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 3,822,238 residents estimated in 2022. The county is world-renowned as home of the U.S. motion-picture industry,since its inception in the early 20th century.
The Gun Control Act of 1968 is a U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and firearms ownership. Due to constitutional limitations,the Act is primarily based on regulating interstate commerce in firearms by generally prohibiting interstate firearms transfers except by manufacturers,dealers and importers licensed under a scheme set up under the Act.
Pitzer College is a private liberal arts college in Claremont,California. One of the Claremont Colleges,the college has a curricular emphasis on the social sciences,behavioral sciences,international programs,and media studies. Pitzer is known for its social justice culture and experimental pedagogical approach.
Pasadena City College (PCC) is a public community college in Pasadena,California.
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a private ecumenical liberal Christian seminary in Morningside Heights,Manhattan,affiliated with Columbia University. Columbia University lists UTS among its affiliate schools,alongside Barnard College and Teachers College. Since 1928,the seminary has served as Columbia's constituent faculty of theology. In 1964,UTS also established an affiliation with the neighboring Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Despite its affiliation with Columbia University,UTS is an independent institution with its own administration and Board of Trustees. UTS confers the following degrees:Master of Divinity (MDiv),Master of Divinity &Social Work dual degree (MDSW),Master of Arts in religion (MAR),Master of Arts in Social Justice (MASJ),Master of Sacred Theology (STM),Doctor of Ministry (DMin),and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
Carole Migden is an American politician from San Francisco who represented the third district of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008 and the 13th district of the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2002. She is the state's second openly lesbian legislator.
Leland Yin Yee is an American former politician who served as a member of the California State Senate for District 8,which covered parts of San Francisco and the Peninsula.
Eugene Arnold Obregon was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor —the Medal of Honor —for sacrificing his life to save that of a wounded comrade during the Second Battle of Seoul. On September 26,1950,Private First Class Obregon was fatally wounded by enemy machine gun fire while using his body to shield a wounded fellow Marine.
Darrell Steven Steinberg is an American politician and attorney who is the 56th mayor of Sacramento,California since December 2016. He was elected to be mayor on June 7,2016. Before that,he was California Senate President pro Tempore and the leader of the majority party in the California State Senate from 2008 to 2014.
Jack Zajac is a Californian West Coast artist who has been concerned with the “Romantic Surrealist tradition”.
Scott Frederic Wildman is an American teacher,labor organizer and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Carol Jean Liu is an American politician who is a former member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represented Senate District 25,which includes portions of the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys.
Lori Hartwell is the Founder and President of the Renal Support Network,author of Chronically Happy:Joyful Living in Spite of Chronic Illness,and co-host of KidneyTalk,a biweekly webcast of issues of interest to those with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
In 1990 the California State Legislature passed SB 1990,enacting a Balloon Law to regulate the sales and use of helium-filled foil balloons. The law was passed in an effort to reduce power outages due to metallized Mylar or foil balloons.
The California Film Commission (CFC) was founded in 1985 by then California Governor George Deukmejian to act in an economic development capacity for the state. It is a part of the California Trade and Commerce Agency,formerly the Business,Transportation,and Housing Agency. Its purpose is to enhance California's position as the location of choice for motion picture,television and commercial production.
Michael Ryan Gottfredson is the former President of the University of Oregon,serving from August 1,2012 to August 6,2014.
Mark William Rocha is a former Chancellor of City College of San Francisco and a former Superintendent-President of Pasadena City College. He is an English professor and Fulbright scholar.
Assault weapons legislation in the United States refers to bills and laws that define and restrict or make illegal the manufacture,transfer,and possession of assault weapons. How these firearms are defined and regulated varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction;generally,this constitutes a list of specific firearms and combinations of features on semiautomatic firearms.
William "Bill" Hoge is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican Party.
Politicon was an annual,non-partisan political convention in the United States. Politicon's vision was to bring "Republicans,Democrats,and people of all political stripes together to banter and spar over the most topical issues in smart and entertaining ways that often poke fun at both sides of the aisle." It has been called the "Comic-Con of politics" and the "Coachella of politics".
