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LOS ANGELES IN CONTEXT: A Comparative Analysis of Current and Proposed Cities in Los Angeles County

SECTION 1: State Subventions

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Section 1: State Subventions

Table 1-1 per capita state subvention revenue cities in Los Angeles County, rank ordered by FY 1998-99
Table 1-2 Three-Year Percent Change in State Subventions
Table 1-3 Per Capita State Subventions for Selected Large Cities
Table 1-4 Per Capita State Grants vs. Percent of State Population For Selected Large Cities in California
Table 1-5 Per Capita State Subventions vs. Per Capita Income
Table 1-6 Per Capita State Subventions vs. Percentage of Families in Poverty
Table 1-7 Per Capita State Subventions to Selected Large Counties
Table 1-8 Per Capita State Subventions: Los Angeles and San Francisco

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Graph 1-1a State Subventions PC, FY 1996-97 Top 10, Bottom 10, Los Angeles and Average
Graph 1-1b State Subventions PC, FY 1997-98 Top 10, Bottom 10, Los Angeles and Average
Graph 1-1c State Subventions PC, FY 1998-99 Top 10, Bottom 10, Los Angeles and Average
Graph 1-2 Percentage Change between FY 96-97 and FY 98-99 in State Subventions PC, Top 10, Bottom 10,  Los Angeles and Average
Graph 1-3a Per Capita State Subventions for Selected Large Cities in California, FY 1996-1997
Graph 1-3b Per Capita State Subventions for Selected Large Cities, FY 1997-98
Graph 1-3c Per Capita State Subventions for Selected Large Cities, FY 1998-99
Graph 1-4a Per Capita State Subventions versus Percent of State Population for Selected Large Cities, FY 96-97
Graph 1-4b Per Capita State Subventions versus Percent of State Population for Selected Large Cities , FY 97-98
Graph 1-4c Per Capita State Subventions versus Percent of State Population for Selected Large Cities, FY 97-98
Graph 1-5 Per Capita Income vs. State Subventions PC, FY 1998-1999
Graph 1-6 Per Capita State Subventions vs. Percentage of Families in Poverty, FY 1998-1999
Graph 1-7 Per Capita State Subventions for Selected Large Cities in California, FY 1998-99
Graph 1-8 Per Capita State Subventions: LA City Residents and San Francisco Residents

SECTION 1: State Subventions

Table 1-1 shows the per capita state subvention revenue for the cities in Los Angeles County, which are rank ordered by FY 1998-99. In FY 1996-97, the City of Los Angeles is 19th out of 84 cities. However, in FY 1997-1998 the City of Los Angeles was 26th out of 84 cities and dropped to 38th out of 84 cities in FY 1998-99. The cities area rank ordered by the per-capita State subventions received in FY 1998-99 (for right column). It is also noteworthy that the City of Los Angeles received less per capita than the calculated "Average City" in all three fiscal years. The "Average City" figure was derived by adding up all the subventions received by the cities in Los Angeles County, and dividing it by the total population of all the cities in Los Angeles County, excluding the subventions and populations of unincorporated areas.

Although Los Angeles County has 88 cities, the California State Controller's Cities Annual Report for FY 1996-97 did not list state subvention data for Vernon, Irwindale, Industry and Hawaiian Gardens.

Source: The State of California Controller's Cities Annual Reports for FY 1996-97, FY 1997-98, and FY 1998-99. United States Census, Year 2000.

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Graph 1-Ia shows the top ten per capita state subventions cities, the bottom ten per capita state subventions cities, the per capita state subventions for the City of Los Angeles, and the per capita state subventions for the "Average City". As made apparent by the graph, the City of Los Angeles is in the middle range of these cities. In addition, as was noted in the explanation accompanying Table 1-1, the City of Los Angeles received less in state subventions per capita than the "Average City". (See Table 1-1 for an explanation of how the "Average City" is calculated.)

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Graph 1-lb illustrates the per capita state subventions for the top ten and lowest ten per capita state subvention cities, the City of Los Angeles, and the "Average City" for FY 1997-98 are displayed in Graph 1-lb. Once again, the City of Los Angeles received less than the "Average City" in per capita state subventions. During FY 1997-98, the City of Vernon had a population of 83, which creates an unusually large per capita state subvention figure, and is therefore not fully represented within the scale of the graph.

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Graph 1-lc shows for FY 1998-1999 the top ten per capita state subvention cities, the bottom ten per capita state subvention cities, and the per capita state subventions for the City of Los Angeles as well as for the "Average City".

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Table 1-2 lists the percent changes in state subventions between each of the fiscal years, FY 96-97 through FY 98-99, as well as the percent changes for the three year period FY 96-97 through FY 98-99 for the 88 cities in Los Angeles. State subventions for the City of Los Angeles increased 2.25%; this increase ranked them 64th of the 88 cities in Los Angeles County.

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Graph 1-2 shows the percent change in state subventions between FY 96-97 and FY 9899 for the 10 cities in Los Angeles County that experienced the greatest positive percentage change, the 10 that showed the greatest negative percentage change, the percentage change for the City of Los Angeles, and the cumulative average percent change for all cities in Los Angeles County.

