Almanacs

• Los Angeles Almanac
  Information on Buildings & Structures, Census, Education, Government, Health, History, Media, Population, Religion, Transportation, Weather and more.

Education

• California Department of Education
  Includes student performance data (test results) and educational demographics.
• Postsecondary Education Commission
  State Institutions approved to grant degrees by the Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.

Community Colleges

• East Los Angeles College
• El Camino College
• Glendale Community College
• Los Angeles City College
• Los Angeles Community College District
• Los Angeles Harbor College
• Los Angeles Mission College
• Los Angeles Pierce College
• Los Angeles Southwest College
• Los Angeles Trade-Tech College
• Los Angeles Valley College
• Pasadena City College
• Santa Monica College
• West Los Angeles College

Elementary/High Schools

• Los Angeles County Office of Education
• Los Angeles Unified School District

Independent Colleges and Universities

• Antioch University
• Art Center College of Design
• BIOLA University
• California Institute of Technology (CalTech)
• California Institute of the Arts
• Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM)
• Loyola Marymount University of Los Angeles
• Occidental College
• Otis College of Art & Design
• Pepperdine University
• USC - University of Southern California
• Woodbury University

State Colleges and Universities

• Cal State University System
• California State University, Dominguez Hills
• California State University, Los Angeles
• California State University, Northridge
• UCLA

Health

• AIDS Project Los Angeles
• Health Consumer Center of Los Angeles
• LA Free Clinic
• Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

Housing and Real Estate

• apartments.com
  Apartment offerings in California arranged by region.
• ConnectLAHousing
  Goal to create a "one-stop" location linking housing searchers and homeowners, and a centralized database of all affordable housing units in L.A. County.
• HomeSeekers
  Database of over 650,000 homes, most with photographs.
• Househunt
  Residential, commercial and industrial real estate in California. Shows available active listings of properties on the market and recently sold comparable sales data.
• Housing Authority, City of Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Realty Locator
  Listings for homes, apartments, and agents. News items on the Los Angeles real estate business.
• MyApartmentMap.com
  Input City, State and zip code to locate an apartment. Advanced search options and images.

LA Places

Amusement Parks / Theme Parks

• Disneyland
• Knott's Berry Farm
• Redondo Fun Factory
• Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
• Six Flag's Magic Mountain
• Universal Studios

Beaches

• Catalina Island
• Catalina Island - A Brief History of
• Guide to Los Angeles County Beaches
• Guide to Orange County Beaches

Botanic Gardens and Arboreta

• Descanso Gardens
• Fullerton Arboretum
• Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
• Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens
• Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

City Guides

• DigitalCity Los Angeles
  Classifieds, People, Entertainment, Sports, News & Issues and Buyer's Guides.
• Experience LA
  Comprehensive arts and cultural events calendar for greater Los Angeles. Gives destinations and how to reach them using the transportation system.
• Los Angeles Times Calendar
  Entertainment, hotel guides, buy tickets online and traffic information.
• Los Angeles Yellow Pages
• LOSANGELES.COM
  Music, arts, dining, shopping, outdoors and more.
• Yahoo! Los Angeles
  Local web directory.

Hollywood

• Freeman House
  Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
• Grauman's Chinese Theater
  Imprints from the stars.
• Hollyhock House
  Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
• Hollywood Entertainment District
• Hollywood Studio Tour
• Hollywood Wax Museum
• Location Shooting Around L.A.
  Where your favorite movies & TV shows were filmed.

