Notes from Tania: Los Angeles County: Statistics, Maps, Resources, Moving Information

Bookmarks of useful links for new Los Angeles County residents.

Email lists for Los Angeles County residents

Department of Consumer & Business Affairs - best concise, informative, infrequent newsletter for topics such as rent control changes, housing laws, emergency resources, how to find Covid test sites, etc. Very straight-forward and useful. Highly recommended.
LA County emergency alerts - emergency messages, shelter-in place, evacuation orders, etc.
City-specific emergency alert systems

LAcounty.gov/emergency/ - check here for any emergency situation. The county posts evacuation maps here.
Governor's office of emergency services - input an address to see natural hazards risk warnings (e.g. ground at higher risk for liquefication in an earthquake)
CAL FIRE incidents map - lists and shows maps for all local wildfires
Los Angeles County weather service - government weather info
ready.lacounty.gov - emergency or disaster preparedness resource, supply kit ideas
ready.lacounty.gov/flooding - for flood specific information and advice
covid19.lacounty.gov - case statistics, vaccination sites, testing sites
readforwildfire.org - preparation for wild fires

LAcounty.gov/emergency/ - check here for any emergency situation. The county posts evacuation maps here.
Household income distribution in Los Angeles, CA (Statistical Atlas)
Median household income by zip code in Los Angeles County (Los Angeles Almanac)
Los Angeles County maps and statistics of Covid vaccine distributions (Los Angeles Times)
Governor's office of emergency services - input an address to see expected hazards
Rain fall interval (inches) map (Public Works Los Angeles)
Is your building prepared for an earthquake? (Los Angeles Times) - input an address to see if that building has completed a seismic retrofit for earthquake preparation
Information on Los Angeles County's 3,000 active oil wells (Curved LA)
Oil, natural gas, and geothermal energy wells - interactive map (CA Dept of Conservation)
"Obsessed with jacarandas? These maps show every single purple tree in L.A." (Time Out)
Geological Fault Lines Map (Los Angeles GeoHub) - earthquake related
Earthquake map (California Department of Conservation) - recent earthquake map
California Geological Survey (California Department of Conservation) - lots of earthquake, fault line, and seismic hazard zone information

Los Angeles Public Library (city)
LA County Library (county)
Los Angeles Times "Unshaken" column - articles about earthquake preparation, with information about common hazards to consider and tips for preparing go-bags and first aid kits
Household hazardous waste collection by the LA County Sanitation Districts
Consumer Information - resources through the Los Angeles Public Library
LAVote.gov - voter information website

Buses are good, generally safe and clean
Light rail lines are so-so, mostly safe but not as clean
Los Angeles is expanding the purple line further west and gathering funding to extend the gold line further east
The Source is LA Metro's newsletter for transit news
Instagram account showing new TAP cards

Cheap fares, short routes, some Commuter Express lines
DASH Fairfax line passes between Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the Miracle Mile/La Brea areas

Serves between downtown Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley, and Pomona Valley east of Los Angeles
myStop - website for Foothill Transit bus live tracking. There's also an app.

Los Angeles Union Station is a stop for the Pacific Surfliner (San Luis Obispo to San Diego) and various other lines

FlyAway is a paid shuttle ($9.75 one way) that transports passengers and luggage to/from LAX and either LA Union Station or Van Nuys. Recommended.
LAX-it - official waiting area to order Uber/Lyft and other ride sharing. You can take a free shuttle from any terminal to LAX-it, but ride share trips that start there are expensive. Instead...
Free shuttle to/from the nearest Metro C Line station "Aviation/LAX" and the airport terminals. The Metro station is a cheaper location to order Uber/Lyft.
Free shuttles to/from nearby car rentals and hotels.