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California's 38th Congressional District
California's 38th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in suburban eastern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County and Orange County, California, Orange County, California. The district is currently represented by . The district covers several cities in the San Gabriel Valley and the Gateway Cities region of Los Angeles including the cities of: Diamond Bar, California, Diamond Bar, City of Industry, California, Industry, La Habra Heights, California, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, California, La Mirada, Montebello, California, Montebello, Norwalk, California, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, California, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, California, Santa Fe Springs, Walnut, California, Walnut, and Whittier, California, Whittier. As well the unincorporated communities of: Rowland Heights, California, Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights, California, Hacienda Heights, West Whittier-Los Nietos, California, Los Nietos, East Whittier, Calif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whittier, California
Whittier () is a city in Los Angeles County, California, and is part of the Gateway Cities. The city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census figure. Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. The city is named for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and is home to Whittier College. The city is surrounded by three unincorporated areas sharing the Whittier name, West Whittier-Los Nietos, California, West Whittier-Los Nietos, South Whittier, California, South Whittier, and East Whittier, California, East Whittier, which combined are home to a larger population than Whittier proper. Etymology In the founding days of Whittier, when it was a small, isolated town, Jonathan Bailey and his wife, Rebecca, were among the first residents. They followed the Quaker religious faith and practice and held religious meetings on their porch. Other early settlers, such as A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 California Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election
The 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the lieutenant governor of California. The primary election took place on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado, who had been appointed to the office, ran for election to a full term but was defeated by Democratic Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco. Newsom started his four-year term on 10 January 2011. Democratic Primary Candidates * Janice Hahn, member of the Los Angeles City Council * Eric Korevaar, businessman and scientist * Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco Polls Results Republican Primary Candidates * Sam Aanestad, state senator representing the 4th district * Bert Davis, businessman * Yvonne Girard, judicial assistant * Dave Harris, businessman * Scott Levitt, attorney * Abel Maldonado, incumbent lieutenant governor Results Other Primaries General election Opinion polls Results Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Brown
Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was elected Secretary of State of California, secretary of state of California in 1970; Brown later served as mayor of Oakland from 1999 to 2007 and Attorney General of California, attorney general of California from 2007 to 2011. He was both the oldest and sixth-youngest governor of California due to the 28-year gap between his second and third terms. Upon completing his fourth term in office, Brown became the fourth List of longest-serving governors of U.S. states, longest-serving governor in U.S. history, serving 16 years and 5 days in office. Born in San Francisco, he is the son of Bernice Layne Brown and Pat Brown, who was the 32nd governor of California (1959–1967). After graduating from the University of California, Berke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 California Gubernatorial Election
The 2010 California gubernatorial election was held November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor of California, governor of California. The primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. Because constitutional office holders in California have been prohibited from serving more than two terms in the same office since November 6, 1990, incumbent California Republican Party, Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Former governor Jerry Brown, to whom the term limits did not apply due to a grandfather clause, defeated Meg Whitman in the general election and was sworn into office on January 3, 2011. As of 2025, this remains the most recent time the governor's office in California has changed partisan control. Primary election Republican party Candidates * Bill Chambers, railroad switchman * Douglas Hughes, retired business owner * Ken Miller, former broadcast manager * Steven Mozena (write-in candidate) * Lawrence Naritelli, accountant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. Obama previously served as a U.S. senator representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and later worked as a community organizer in Chicago. In 1988, Obama enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the ''Harvard Law Review''. He became a civil rights attorney and an academic, teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. In 1996, Obama was elected to represent the 13th district in the Illinois Senate, a position he held until 2004, when he successfully ran for the U.S. Senate. In the 2008 pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 United States Presidential Election In California
The 2008 United States presidential election in California took place on November 4, 2008, in California as part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 55 electors, the most out of any of the 50 states, to the United States Electoral College, Electoral College, who voted for President of the United States, president and Vice President of the United States, vice president. California was won by Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 24.1% margin of victory. No Republican Party (United States), Republican has carried the state in a presidential election since George H. W. Bush in 1988 United States presidential election in California, 1988. Prior to the election, California was considered to be a state Obama would win or as a safe blue state. With its 55 electoral votes, California was Obama's largest electoral prize in 2008. A number of media outlets called Obama for the West coast states including 2008 United States presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Habra, California
La Habra – archaic spelling of – is a city in the northwestern corner of Orange County, California, United States. In the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,239. History Origin of name The name referred to the "Pass Through the Hills," the natural pass through the Puente Hills, hills to the north first discovered and used by Spanish explorers of the Portola expedition on Timeline of the Portolà expedition, July 30, 1769. In 1839, when the area was part of Alta California, vast herds of cattle and horses grazed over the hills and valleys of Southern California. Mariano Reyes Roldan was granted in that year and named his land Rancho La Habra, Rancho Cañada de La Habra. In the 1860s, Abel Stearns purchased Rancho La Habra. Historical information La Habra was founded in 1896. The first post office in the town was established in 1898 in a corner of Coy's Store at Central (now La Habra Boulevard) and Euclid Street. The city was inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomona, California
Pomona ( ) is a city in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley, between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population was 151,713. The main campus of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, also known as Cal Poly Pomona, lies partially within Pomona's city limits, with the rest being located in the neighboring unincorporated community of Ramona, Los Angeles County, California, Ramona. History Beginnings to 1880 The Tongva were the first inhabitants of the area. The city is named after Pomona (mythology), Pomona, the ancient Roman goddess of fruit. For horticulturist Solomon Gates, "Pomona" was the winning entry in a contest to name the city in 1875, before anyone had ever planted a fruit tree there. The city was first settled by Ricardo Véjar and Ygnacio Palomares in the 1830s when California and much of the now-American Southwest were part of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Whittier, California
South Whittier () is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California just south of the city of Whittier. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined South Whittier as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 56,415, down from 57,156 at the 2010 census. Geography South Whittier is located at (33.934724, -118.030800). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.8 km), over 99% of it land. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, South Whittier has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Demographics South Whittier first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. Census as part of the Whittier census county division; and as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. Census. 2020 2010 At the 2010 census South Whittier had a population of 57,156. The population dens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Hills, California
Rose Hills, in North Whittier, is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California. Rose Hills sits at an elevation of above sea level. The 2010 United States census reported Rose Hills's population was 2,803. The CDP consists primarily of the Spy Glass Hill section of unincorporated Whittier, which is wholly surrounded by its namesake, Rose Hills Memorial Park. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km), all of which is land. Demographics Rose Hills first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. 2020 census 2010 census At the 2010 census Rose Hills had a population of 2,803. The population density was . The racial makeup of Rose Hills was 1,573 (56.1%) White (22.5% Non-Hispanic White), 54 (1.9%) African American, 9 (0.3%) Native American, 440 (15.7%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 471 (16.8%) from other races, and 255 (9.1%) from two or more races. Hispan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Whittier, California
East Whittier () is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 10,394 at the 2020 census, up from 9,757 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP). The name was changed from East La Mirada in 2012, likely due to its precise location in relation to the city of Whittier. The previous delineation of East Whittier CDP occurred during the 1960 census, when the area recorded a population of 19,884. This delineation encompassed different boundaries than the current East Whittier, including areas that were annexed to Whittier, California in the 1960s. Geography East Whittier is located at (33.924403, -117.988975). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Surrounding areas : Whittier : South Whittier La Habra : La Mirada La Habra : La Mirada La Habra : La Mirada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