Lodging

• Lodging, Los Angeles - Yahoo!
• Los Angeles Hostels
• Los Angeles Hotel Guide
• Travel Now - L.A. Hotels

Los Angeles

• Angel's Flight
• Bradbury Building
• Broadway Theater Tour/Old Los Angeles
• Chinatown
• Griffith Observatory
• Olvera Street (El Pueblo de Los Angeles)
• Union Station

Los Angeles Histories

• Battle of Los Angeles - 1942
• California Geological Survey
• Cemeteries of Los Angeles, Historic
• CERES Information by Geographic Area for Los Angeles County
• Chatsworth Historical Society
• Department of Water and Power History
• El Pueblo de Los Angeles
• Felipe de Neve (founder of Los Angeles)
• Fort MacArthur Museum
• Historical Landmarks for Los Angeles County
• Los Angeles Conservancy
  Preserving and revitalizing Greater Los Angeles Architectural Heritage. Includes Historical Research Guide with step-by-step instructions for researching a building or the land it sits on.
• Los Angeles County History
• Port of Los Angeles History Tour
• San Fernando Valley Historical Digital Library
• Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Home Page
• Santa Monica Public Library - Image Archives
• Silver Lake
• USC Regional History Collections
• USGenWeb Page
• Visual Tour of the History of Los Angeles
• Zoot Suit Riots

Movies / TV Studios

• Fox
• MGM Studios
• Sony Studios
• Universal Studios
• Walt Disney Studios

Museums

• Autry Museum of Western Heritage
• California Museum of Photography
• California Science Center
• Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles
• Forrest J. Ackerman's Wide Webbed World - Monster Museum
• Fort Tejon Historical Association
• J. Paul Getty Museums
• Japanese American Museum
• Korean American Museum (KAM)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art
• Los Angeles Holocaust Monument
• Los Angeles Maritime Museum
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
• Norton Simon Museum
• Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits
• Paley Center for Media (former Museum of Television & Radio)
• Petersen's Automotive Museum
• Simon Wiesenthal Center - Museum of Tolerance
• Southwest Museum of the American Indian
• The Huntington Art Collections, Library and Botanical Gardens
• UCLA / Armand Hammer Museum
• Zimmer Children's Museum

Neighborhood Web Sites

• Altadena
• Arroyo Arts Collective
• Boyle Heights
• Eagle Rock
• Echo Park
• El Segundo
• Glassell Park Neighborhood Council
• Hermosa
• Highland Park
• Highland Park / North Avenue 57
• Highland Park Heritage Trust
• Larchmont / Hancock Park / Fremont Place / Park La Brea / Miracle Mile
• Loz Feliz
• Montecito Heights
• Monterey Hills
• Mt. Washington
• Ocean Park
• River Project
• Santa Monica
• Santa Monica Pier
  24/7 view
• Silver Lake
• Silver Lake Neighborhood Council
• The Arroyo Seco
• Venice Beach
• Windsor Square Association

Parks

• City of Los Angeles Parks
  overs the following: Griffith-Metro, Pacific, and Valley Regions.  To obtain recreational information and regional highlights, select a region.
• Griffith Park
• Parks & Recreation - Rancho Los Alamitos

Performing Arts Centers

• Hollywood Bowl
• Music Center
  The Music Center is home to the Los Angels Philharmonic, the Center Theatre Group, the Los Angeles Opera and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The complex includes the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre and the future Walt Disney Concert Hall.
• Orange County Performing Arts Center
• South Coast Repertory Theatre
• Walt Disney Concert Hall

Sports Teams

• Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles
• Anaheim Ducks
• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Los Angeles Area Volleyball
• Los Angeles Clippers
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Los Angeles Galaxy
• Los Angeles Kings
• Los Angeles Lakers
• Los Angeles Sparks

Sports Venues

• Angel Stadium
• Dodger Stadium
• Hollywood Park Racetrack
• Honda Center (Anaheim)
• Los Angeles Coliseum
• Los Angeles Convention Center
• Santa Anita Park Racetrack
• Staples Center

Zoos and Aquariums

• Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
  Located in San Pedro.
• Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific
• Los Angeles Zoo
• Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

Libraries

• County of Los Angeles Public Libraries
• Los Angeles County Law Library
• Los Angeles Public Library - Branch Libraries
• Los Angeles Public Library - Central Library
• Southern California Library Cooperative (was MCLS)
  An association of public libraries in the greater Los Angeles area which shares resources to improve library service to the residents of all participating jurisdictions.