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Table 1-3 lists state subventions to selected major California cities for FY 96-97, FY 9798, and FY 98-99. Although the City of Los Angeles has, by far, the largest population, this has not translated into enough political power to garner a larger per capita subvention rate.

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Graph 1-3a shows the data for state subventions for selected major California cites for FY 96-97. The City of Los Angeles is the second lowest among the cities in this graph.

Graph 1-3a Per Capita State Subventions for Selected Large Cities in California, FY 1996-1997

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Graph 1-3b shows the data for state subventions for selected major California cites for FY 97-98. The City of Los Angeles is in the middle of the selected cities.

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Graph 1-3c shows the data for state subventions for selected major California cites for FY 98-99. Although the City of Los Angeles made a slight improvement in FY 97-98, it regressed, relatively speaking, back to the second lowest of the major cities in FY 98-99.

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Table 1-4 displays the percentage of state population and the per capita state subvention revenue for selected major California cities for FY 96-97, FY 97-98, and FY 98-99.

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Graph 1-4a compares state subventions per capita for selected large cities in California (the line graph with the right hand scale) to percentage of state population (the bar graph with the left hand scale) for FY 96-97. As is readily apparent, the City of Los Angeles has, by far, the largest relative population, yet relatively less per capita state subvention revenue. This would indicate that the City of Los Angeles has, comparatively speaking, less political power in Sacramento than all but one of these cities.

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Graph 1-4b compares state subventions per capita for selected large cities in California (the line graph with the right hand scale) to percentage of state population (the bar graph with the left hand scale) for FY 97-98. Again, although the City of Los Angeles had, by far, the largest relative population, it had less per capita state subvention revenue than Long Beach, Oakland, and Sacramento.

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Graph 1-4c compares state subventions per capita for selected large cities in California (the line graph with the right hand scale) to percentage of state population (the bar graph with the left hand scale) for FY 98-99. Once again, the City of Los Angeles received lower state subventions per capita than all but one city even though it had, by far, the largest population.

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Table 1-5 shows the per capita state subventions and personal income for all 88 cities in Los Angeles County for FY 98-99. The cities are listed in rank of state subventions received (the middle column). LA

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Graph 1-5 illustrates the correlation between per capita state subventions and per capita personal income for all cities in Los Angeles County receiving more in per capita state subventions than the City of Los Angeles in FY 1998-99. While some of these cities had lower per capita income than the City of Los Angeles, many of these cities actually had higher per capita income than the City of Los Angeles.

The blue diamonds, and the right hand scale, show the per capita income for each city. The red bars, and the left hand scale, show the State subventions per capita for each city. The black horizontal line is at the level of the per capita income of the City of Los Angeles. By referring to the black line, readers can quickly see which cities have a higher per capita income than the City of Los Angeles (blue diamonds above the black line), and cities which have a lower per capita income than the City of Los Angeles (blue diamonds below the black line).

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Table 1-6 displays the per capita state subventions and the percentage of population in poverty by city for FY 98-99. The cities are listed in rank order by state subventions received. Los Angeles

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Graph 1-6 displays the per capita state subventions and the percentage of families in poverty by city for FY 98-99 for all cities in Los Angeles County that received more in per capita state subventions than the City of Los Angeles. Most of the cities shown had a lower percentage of families in poverty than the City of Los Angeles (black line). Yet, these cities still received more in state subventions per capita than the City of Los Angeles. The blue diamonds show the percentage of families in poverty for each city (right hand scale). The red bars show the per capita State subventions for each city (left hand scale).

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The first column of Table 1-7, "State Subventions to City Per Capita," lists the per capita state subventions to each of the selected cities in FY 98-99. The second column, "State Subventions to County Per Capita," lists the per capita state subventions to the county in which each of the selected cities is located. The total subvention to each city, along with each city's "share" of the state subvention to the county in which the city is located is shown in the third column, "Total State Subventions Per Capita". This "Total State Subventions Per Capita" figure allows a relationship to be shown between the City and County of San Francisco figures and those of the other selected cities. It is noteworthy that the City of Los Angeles, with a population of about 3.7 million, apparently has less influence in the State Legislature than San Francisco, a city of about 750,000, or approximately one-fifth the size of Los Angeles.

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Graph 1-7 shows the data from Table 1-7 in graphic form, and compares the total city and county per capita state subventions of the selected cities and counties while also distinguishing between the city and county per capita state subventions. The City and County of San Francisco received much more in State subventions than any other city shown, even when the other cities are apportioned their per capita "share" of the State subventions to the counties in which each city is located.

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Table 1-8 shows the State Subventions per capita for the City of San Francisco and the City of Los Angeles. The City of San Francisco is both a city and a county, so a comparable number was calculated for the City of Los Angeles, which is a part of Los Angeles County. The data in this table illustrate clearly that San Francisco has been much more successful in garnering State Subventions over the years. The population of Los Angeles is almost five times that of San Francisco. That population difference, however, has clearly not translated into political power in the State Legislature.

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Graph 1-8 shows the data from Table 1-8 in graphic form. As is readily apparent, San Francisco has, for many years, received much more in State Subventions per capita than the City of Los Angeles.

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Section 2: Federal Subventions

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