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Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,861,224 residents estimated in 2022. Its population is greater than that of 40 individual U.S. states. Comprising 88 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas within a total area of 4,083 square miles (10,570 km2), it is home to more than a quarter of Californians and is one of the most ethnically diverse U.S. counties. The county's seat, Los Angeles, is the second most populous city in the United States, with about 3.9 million residents. Being the home of the U.S. motion-picture industry, since its inception in the early 20th century, has given the county global prominence.
San Bernardino County, officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 2,181,654, making it the fifth-most populous county in California and the 14th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is San Bernardino.
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The 2020 California State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, with the primary election scheduled for March 3, 2020. Voters in the 20 odd-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President and the state assembly.
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- 1 2 3 4 Charles F. Bostwick. "Plan Mapped Out for New County; High Desert Area Would Contain 1 Million People". Daily News.
- 1 2 "If a new county is feasible, go for it, desert dwellers say". The San Bernardino County Sun. February 20, 1998. p. 4.
- 1 2 3 Jeff Wilson (April 26, 2013). "Save us Carl Boyer! SCV getting screwed by LA County again".
- ↑ Harris, Scott (1 March 1998). "Putting Secession on the Map". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ Maeshiro, Karen (15 April 1998). "Knight Bill Would Create Panel To Study Plan For New County". Daily News. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ "Knight Bill Would Create Panel to Study Plan for New County". Los Angeles Daily News. April 15, 1998. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Secession". The San Bernardino County Sun. March 2, 1998. p. 4.
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