Local Government

City of Los Angeles

• City Clerk - Administrative Services Division
  Contains links to City Council agendas, meetings, votes, and actions; Budget & Finance Committee; Ordinance Search; and City Archives and Records information.
• City Council Districts
• City of Los Angeles Citywide Services Directory
• City of Los Angeles Home Page
• Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (Neighborhood Councils)
• LA CityView 35
  On-demand access to Channel 35, providing access to City Council meetings and other city-produced programming highlighting City departments and all Council districts.
• Los Angeles City Office of Historic Resources (OHR)
  Guide to preservation of Los Angeles' architectural and cultural heritage, under the Department of City Planning. Includes link to SurveyLA, a project to identify historic resources in Los Angeles.
• Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Los Angeles Department of Planning
  Population and housing statistics by City Council District and Community Plan area.
• Los Angeles Fire Department
• Los Angeles Police Department
  Local statistics by area.
• Vital City Documents
  Administrative Code; Municipal Code; Election Code; City Charter; and Council Rules.

County of Los Angeles

• County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
• County of Los Angeles Directory of Information & Services
• County of Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
• County of Los Angeles Fire Department
• County of Los Angeles Home Page
• County of Los Angeles Public Records
• County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder
• County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
• Los Angeles Superior Court and the Administratively Unified Municipal Courts
  Includes jury information, fees, court locations, and forms.

Non-Governmental Agencies

• CERES (California Environmental Resources Evaluation System)
  Presents a variety of electronic data on California's environment.
• Los Angeles County Bar Association

Local Media

Magazines

• L.A. Audio Files
  Quarterly bulletin with listings of live music broadcasts, acoustic concerts, seminars and other programs of interest in the Los Angeles area.
• Los Angeles Business Journal
• Los Angeles Magazine
• Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Magazines (Yahoo Directory)
• Oversight
  Magazine of community and alternative arts in Los Angeles.

Newspapers

• Metro Los Angeles Newspapers (Yahoo Regional Directory)

Dailies

• Hollywood Reporter
• La Opinion
• Los Angeles Daily News
• Los Angeles Times
• Metropolitan News-Enterprise
• Santa Monica LookOut - online newspaper

Educational Institutions (University/College/K-12)

• K-12 School Newspapers (Yahoo Directory)
  Online newspapers of selected LA metro elementary and high schools.
• L.A. Youth
  Bi-monthly newspaper written and produced by teenagers.
• Los Angeles Loyolan (Loyola Marymount University)
• UCLA Daily Bruin
• USC Daily Trojan

Weeklies

• Downtown News
• Entertainment Today
• L.A.Weekly
• Pakistan Link
  Pakistani community newspaper.

Radio

• 440 Satisfaction Radio Guide
  Biographies of radio personalities, past and present, featured on L.A. radio stations.
• Metro Los Angeles Newspapers (Yahoo Regional Directory)
• Metro Los Angeles Radio Directory
  Amateur/HAM radio; Local AM and FM radio station schedules; radio personality profiles.

Television

• Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
  Activities, press releases, and information about the Emmys and the Academy.
• Metropolitan Los Angeles Television Stations (Yahoo)
  Programming schedules for all local stations. Listings for L.A.'s television production companies.
• PBS Online
  Public Broadcasting System station and program information.  Links to L.A. station KCET and other local Southern California stations.
• TV Guide Entertainment Network

Organizations

Ethnic / Special Interest Organizations

• Chinese Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles
• Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce
• Iranian Online Los Angeles Businesses
• Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West
• Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California
• Korean Cultural Center
• Latin Business Association
• Little SaigonNet/Vietnam Today
• Los Angeles Argentinean Page
• Pars Times Southern California News
• Persia Business.com
• Southern California & Las Vegas Hawaiian Community Directory
• Southern California Indian Center

Religion

General Religion Sites

• Los Angeles Free-Net - Religion and Philosophy Center
  Religious and humanitarian groups in Los Angeles community.

