Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Explained

Woodland Hills
Pushpin Map:United States San Fernando Valley#United States Los Angeles
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Los Angeles
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Los Angeles
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Population Total:79,451
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:34.1683°N -118.605°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:91364, 91365, 91367

Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States.

History

The area was inhabited for around 8,000 years by Native Americans of the Fernandeño-Tataviam and Chumash-Venturaño tribes, who lived in the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills and close to the Arroyo Calabasas (Calabasas Creek) tributary of the Los Angeles River in present-day Woodland Hills.[2] [3] The first Europeans to enter the San Fernando Valley were the Portola Expedition in 1769, exploring Alta California for Spanish mission and settlement locations. Seeing it from present-day Sepulveda Pass, the oak savanna inspired them to call the area El Valle de Santa Catalina de Bononia de Los Encinos (Valley of St. Catherine of Bononia of the Oaks).[4] The Mission San Fernando Rey de España (Mission San Fernando) was established in 1797 and controlled the valley's land, including future Woodland Hills.[5]

Ownership of the southern half of the valley, south of present-day Roscoe Boulevard from Toluca Lake to Woodland Hills, by Americans began in the 1860s. First, Isaac Lankershim (as the "San Fernando Farm Homestead Association") in 1869, then Isaac Lankershim's son, James Boon Lankershim, and Isaac Newton Van Nuys (as the "Los Angeles Farm & Milling Company") in 1873,[6] and finally, in the "biggest land transaction ever recorded in Los Angeles County", a syndicate led by Harry Chandler of the Los Angeles Times with Hobart Johnstone Whitley, Gen. Moses Sherman, and others (as the Los Angeles Suburban Homes Company) in 1910.[7] Victor Girard Kleinberger bought 2886acres in the area from Chandler's group and founded the town of Girard in 1922.[8] He sought to attract residents and businesses by developing an infrastructure, advertising in newspapers, and planting 120,000 trees. His 300 pepper trees formed a canopy over Canoga Ave. between Ventura Boulevard and Saltillo St. became Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #93 in 1972.[9] Circa 1939 the area was described as "A small business district on Ventura Boulevard at Topanga Canyon Junction. The population is scattered, being found mostly throughout the surrounding agricultural country."[10] The community of Girard was eventually incorporated into Los Angeles, and in 1945, it became known as Woodland Hills.[5] Reference to the founding of Girard is part of the story arc in the first season of Perry Mason (2020).

Geography

Woodland Hills is located in the southwestern region of the San Fernando Valley. Situated to the north is West Hills, Canoga Park, and Winnetka, to the east is Tarzana, to the south is the Santa Monica Mountains, and to the west is Calabasas.[11]

Running east–west through the community is U.S. Route 101 (the Ventura Freeway) and also Ventura Boulevard, the San Fernando Valley's main thoroughfare, whose western terminus is at Valley Circle Boulevard in Woodland Hills.

Climate

Woodland Hills can experience some of the more extreme temperature changes from season to season than other regions of the San Fernando Valley. During summer days, temperatures in Woodland Hills are often very high, and overnight winter temperatures can be among the lowest of the Valley. On September 5, 2020, Woodland Hills recorded the highest temperature ever in Los Angeles County, hitting 121°F at Pierce College,[12] tying with Chino's reading as the highest temperature on record in Southern California's coastal basin.[13] The climate is classified as a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) in the Köppen climate classification, which is characterized by mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers.[14] Precipitation in Woodland Hills averages much the same as most other regions of the west San Fernando Valley, although somewhat higher amounts of rainfall occur in the surrounding hills.[15]

Demographics

In 2008, the population of Woodland Hills was approximately 63,000. The median age in 2000 was 40.

As of the 2000 census, and according to the Los Angeles Almanac, there were 67,006 people and 29,119 households residing in Woodland Hills. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 79.90% White, 6.97% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 3.34% African American, 0.33% Native American, 4.80% from other races, and 4.52% from two or more races. 11.94% of the population were Hispanic of any race.

In population, it is one of the least dense neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and the percentage of white people is high for the county. The percentage of residents 25 and older with four-year college degrees is 47.0%, which was high for both the city and the county. The percentage of veterans, 10.7% of the population, was high for the city of Los Angeles and high for the county overall. The percentage of veterans who served during World War II or Korea was among the county's highest.

The 2008 Los Angeles Timess "Mapping L.A." project supplied these Woodland Hills neighborhood statistics: population: 59,661; median household income: $93,720. The Times said the latter figure was "high for the city of Los Angeles and high for the county."[16]

Arts and culture

The Los Angeles Public Library operates the Woodland Hills Branch Library (Ventura Boulevard) and the Platt Branch Library (Victory Boulevard) in Woodland Hills.[17] [18]

Parks and recreation

Woodland Hills is home to the Woodland Hills Country Club, a private equity golf club. The country club is complete with golf course, fine dining, and entertainment options.

