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22-459: Arleta is bordered by the Los Angeles districts of Mission Hills and North Hills on the north, Sun Valley on the east, Pacoima on the northeast, and Panorama City on the west. It lies within the 6th City Council district. The boundaries of Arleta are roughly Paxton Avenue on the northwest, Laurel Canyon Boulevard on the northeast, Tonopah Avenue on the southeast, and Woodman Avenue on

44-640: A basic life support ambulance (Rescue 875). Mission Hills is located within California's 39th State Assembly district represented by Democrat Luz Rivas and California's 18th State Senate district represented by Democrat Robert Hertzberg . Mission Hills is located within Los Angeles City Council District 7 represented by Monica Rodriguez . Tourists visit the Mission San Fernando Rey de España ,

66-536: A historical mission. The Andrés Pico Adobe is the second-oldest adobe home in the city of Los Angeles. People who were born in Mission Hills include: 34°15′26″N 118°28′02″W  /  34.257222°N 118.467222°W  / 34.257222; -118.467222 Metro Local Los Angeles Metro Bus is the transit bus service in Los Angeles County, California operated by

88-528: A kitchen, a music room, picnic tables, a lighted soccer field, a stage, lighted tennis courts, and lighted volleyball courts. In addition the Devonshire Arleta Park in Arleta. The United States Postal Service Arleta Post Office is located at 9454 Arleta Avenue. This post office was opened shortly before Christmas 1954. The original construction was performed by Ralph Benton of Van Nuys at

110-914: A total cost of $ 21,500. Arleta is within the Los Angeles Unified School District . The schools within Arleta are as follows: Arleta is accessible from the Golden State Freeway ( I-5 ) and the Hollywood Freeway ( SR 170 ). Major thoroughfares include Van Nuys Boulevard , Woodman Avenue and Arleta Avenue, as well as Sheldon, Branford, Osborne and Terra Bella Streets. Metro Rapid route 761 provides fast transit on Van Nuys Boulevard, and Metro route 158, goes up Woodman Avenue, but turns on Arleta Avenue via Brandford Street, and continues along Devonshire St into Granada Hills , Northridge , and Chatsworth , respectively. Los Angeles Public Library operates

132-515: Is near the northern junction of the Golden State Freeway ( I-5 ) and the San Diego Freeway ( I-405 ). The Ronald Reagan Freeway ( SR-118 ) bisects the community. Mission Hills is at the northern end of the long Sepulveda Boulevard . Other main thoroughfares are San Fernando Mission Boulevard, Woodman Avenue, and Rinaldi, Brand, Chatsworth, Devonshire , and Lassen Streets. The boundaries are roughly Sepulveda Blvd and Interstate 405 to

154-693: Is run by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles . The community is serviced by Providence Holy Cross Medical Center , Facey Medical Group, and a newly opened Kaiser Permanente . The United States Postal Service operates the Mission City Post Office at 10919 Sepulveda Boulevard. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Pacoima Health Center in Pacoima , serving Mission Hills. In May 2005,

176-570: The Los Angeles Times ' s "Mapping L.A." project supplied the following numbers for the community of Mission Hills. Population: 18,237; median household income: $ 75,675. Mexican (41.3%) and German (4.4%) were the most common ancestries. Mexico (45.7%) and El Salvador (11.5%) were the most common foreign places of birth. Residents are zoned to schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District . Mission Hills has one private school within its boundaries; Bishop Alemany High School which

198-540: The Andrés Pico Adobe , the second oldest residence still standing in Los Angeles. The San Fernando Mission Cemetery , located a short distance away, is one of the oldest active cemeteries within the San Fernando Valley. The 2010 U.S. census counted 18,496 residents in the area's 91345 ZIP Code. The median age was 36.3, and the median yearly household income at that time was $ 62,426. In 2009,

220-721: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). In 2023, the system had a ridership of 222,919,700, or about 754,700 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. As of June 2023 , there are 117 routes in the system (excluding Metro Busway routes). The Los Angeles Metro bus has the third largest fleet in North America, with 2,320 buses as of 2019 . The majority of Metro Bus lines are operated by Metro directly, with select services operated by private contractors. The Metro Bus brand dates back to

242-679: The 1993 founding of Metro, but many of the routes in the system are little changed from the bus routes of the prior Southern California Rapid Transit District (RTD) or the streetcar routes operated by the Pacific Electric Red Cars or the Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars. Starting in 2003, Metro operated its bus network under three different brands: orange Metro Local buses for traditional routes, red Metro Rapid buses for limited stop routes, and blue Metro Express buses for minimal stop services along

