Los Angeles: City of Angels

The word “Los” in Spanish means city, soconsidered one of the top fashion centers setting new
Los Angeles in Spanish means city of Angels. Lostrends. LA’s famous museums and opera
Angeles, or LA as it is popularly called, is one of thehouses are not only architectural landmarks but house
top tourist destinations. It is part of Southern Californiaworld famous paintings, sculpture and modern art.
and famous for its beaches. The weather of the city isThe major daily newspaper in the area is the Los
neither too hot nor too cold just moderate throughoutAngeles Times; La Opinión is the city's major
the year. But the temperatures vary drasticallySpanish-language paper. Investor's Business Daily is
throughout the day. Afternoons are the warmest butdistributed from its L.A. corporate offices, which are
evenings are a little chilly with median temperature ofheadquartered in Playa Del Rey. There are also a
72 to 76 degrees.number of smaller regional newspapers, alternative
Los Angeles became part of the USA in 1848 at theweeklies and magazines, including the Daily News
end of Mexican-American war. LA and California was(which focuses coverage on the San Fernando
purchased by USA as part of Treaty of GuadalupeValley), LA Weekly, Los Angeles CityBeat, L.A. Record
Hidalgo. It was incorporated as a municipality in 1850(which focuses coverage on the music scene in the
five months before California got its statehood in theGreater Los Angeles area), Los Angeles magazine,
nation.Los Angeles Business Journal, Los Angeles Daily
The greater Los Angeles area is a combination ofJournal (legal industry paper), The Hollywood Reporter
many smaller cities spread around it. The demographicand Variety (entertainment industry papers), and Los
of Los Angeles are slowly tilting towards HispanicAngeles Downtown News. In addition to the English-
community. The rise in the population of Hispanics hasand Spanish-language papers, numerous local
forced the city to adopt a multicultural dynamics withperiodicals serve immigrant communities in their native
Spanish considered as the second language. This riselanguages, including Armenian, Korean, Persian, Russian,
in Spanish speaking population is the result of closeChinese and Japanese. Many cities adjacent to Los
proximity to Mexico which is only few miles awayAngeles also have their own daily newspapers whose
from the city. These Hispanics contribute significantly tocoverage and availability overlaps into certain Los
the cultural diversity of the city as well as maintain theAngeles neighborhoods. Examples include The Daily
economic engine of growth.Breeze (serving the South Bay), and The Long Beach
Los Angeles offers many attractions but the mostPress-Telegram. Los Angeles is considered as one of
famous are Hollywood Blvd, Universal Studios themethe favored tourist destination in the world. Tourists for
park and Beverly Hills’ shopping area. Losall over the world flock to LA to experience its deep
Angeles is also home to many live comedy showsculture, fashion and entertainment offerings. The tourist
that produce talented comedians famous around thefrom pacific nations of Japan, China and Korea
world. Unlike many big cities like Chicago, New Yorkdominate the numbers. This may also be because of
and San Francisco, LA is not famous for its high riseslarge Chinese immigrant population living in greater LA
but its importance as a cultural center. Los Angeles isarea.