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Welcome to the County of Los Angeles! Los Angeles County, one of California's original 27 counties, was established Feb. 18, 1850. Originally the County occupied a comparatively small area along the coast between Santa Barbara and San Diego, but within a year its boundaries were enlarged from 4,340 square miles to 34,520 square miles, an area sprawling east to the Colorado River. During subsequent years, Los Angeles County slowly ebbed to its present size, the last major detachment occurring in 1889 with the creation of Orange County. Los Angeles County remains one of the nation's largest counties with 4,083 square miles, an area some 800 square miles larger than the combined area of the states of Delaware and Rhode Island. Los Angeles County includes the islands of San Clemente and Santa Catalina. It is bordered on the east by Orange and San Bernardino Counties, on the north by Kern County, on the west by Ventura County, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. Its coastline is 76 miles long. It has the largest population (9.8 million as of July, 1999) of any county in the nation, and is exceeded by only eight states. Approximately 29 percent of California's residents live in Los Angeles County. Information provided by the County of Los Angeles.

Please search for the proper sub-category when submitting at the County level. The only top level sites accepted are county wide guides to all services, not those of a limited nature.

There are many cities in the County of Los Angeles. Please submit sites that represent an entity having only one location to the proper locality. The only sites submitted to sub-categories of the County are those with office locations in two or more cities.

This category is NOT for items representing just the City of Los Angeles. Those belong in the locality.

Before submitting your site, please review the Guidelines for Submitting a Site.

Arts and Entertainment

Find links to sites for or about Los Angeles county artistic, cultural, and entertainment activities, events, institutions, and organizations. Subjects may include theater, fine and visual arts, music, literature, and architecture.

Please limit submission suggestions to sites related either to all of Los Angeles county, or to more than one community within it. Sites relevant to a specific community within Los Angeles county, e.g. most businesses with a single physical location, should be suggested to that community''s category. To find the appropriate category, refer to the county''s Localities section.

Business and Economy

Includes sites covering the business and economic activities of Los Angeles county; including listings of companies and industries.

Businesses with physical locations in, and limited to, multiple Los Angeles county Localities
Directories covering multiple Localities, listing only Los Angeles county businesses
Businesses with a clearly defined service area wholly within Los Angeles county that perform their primary service at the customer''s location in multiple Los Angeles county Localities

Crescenta Valley

Crescenta Valley lies between the San Gabriel Mountains on the northeast and the Verdugo Mountains and San Rafael Hills on the southwest. It opens into the San Fernando Valley at the northwest and the San Gabriel Valley at the southeast.

This category is for sites about the Crescenta Valley, not located in the Crescenta Valley. Listings may include guides, regional history, scholarly/scientific or professional studies, certain municipality organizations, and other sites of interest across the entire region. Businesses, churches, and local organizations should not submit to this category, but to the appropriate locality in which they are located.

Education

Includes Los Angeles county educational institutions, programs and opportunities; as well as other location-specific educational resources.

Gateway Cities

The southern and southeastern regions of Los Angeles County are designated the Gateway Cities, as they are home to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor complex.

This category is for sites about the Gateway Citiesy, not located in the Gateway Cities. Listings may include guides, regional history, scholarly/scientific or professional studies, certain municipality organizations, and other sites of interest across the entire region.

Businesses, churches, and local organizations should not submit to this category, but to the appropriate locality in which they are located.

Government

This category is for Los Angeles county government, law and military information (e.g., Branches of Government, Law, Military, Taxes). Includes government officials' sites.

Guides and Directories

Includes general interest guides and directories specific to Los Angeles county; sites specific to a particular topic may be found within the corresponding topic subcategory of the region.

Please limit submission suggestions to sites related either to all of Los Angeles county, or to more than one community within it. Sites relevant to a specific community within Los Angeles county, should be suggested to that community''s category. To find the appropriate category, refer to the county''s Localities section.

Health

Find sites related to human health and wellness, as well as medical resources for Los Angeles county. Topics may include health care providers, conditions, treatments, mental health, fitness, and long term care.

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Localities

This category is an alphabetical index of cities, towns, and other places where people live in Los Angeles County. This category just serves as a central index of @links.

No submissions to this category.

Maps and Views

Includes links to maps, photograph sites, live web cams, satellite imagery and any other visual representations of Los Angeles county.

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News and Media

Includes news and media sites specific to Los Angeles county, e.g. Magazines, Newspapers, Radio and Television.

Please limit submission suggestions to sites related either to all of Los Angeles county, or to more than one community within it. Sites relevant to a specific community within Los Angeles county, should be suggested to that community''s category. To find the appropriate category, refer to the county''s Localities section.

Recreation and Sports

Includes hobbies, sports, and recreational activities specific to Los Angeles county; including local amateur and professional sports teams and their booster/supporter clubs, local recreation organizations and clubs. Topics might include fishing, gardening, baseball, chess, hiking, or other recreational activities.

