched on 25 September 1909, and commissioned on 23 August 1911.

  3. Sylmar, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The school was formed by the merger of Los Angeles Lutheran High School and First Lutheran San Fernando. As of 2011 it had 260 students, making it the largest of the campuses of the system. [77] Los Angeles Lutheran was located where Concordia Junior Senior High was later established. [78] It closed in 2016. St. Anne's Academy, 13982 Tucker Avenue

  4. Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    As of 2022, according to the Los Angeles Almanac there were estimated to be 66,686 residents of Sherman Oaks. The ethnic breakdown was 64.39% White (non-Hispanic), 7.10% Asian, 5.62% Black, 0.31% Native American, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 5.06% from other races, and 11.93% from two or more races. 16.18% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

  5. 1978 California Proposition 13 - Wikipedia

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    California's voters would approve higher income and capital gains tax rates on the state's wealthiest residents to increase K-12 school funding in subsequent years: voters approved tax increases with Proposition 30 in 2012 (which was extended to 2030 with 2016 California Proposition 55), raising tax rates on income and capital gains over ...

  6. Homelessness in California - Wikipedia

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    A homeless person in Los Angeles sleeps on the street, 2010. According to a 2019 Los Angeles Times poll, 95% of voters called homelessness a serious or very serious problem in the city, more than for any other issue. [86] L.A. County officials reported that in 2019 there were over 39,000 homeless people in the city. [87]

  7. History of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Valencia, California - Wikipedia

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    Newhall Land started construction on the Valencia Marketplace in 1995 which became a major commercial center and a major source of sales tax revenue for unincorporated Valencia. [13] By 1996, Newhall Land had developed 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) in Valencia with some 12,000 homes. [14]

  9. 2028 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The 2028 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 2028 or LA28, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from July 14–30, 2028, in the United States.