... says that it is comprised of 71.4% Hispanic, 12.4% African American, and .6% White, with 63% of the district's students eligible (due to low socioeconomic status) for free lunch programs.1 The LA Times reported in 2001 that concerns were growing about a 7% increase in substance abuse in Orange County, a county with one of the highest per capita income averages in the state and ... over 200 substance abuse treatment centers for teens on record. In LA, however, where there is no definitive listing of substance abuse centers that serve adolescents only, 2,000 wards of the California Youth ...

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... San Fernando. The close proximity to the sea, made Pointe-a-Pierre an ideal location for the oil refinery industry. This also led to settlements in area such as Marbella and La Romain. Most of the major facilities and commercial centers were found in the community of City Proper. The community can be considered the city centre where Carter (1983) described the ... ...

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... there are many ways one can maximize their space for gardening. People with balconies can grow their plants in pots and hand-water them. Grow bags are another way for LA residents with little space for a garden, to grow their plants vertically on any surface that receives sufficient sunlight. This also saves people money and reduces trips to the grocery store ... ...

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... for entertainment in downtown Los Angeles. Some of the corporate partners for the Staples Center are Toyota, McDonalds, Pepsi, Bank of America, Staples, Anheuser Busch, Fox, DirectTV, United Airlines and LA Times. The Staples Center Foundation has established a number of partnerships in the community to assist charities, raise funds and awareness for their organizations. Here are some simple facts why I think ... ...

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... for entertainment in downtown Los Angeles. Some of the corporate partners for the Staples Center are Toyota, McDonalds, Pepsi, Bank of America, Staples, Anheuser Busch, Fox, DirectTV, United Airlines and LA Times. The Staples Center Foundation has established a number of partnerships in the community to assist charities, raise funds and awareness for their organizations. Here are some simple facts why I think ... ...

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... $2000 per arrest Cities spend an average of $12 million on prostitution control every year. Ranging from $1 million (Memphis) to $23 million (New York) and up to 100 million in LA" (Prostitution in the US . . . [NA]). These numbers however are probably on the low side considering these figures are over 5 years old but you can clearly see that this is enough ... ...

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... world. Apart from the movie studios and other landmarks associated with the movie industry, points of interest include the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the La Brea Tar Pits (famous for Ice Age fossils), Disneyland (Anaheim), and the Santa Anita and Hollywood racetracks. Los Angeles County is the nation's largest manufacturing center, and the ports of ... ...

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