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264-710: The Granada Hills Branch. Arleta was also the filming location for the fictitious McFly family in the Back to the Future series. 34°14′31″N 118°25′32″W  /  34.2419444°N 118.4255556°W  / 34.2419444; -118.4255556 Mission Hills, Los Angeles Mission Hills is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California , located in the San Fernando Valley . It

286-596: The Los Angeles Police Mission Area was established as the 19th station built in the City of Los Angeles. This police station serves the communities of Mission Hills, Sylmar , North Hills , Arleta , and Panorama City . The City of Los Angeles Fire Department provides fire and emergency medical services from Station 75. This consists of two engines (E75 & E275), a ladder truck (T75), and both an advanced life support ambulance (Rescue 75) and

308-404: The area. Most of Pacoima developed into a multiethnic neighborhood with a significant population of African-American and Latino residents, whereas the western portion remained primarily white. The 5 Freeway was built in the early 1960s and created a physical barrier between east and west Pacoima, and in the same period, residents in the western half led a petition and successfully broke from

330-522: The city. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 32,622. In 2000 the median age for residents was 29, about average for city neighborhoods. The percentage of residents aged 11 to 18 was among the county's highest. The neighborhood was considered "moderately diverse" ethnically within Los Angeles, with a relatively high percentage of Latinos. The breakdown was Latinos , 71.7%; Asians , 11.0%; whites , 13.2%; blacks , 2.2%; and others, 1.9%. Mexico (55.3%) and El Salvador (11.2%) were

352-438: The most common places of birth for the 46% of the residents who were born abroad—which was a high percentage for Los Angeles. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $ 65,649, considered average for the city. Renters occupied 19.6% of the housing stock, and house- or apartment-owners held 80.4%. The average household size of 4.0 people was considered high for Los Angeles. The 11.5% of families headed by single parents

374-487: The neighborhood to form Arleta; the new neighborhood was officially recognized in 1968. As industrial jobs began to decrease in the valley, many residents left the area in the 1980's; following this, Arleta became much more diverse and as of the 2010s, it shares the majority Latino demographics of Pacoima. The 2000 U.S. census counted 31,068 residents in the 3.10 square miles (8.0 km) Arleta neighborhood—or 10,034 people per square mile, an average population density for

396-461: The region's extensive freeway network. The separate brands were retired in 2020 as part of Metro's NextGen Bus Plan, a major restructuring of the agencies routes, with most of the Metro Rapid routes retired in favor of more frequent service on the former Metro Local routes, which will now make fewer stops. Metro buses are given line numbers that indicate the type of service offered. This method

418-409: The southwest, making the square area about four miles (6.4 km), according to Google Earth . The area of Arleta was a relatively undeveloped portion in the west of the community of Pacoima . This area remained semirural up to World War II when manufacturers expanded their operations into the valley and created more jobs. In order to accommodate factory workers, residential development increased in

440-456: The west, Interstate 5 to the north and east, Van Nuys Boulevard to the southeast, and Lassen Street to the south. The Granada Hills community lies to the west, Sylmar to the north, the city of San Fernando to the northeast, Pacoima to the east, Arleta to the southeast, and Panorama City to the south. The historical town was Hickson, now is named Mission Hills for the nearby Spanish Mission San Fernando Rey de España (1784). It includes

462-437: Was considered about average for city neighborhoods. The fashion company Juicy Couture has its headquarters in Arleta. Branford Park is located in Arleta. The facility has an auditorium, a lighted baseball diamond, an unlighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, an indoor gymnasium with weights, an indoor gymnasium without weights, an outdoor gymnasium without weights,

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484-849: Was devised originally by the Southern California Rapid Transit District, Metro's predecessor. Local bus service to/from Downtown Los Angeles and other areas . The line numbering begins at line 2 ( Sunset Bl , a line leading west from USC) and proceeds counterclockwise around Downtown Los Angeles, ending at line 96 ( Riverside Dr .) East/west service, not necessarily serving Downtown Los Angeles. North/south service, not serving in Downtown Los Angeles. Expo/Sepulveda station (late night) Shuttles, special routes and local service within one or two adjacent neighborhoods. As of September 2019 , Metro operates 2,320 buses in revenue service,

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