The Woodland Hills Recreation Center (Shoup Park) is a 19acres park in Woodland Hills. The park has a small indoor gymnasium without weights and with a capacity of 300; it may be used as an auditorium. The park also has a lighted baseball diamond, outdoor lighted basketball courts, a children's play area, a lighted football field, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, and lighted tennis courts.[19] Woodland Hills Pool is an outdoor seasonal unheated swimming pool.[19] [20]

The Warner Center Park, also known as Warner Ranch Park,[21] is located in Woodland Hills.[22] The park, unstaffed and unlocked, has a children's play area and picnic tables.[21] Serrania Park in Woodland Hills is an unstaffed, unlocked pocket park. It has a children's play area, hiking trails, and picnic tables.[23] Alizondo Drive Park in Woodland Hills is an unstaffed, unlocked, and undeveloped park used for brush clearance once per year.[24]

Along the western boundary of Woodland Hills is the large Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve, a regional park with a trail network for miles of hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian rides. The trailhead and parking are at the very western end of Victory Boulevard in Woodland Hills. Scheduled walks and programs are offered.[25] The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area has various parks nearby to the south of the community. The Top of Topanga Overlook gives panoramic views of the verdant Woodland Hills neighborhoods and the Valley.[26]

Government

Local government

Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council is the local elected advisory body to the city of Los Angeles representing stakeholders in the Woodland Hills and Warner Center areas.[27]

Woodland Hills is located within Los Angeles City Council District 3 represented by Bob Blumenfield.[28]

State representation

Woodland Hills is within California's 46th State Assembly district represented by Democrat Jesse Gabriel[29] and California's 27th State Senate district represented by Democrat Henry Stern.[30] [31]

Federal representation

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Public schools serving Woodland Hills are under the jurisdiction the Los Angeles Unified School District. Much of the area is within Board District 4.[34]

Elementary schools include:

Middle schools include:

High schools include:

Adult School:

Charter schools

Private schools

Lycée International de Los Angeles had a Woodland Hills campus, which had over 140 students as of 2001. This was in a public school building,[45] rented from the Los Angeles Unified School District. In 2001 LAUSD announced that it would not renew the lease.[46]

Lycée Français de Los Angeles operated a San Fernando Valley campus in Woodland Hills,[47] on the site of Platt Elementary School.[48]

Colleges and universities

Colleges and universities in Woodland Hills include:

Infrastructure

Los Angeles Fire Department Station 84[49] (Woodland Hills) and Station 105[50] (Woodland Hills) serve the community.

The Los Angeles Police Department operates the Topanga Division station in Canoga Park[51] which provides service to the Woodland Hills area.

Notable people

The Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, a private retirement, nursing care and acute-care hospital facility is reserved for industry professionals. The section includes some people who lived and/or died there, among other residents.

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. News: Prehistoric milling site found in California . March 4, 2006 . . October 3, 2011.
  3. News: Prehistoric milling site found in Azusa . March 3, 2006 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060313151831/http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/14007712.htm . March 13, 2006.
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  6. Web site: Thompson v. Los Angeles Farming & Milling Co., U.S. Supreme Court, 180 U.S. 72 (1901) . . September 19, 2011 . October 3, 2011.
  7. Roderick (2001), p. 48.
  8. Web site: History (Woodland Hills) . Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce . June 24, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071007055658/http://www.woodlandhillscc.net/Scripts/openExtra.asp?extra=38 . October 7, 2007.
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  12. NWS Los Angeles . NWSLosAngeles . 1302729890739888128 . September 6, 2020 . All-Time Record High at Woodland Hills (Pierce College) today at 121° breaks the old record of 119° set on 7/22/2006.
  13. Web site: A History of Significant Weather Events in Southern California . 2024-07-02. "These two records represent the highest readings on record in Southern California’s coastal basin.". March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240506105046if_/https://www.weather.gov/media/sgx/documents/weatherhistory.pdf. 2024-05-06.
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  18. Web site: Platt Branch Library . Los Angeles Public Library . March 20, 2010.
  19. Web site: Woodland Hills Recreation Center . City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks . March 20, 2010.
  20. Web site: Woodland Hills Swimming Pool . City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks . March 20, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041211051819/http://www.laparks.org/dos/aquatic/facility/woodlandHIllsPool.htm . December 11, 2004.
  21. Web site: Warner Center Park . City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks . March 20, 2010.
  22. Web site: Warner Ranch Park . City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks . March 20, 2010.
  23. Web site: Serrania Park . City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks . March 20, 2010.
  24. Web site: Alizondo Drive Park . City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks . March 20, 2010.
  25. Web site: Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve (formerly Ahmanson Ranch) . Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180412175257/http://www.lamountains.com/parks.asp?parkid=28 . April 12, 2018.
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  33. Web site: California's 32nd Congressional District – CA-32 Representatives & District Map . GovTrack.us.
  34. Web site: Board District 4 Map . . November 24, 2008.
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