3a World Cities

Los Angeles is the biggest city in California, and the second largest city in the US. Los Angeles has a huge variety of diverse cultures and people. It has a desirable nightlife, and it is home to countless famous people. LA is home to many prestigious colleges, and much much more. Walking through one of LA's many museums, can teach you so much about its richly diverse culture.

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 13th most populous city in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183.The second most densely populated major city in the U.S., it is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San Francisco Bay Area, a region of more than 7 million people. The city is located at the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, with the Pacific Ocean to the west and San Francisco Bay to the east. Much like LA, San Francisco also has an extremely diverse culture, and much can be learned through it’s numerous museums, and information centers.

When people think of LA, they think of gangs, and a bad area. When I think of LA, I think of Disneyland, and a richly diverse population of people who all come together and make a great successful melting pot that is LA.

San Francisco is typically stereotyped as an extremely liberal progressive, forward thinking city. Some people think that these are bad stereo types, but I think of them more as compliments. It like LA is also culturally and sexually diverse.

The similarities between the two cities, for me at least, are obvious. They are both diverse, and cater to all needs. They both have numerous museum’s and are melting pots. They both have their Rich parts, and their slums.

The differences are subtle. Los Angeles is a little more for industry, and San Francisco is a little more for small business. Los Angeles is more star studded, and more commercialized for tourists, While people go to San Francisco for the culture that is already established, and not commercialized.

I would like to know what measures both cities are taking to lower spending, and how the spending on “well fare” programs for people compared.