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Poverty Guidelines in Los Angeles County
In the Grocery Store

At what point does one fall below the poverty level in Los Angeles County?

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Our Story in Pictures
Los Angeles Lights From Mt Wilson, 1908 and 1988

Photos from the City of Los Angeles Museum of Street Lighting.

Night photographs of the Los Angeles basin from Mount Wilson in 1908 and 2012. Los Angeles County's population in 1908 was close to 500,000. Today's population is close to 10 million.

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Did You Know?
Virgin With Angeles by Bouguereau

There is probably no other major city in America or even in the world whose original name is as disputed as that of Los Angeles.

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