Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. The city lies in the Antelope Valley of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south.
The Los Angeles Fire Department provides firefighting services as well as technical rescue services,hazardous materials services and emergency medical services to the citizens of the city of Los Angeles,California,United States. The LAFD is responsible for approximately four million people who live in the agency's 471 square miles (1,220 km2) jurisdiction. The Los Angeles Fire Department was founded in 1886 and is the third largest municipal fire department in the United States,after the New York City Fire Department and the Chicago Fire Department. The department is sometimes also referred to as the Los Angeles City Fire Department or "LA City Fire" to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department,which serves unincorporated areas and,via contracts,other incorporated municipalities within Los Angeles County without their own fire departments. The department is currently under the command of Chief Kristin Crowley.
Emergency! is an American action-adventure medical drama television series jointly produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. Debuting on NBC as a midseason replacement on January 15,1972,replacing the two short-lived situation comedy series The Partners and The Good Life,it ran for a total of 122 episodes until May 28,1977,with six additional two-hour television films during the next two years,1978 and 1979.
Samuel “Steve”Broidy was an American executive in the U.S. motion picture industry.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a nonprofit,tertiary,915-bed teaching hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center located in Los Angeles,California. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System,the hospital has a staff of over 2,000 physicians and 10,000 employees,supported by a team of 2,000 volunteers and more than 40 community groups. As of 2022–23,U.S. News &World Report ranked Cedars-Sinai among the top performing hospitals in the western United States. Cedars-Sinai is a teaching hospital affiliate of David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA),which was ranked in the top 20 on the U.S. News 2023 Best Medical Schools:Research.
Huntington Health,an Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai is a 544-bed,not-for-profit hospital in Pasadena,California. The hospital originally opened as Pasadena Hospital,though the official name of the hospital is Pasadena Hospital DBA Huntington Memorial Hospital,known locally as HMH,Huntington Hospital or Huntington.
Menifee is a city in Riverside County,California,United States,and is part of the Inland Empire. Named after a local miner,Luther Menifee Wilson,it was settled in the 19th century,and established as an independent city in 2008. Since then,Menifee has become one of the fastest growing cities in California and the United States.
Harbor–UCLA Medical Center is a 570-bed public teaching hospital located at 1000 West Carson Street in West Carson,an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County,California. The hospital is owned by Los Angeles County and operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services,while doctors are faculty of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA,who oversee the medical residents being trained at the facility.
Olive View–UCLA Medical Center is a hospital,funded by Los Angeles County,located in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles,California. It is one of the primary healthcare delivery systems in the north San Fernando Valley,serving the area's large working-class population. Olive View is also the closest county hospital serving the Antelope Valley after High Desert Hospital was converted to an urgent care clinic in 2003.
Torrance Memorial Medical Center is a private hospital located in Torrance,California. Torrance Memorial was the first hospital in the South Bay region and is currently one of the three burn centers in Los Angeles County.
Stephen Thomas Knight is an American politician,military veteran and former police officer. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the U.S. representative for California's 25th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. Knight previously represented California's 21st State Senate district from 2012 to 2015 and California's 36th State Assembly district from 2008 through 2012;he also served as Assistant Minority Leader in the California State Assembly from 2010 until 2012.
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA),in Westwood,Los Angeles,California,United States. It is currently ranked by U.S. News &World Report,as the best in California and the West Coast. The hospital provides tertiary care to Los Angeles and the surrounding communities.
Eric L. Smidt is an American businessman. He is chairman and CEO of Harbor Freight Tools,which operates over 1,500 retail hardware stores in 48 states and generates $8 billion in sales as of 2023.
William "Willie" Warren Brien is an American politician who was the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer of University Hospitals in Cleveland,Ohio. Previously,he was the Executive Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery,Director of the Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Center and also served as the Chief of Staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He was elected as a Council Member of the City of Beverly Hills in 2009 and became Mayor of Beverly Hills in March,2012.
Thomas W. Lackey is an American teacher,law enforcement officer and politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Republican representing the 34th district,encompassing parts of Antelope Valley,Victor Valley,the San Bernardino Mountains,and the Mojave Desert including Barstow and Twentynine Palms to the Nevada state line. Prior to being elected to the state assembly,he served on the Palmdale Elementary School Board and the Palmdale City Council.
The 2018 California Attorney General election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Attorney General of California. The 2014 election winner Kamala Harris was elected to the United States Senate during the 2016 Senate election;incumbent Democratic Attorney General,Xavier Becerra won election to a full term.
A special election to the United States House of Representatives for California's 25th congressional district was held March 3,2020,the same day as the California presidential primaries. As no candidate received a majority,a runoff took place on May 12,2020,between the top two finishers Christy Smith and Mike Garcia. Garcia's win was the first time Republicans flipped a Democratic-held House seat in California since 1998.
Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School is an alternate magnet high school located in the Historic South Central neighborhood in Los Angeles,California. The school is located near the Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital on the property donated by the hospital. The school houses approximately 800 students.
Beth Young Karlan is an American gynecologic oncologist. In 2008,she was named editor-in-chief of the medical journals Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Oncology Reports. In 2012,Karlan was appointed by the White House to serve on the National Cancer Advisory Board,and in 2015,she was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Juan Carrillo is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic member for the 39th district of the California State Assembly,which includes Palmdale,Lake Los Angeles,Adelanto,and Victorville.
