Los Angeles as a city

East, L.A. (Los Angeles) want to become a city of its own, because in each county there is a population a little over 2 million people. They are mentioning all these famous people that reside or use to live in Los Angeles. The people that come from a certain place does not make that place. What kind of contributions do people like De La Hoya and Fernando Guerra make in L.A. that would warrant them being afforded the opportunity to be a city of its own. What contributions do they make to the economy on a whole? If there major contributions do not help the community, economy, or country then they should keep their current standing. LOS ANGELES -East L.A. — birthplace of the lowrider, Los Lobos and Oscar de la Hoya — is to Mexican-Americans what Harlem is to the black community. Spanish is the predominant language. Commonly mistaken for a part of Los Angeles, East L.A. is actually an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County, with more than 130,000 people — 96 percent of them Latino — packed into 7.4 square miles. However, the city revenue is well above the budgeted set amout. Since most of the mom and pops store operate without a business license. Now the residents fear that this will affect them if the stores are forced to obtain one.

The residents association must first submit a petition by December asking a county commission to conduct a study on whether a city of East L.A. would have an adequate tax base. So far, organizers have collected about half the 10,000 signatures needed, said Oscar Gonzales Jr., association president. Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Calif., who supports cityhood, said she is encouraged this time because residents are well-organized and informed. "It has a great chance of passing," said the congresswoman, whose district includes East L.A. "But they will need to allay fears that incorporation will mean an increase in property taxes."