West Hollywood, California, is like no other city in the world. Proposed in 1984 by an unlikely coalition of LGBT activists, seniors, and renters, the groups jointly advocated for cityhood. Today, these 1.9 square miles are home to about 35,000 people in the heart of metropolitan Los Angeles. It is a robust economic and cultural center inculcated with idealism and imagination.
California is in the Western United States. It shares borders with Nevada, Arizona, the Pacific Ocean, Oregon, and Baja California. There are more than 39,500,000 people in about 163,696 square miles, making it the third-largest state. The state capital is Sacramento, and Los Angeles is the most populous city.