Specific Religion Sites

• Archdiocese of Los Angeles
• Church of Scientology of Los Angeles
• Islamic Center of Southern California
• Kabbalah Center
• LA Jewish Guide
• Zen Center of Los Angeles

General

• A Window Between Worlds
  Creative arts programs for battered women.
• Ability First
• American Red Cross - Los Angeles
• Armenian Relief Society
  Serves the humanitarian need of Armenian people everywhere.  Seeks to preserve the cultural heritage and identity of the Armenian nation.
• Assistance League of Southern California
• Aviva Center
  Shelter for adolescent girls.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles
• California Registry
  Senior housing information, counseling and referrals.  Home health agency database and index of resources for seniors.
• California Youth Crisis Line
  Youth services information and referral. Includes hotlines.
• Children's Bureau of Southern California
  Child abuse prevention and treatment agency.
• Goodwill Southern California
• Heal the Bay
• Healthy City
  Social Services for Los Angeles County, covering shelters, schools, neighborhood resources, health, and assistance. Searchable by name, type of service and area, providing information and maps. Non-profit and government resources.
• Indian Center (Southern California)
• Korean Youth and Community Center
• Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC)
  Serves the Nikkei (people of Japanese ancestry) community in need, especially those facing language or cultural gaps, financial need or physical disabilities.
• MALDEF (Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund)
• National Council of Jewish Women/LA
• Rainbow Addiction Recovery Guide
  Over 4000 Southern California addiction services for assistance with drugs, alcohol, gambling, eating, etc.
• Spirit of the Sage Council
  Grass roots coalition dedicated to the protection and conservation of America's natural and cultural resources.
• WeConnect
  One-stop-shop, connecting Californians to economic programs and services to which they may be eligible.  The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit (CTC), and CARE for lower cost gas and electric programs are among those highlighted.

Homeless Resources

• Beyond Shelter
• Lamp Community
• Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
• PATH - People Assisting the Homeless
• People's Guide to Welfare, Health & Other Services
  Practical information about how to get food, money and other help from government programs and community services, prepared by LA Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness. In English & Spanish.
• Union Rescue Mission

Transportation

Airlines & Airports

• Air Charter Guide
  orld-wide listings of charter aircraft, operators, and brokers.
• Burbank Airport
• John Wayne Airport
• LAX Master Plan
  A planning process that is developing a plan for LAX.
• Long Beach Municipal Airport
• Los Angeles Department of Airports
• Los Angeles International Airport
  Summary information on ground transportation, airlines, terminals and hotels at LAX Quickaid.
• Ontario International Airport
• Palmdale Regional Airport
• Van Nuys Airport

Bus Lines

• Greyhound Bus Lines
• LA DASH and Metro System
  Information on Downtown LA shuttle bus system and connections to Metro System.
• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
• Metro Commute Services

Railroads

• Amtrak
• Los Angeles Rail Transit Web Page
  Summary information on Metro Blue Line, Red Line, Green Line, Metrolink, Amtrak, and Angel's Flight railroads.

Traffic

• California Highway Conditions
  Current road conditions throughout California.
• California Highways Home Page
• CHP Los Angeles Communications Center
  Lists current traffic incidents in Los Angeles County.
• Go511 (website) & 511 (free call)
  Provides traffic, carpooling and transit information for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. From LASAFE: Los Angeles County Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies.
• Historic California US highways
  Historical information about the 18 US highways which were once in California.
• Los Angeles Rental Cars

Weather

• CNN Weather Report
  Weather forecast, current weather conditions, and pollen count.
• Recent Earthquake Information
  Monitors recent earthquake activity in California and Nevada.
• South Coast AQMD
  Current measurements of various pollutant levels.
• Weather.com