Please limit submission suggestions to sites related either to all of Los Angeles county, or to more than one community within it. Sites relevant to a specific community within Los Angeles county, should be suggested to that community''s category. To find the appropriate category, refer to the county''s Localities section.

Santa Clarita Valley

The Santa Clarita Valley, part of the Santa Clara River Valley, is a district to the north of the San Gabriel Mountains north of the City of Los Angeles. It includes the communities of Newhall, Saugus, Canyon Country, and Valencia.

This category is for sites about the Santa Clarita Valley, not located in the Santa Clarita Valley. Listings may include guides, regional history, scholarly/scientific or professional studies, certain municipality organizations, and other sites of interest across the entire region.

Businesses, churches, and local organizations should not submit to this category, but to the appropriate locality in which they are located.

San Fernando Valley

Occupying the northern sections of the City of Los Angeles, "the Valley" features both two archetypes of L.A. communities: vast suburban areas, and the studios of the American entertainment industry. Incorporated cities in the region include Burbank, Calabasas, Glendale, San Fernando, and Westlake Village. L.A. neighborhoods located in the Valley include Canoga Park, Encino, Granada Hills, Mission Hills, North Hollywood, Northridge, Pacoima, Panorama City, Reseda, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Sylmar, Tarzana, Tujunga, Van Nuys, and Woodland Hills.

This category is for sites about the San Fernando Valley, not located in the San Fernando Valley. Listings may include guides, regional history, scholarly/scientific or professional studies, certain municipality organizations, and other sites of interest across the entire region.

Businesses (including real estate), churches, and local organizations should not submit to this category, but to the appropriate locality in which they are physically located.

San Gabriel Valley

Once primarily agricultural, the San Gabriel Valley is now a dense urban and suburban agglomeration including parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. The principal city is Pasadena, situated northeast of Los Angeles, and the region stretches across the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains from La Cañada Flintridge at the northwest to Diamond Bar in the southeast, bisected by Interstates 10 and 605.

This category is for sites about the San Gabriel Valley, not located in the San Gabriel Valley. Listings may include guides, regional history, scholarly/scientific or professional studies, certain municipality organizations, and other sites of interest across the entire region.

Businesses, churches, and local organizations should not submit to this category, but to the appropriate locality in which they are located.

Science and Environment

Includes information about Los Angeles county's natural environment; as well as scientific activities specific to the region.

Please limit submission suggestions to sites related either to all of Los Angeles county, or to more than one community within it. Sites relevant to a specific community within Los Angeles county, should be suggested to that community''s category. To find the appropriate category, refer to the county''s Localities section.

Society and Culture

Find sites that reflect the make-up of Los Angeles county's community. This includes religious, civic, and historical sites, as well as personal pages pertaining to the region.

Please limit submission suggestions to sites related either to all of Los Angeles county, or to more than one community within it. Sites relevant to a specific community within Los Angeles county, should be suggested to that community''s category. To find the appropriate category, refer to the county''s Localities section.

South Bay

The South Bay, named for the section of Santa Monica Bay coastline it occupies, is bounded approximately by the community of Westchester to the north and the Los Angeles Harbor to the east, encompassing the beach cities and the exclusive communities of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

This category is for sites about the South Bay, not located in the South Bay. Listings may include guides, regional history, scholarly/scientific or professional studies, certain municipality organizations, and other sites of interest across the entire region.

Businesses, churches, and local organizations should not submit to this category, but to the appropriate city/locality in which they are located.

Transportation

Includes Los Angeles county transportation resources for people traveling to, from, and within the region. Sites related to cargo transport, cargo handling, and freight are listed in Business and Economy: Shipping, Storage, and Logistics.

Businesses with physical locations in, and limited to, multiple Los Angeles county Localities
Directories covering multiple Localities, listing only Los Angeles county businesses
Businesses with a clearly defined service area wholy within Los Angeles county that perform their primary service at the customer''s location in or across multiple Los Angeles county Localities

Travel and Tourism

Includes Los Angeles county attractions and resources for those traveling in the region, including tourist guides.

Businesses with physical locations in, and limited to, multiple Los Angeles county Localities
Guides covering multiple Localities, listing only Los Angeles county businesses
Businesses with a clearly defined service area wholly within Los Angeles county that perform their primary service at the customer''s location in multiple Los Angeles county Localities

Weather

Includes weather-related sites for Los Angeles County; topics might include allergy and smog alerts, disaster warnings, weather disasters, and ultraviolet forecasts.

Westside

The Westside of Los Angeles is variously defined, but its core is a cluster of communities approximately bounded by Malibu to the north and Marina del Rey to the south. Cities and communities considered Westside include Brentwood, Century City, Culver City, Venice, West Hollywood, West Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Westwood.

This category is for sites about the Westside, not located in the Westside. Listings may include guides, regional history, scholarly/scientific or professional studies, certain municipality organizations, and other sites of interest across the entire region.

Businesses, churches, and local organizations should not submit to this category, but to the appropriate locality in which they are located.