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Semi-protected edit request on 26 May 2024 (2)

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Spanish is spoken by 39.4% in Los Angeles. Add this information to the demographics section.

Source: https://data.census.gov/profile/Los_Angeles_city,_California?g=160XX00US0644000 103.38.254.254 (talk) 10:14, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 05:29, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The top non-English languages spoken at home in Los Angeles are Spanish, Korean, Armenian, Chinese and Persian. Add this to demographics section.

Source: https://research.newamericaneconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/G4G_CityOfLA.pdf 2600:6C50:7E00:20C:55B:9069:94D4:62B7 (talk) 00:55, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The source is pretty outdated. (from 2021) '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 07:05, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, really, you expect that to change in three years?? I mean, it could, if they're currently close, but that sort of thing is more on the order of a generation usually. --Trovatore (talk) 21:17, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What are these wildly different population numbers?

First it says 4 million, then below that it says, urban: 12 million. What's going on? 2604:3D08:5B80:B70:7B4B:B05A:3702:FA12 (talk) 23:03, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The city (incorporated municipality) has a population of 3.9 million. The metropolitan area, which is defined for statistical purposes by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (see Metropolitan statistical area) and includes the city and 5 counties, has a population of about 13 million. Donald Albury 23:13, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. To be sure, the page lists "urban" as 13 million and "metro" as 17 million. OK, thank you. 2604:3D08:5B80:B70:7B4B:B05A:3702:FA12 (talk) 00:43, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and the combined statistical area has 20.6 million. See Greater Los Angeles. The 17 million may be an older figure that has not been updated. I'm busy with other things, but hopefully someone will figure out and fix up the article. Donald Albury 13:27, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are wildly disparate (and unofficial) population figures in many US city articles, including this one. They should not be used, in order that all US city, metropolitan, and combined areas follow the same US Census Bureau yardstick: the latest official estimates listed in List of US cities by population, List of United States urban areas, Metropolitan statistical areas, and Combined statistical areas. All are 2023 except for urban areas, which are 2020. I just now corrected the LA figures in both infobox and lede, plus I added the 2023 CSA population. This parallels the infobox's separate GDP numbers for LA's MSA and CSA as well. Mason.Jones (talk) 20:16, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for dealing with this. Editors inserting population figures from unofficial, unreliable sources is a constant problem. I just didn't feel up to dealing with it today. Donald Albury 23:26, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Also corrected inconsistent populations for the City of Los Angeles. The tag "2023 estimate" should actually give 2023, not other years. Mason.Jones (talk) 15:18, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lack of good, useful map showing neighborhoods of Los Angeles

Where is the good map showing all the neighborhoods of Los Angeles? It's very, very, very, very, very, very ridiculous and unencyclopedic that there isn't one in the current version of this article.

An example of such a map: https://imgcap.capturetheatlas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/neighborhood-map-los-angeles.jpg 98.123.38.211 (talk) 00:35, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Any existing maps on the internet are obviously not free to simply upload into Wikipeadia. So if you feel so passionately about this, why dont YOU make the map you desire? Wikipedia is what we make of it.Cristiano Tomás (talk) 15:19, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox image for Calle Olvera

I was wondering what folks would think about replacing the image we currently use in the infobox for Calle Olvera with this newer one, as it seems like basically a strict upgrade of the same subject taken from a very similar angle. The current one from 2004 is really blurry and a bit washed out. While the newer one lacking pedestrians could be seen as a downside, I think this aspect is basically a sidegrade, since while it fails to capture typical people inhabiting the environment, it does draw more attention to the architecture etc. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 02:31, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The new image is centered on the tree, and I think gives less sense of a street than the old image. Donald Albury 12:23, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I agree with Donald, new image is definitely higher quality, but the visual focus is too much on the tree IMO. Cristiano Tomás (talk) 17:59, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Donald Albury: @Cristiano Tomás: Interesting point I didn't even notice, namely that the street continues in the old image but doesn't in the new one. Withdrawing the proposal since I agree the old image serves this purpose better. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 06:09, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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There is a typo in the "Infobox settlement under Goverment" section, where it says "government_type = Strong mayor–council". "Strong mayor–council" is the typo. It should be "Strong Mayor" this is to avoid confusion with Week mayor–council which is a Elected Mayor thats apart of the city council Not to be confused with council–manager Mayors where the Mayor is not elected and is appointed by the City Council for a 1 year term I also want to mention. Week mayor–council also has a city manager and this is where the confusion comes in to play the elected mayor is a part of the city council there for its a Mayor Council form of goverment. Mayor Council being the confusing Terminology It would be best for to remove Strong mayor–council and simply put Strong Mayor to avoid the confusion. 2603:8000:57F0:9D00:4086:FC9:C070:785F (talk) 05:40, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done: We should use what the sources say, which depending on where you look is either "mayor-council" or "mayor-council-commission", which seem to be essentially the same thing (the cited source in the infobox uses both). I've removed the 'strong'. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 21:53, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fire Section

After the fires are all said and done (god willing soon), I feel like it should have its own section. IEditPolitics (talk) 03:55, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. I think they're definitely going to turn into a significant moment in the city's history, possibly causing large-scale architectural and even demographic changes.

But let's not rush. We mention Rodney King and the Northridge quake, but each of those gets just a single sentence, and we don't mention OJ or the zoot suit riots. There's a danger of giving the fires more prominence just because they're in our current consciousness. See also WP:RECENTISM and WP:CRYSTAL. --Trovatore (talk) 04:19, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. The current sentence with a link to January 2025 Southern California wildfires is quite sufficient for now. Donald Albury 14:29, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Celebrities

I think that the sheer amount of celebrities having to leave Hollywood should be mentioned. Ferrari12ciLiNdRi (talk) 16:09, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest a reliable source that discusses the topic, and we can talk about whether and how to add it to the article. Personally, I'm less interested in how many celebrities have been burnt out, than about how many people have been burnt out. Donald Albury 16:39, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]