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Los Angeles, California

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The Resume

    (April 4, 1850- )
    Most populous city in California
    Second most populous city in the U.S.
    First explored in 1769
    Founded in 1781
    Nicknamed 'City of Angels'

Why Los Angeles, California might be annoying:

    It has some of the worst air quality in the U.S.
    It has earthquakes, mud slides, floods, fires, and riots.
    It has some of the most confusing freeway interchanges in the country.
    Freeway traffic always seems congested.
    It hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by 62 nations, among them the then-Soviet Union and many other 'Eastern bloc' nations.
    Its official name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula, or E.P.D.N.S.L.R.D.L.A.D.P. for short.
    Its bumbling police department has been ridden with scandals of corruption and alleged racism.
    San Fernando Valley, a section of Los Angeles, is home to 'Valley Girls.'
    The south central part of the city features a lot of gang activity.
    It lost both of its pro football teams in 1995 when the Rams moved to St. Louis and the Raiders moved to Oakland.
    It has too many area codes to keep track of.

Why Los Angeles, California might not be annoying:

    It has great weather year-round; mildly warm summers, mildly cool winters, hardly ever rains.
    It has some nice beaches, and great surfing.
    Baseball's Dodgers only won one World Series while in Brooklyn, but since moving to L.A., they've won five.
    The Los Angeles Lakers have won the NBA title nine times since moving there.
    It's the only American city to host the Summer Olympics twice (1932, 1984).
    Hollywood, a section of Los Angeles, is the birthplace of the modern movie industry, and was the leading producer of movies worldwide until Bombay, India, surpassed it.
    It is extremely ethnically diverse; you can find large numbers of White, African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Jewish, and Canadian people in L.A.
    It gives New York a run for its money.

Credit: Gregg


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 58 Votes: 37.93% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 113 Votes: 45.13% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 346 Votes: 58.38% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 205 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 133 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 35 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 118 Votes: 55.93% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 62 Votes: 74.19% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 150 Votes: 70.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 801 Votes: 53.31% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 205 Votes: 63.90% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 137 Votes: 81.02% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 68 Votes: 45.59% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 128 Votes: 42.19% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 166 Votes: 42.77% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 239 Votes: 38.91% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 311 Votes: 77.49% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 219 Votes: 58.45% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 348 Votes: 66.09% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 601 Votes: 61.40% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1152 Votes: 66.41% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 804 Votes: 72.14% Annoying