There were other cities around. The city of L.A. was the forerunner, of course, incorporated in 1850, and cities like Pasadena (1886), Santa Monica (1886) and Long Beach (1897) came after.

Redistricting: Panel pushes LA County boundaries closer to final map; some bemoan missing voices Asian/Pacific Islander groups battle to keep San Gabriel Valley communities together as 1 district ...

The city council will consider the map during Tuesday's regular meeting then the first of two state-mandated public hearings will kick off at noon on Wednesday.. The ad hoc committee tackled a ...