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CALIFORNIA 27 : Northeastern Los Angles County; Pasadena; Burbank

The 27th is set in the rolling San Gabriel Mountains, which form the eastern border of the Los Angeles Basin. The Angeles National Forest dominates the district's northeast, and suburbs are spread evenly throughout. Over the years, immigration has transformed the ethnic composition of once-WASPish neighborhoods, and this previously Republican district has become highly competitive.

The 27th's major cities include suburban Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena. Glendale is the district's largest city, and about 35,000 Soviet Armenians have settled there since 1985, joined by large numbers of Asians. Southern Glendale is largely Latino and staunchly Democratic. About 60 different languages are spoken in Glendale's public schools.

During redistricting in 1992, the 27th gained the heavily black and Hispanic half of Pasadena, a city that includes NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and many high-tech engineering firms attracted by CalTech. In Burbank, television and movie production studios drive the economy.

Major Industry
Entertainment, high-tech, engineering

Population
572,629 (1990)

Cities
Glendale, 197,600; Burbank, 104,000 (1998, est.); Pasadena (pt.), 126,228 (1990)

People
100% urban; 13% age 65+ (ranks seventh of 52 in state; middle third nationally); 49% married couples, 23% married couples with children; 31% college educated (ranks 14 of 52 in state; top third nationally); 71% white collar (ranks eighth of 52 in state; top third nationally), 18% blue collar (ranks 40 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
71% white, 8% black, 11% Asian; 20% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$37,929 (ranks 20 of 52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Pasadena is home of the Rose Bowl and hosts the Tournament of the Roses Parade; The Tonight Show with Jay Leno filmed at the NBC studio in Burbank; The Disney Studio, where "Fantasia," "Little Mermaid" and "The Lion King" were made, is based in Burbank; "Father of the Bride," starring Steve Martin, was filmed in exclusive San Marino.

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