author Angelo Gladding
published 2025-09-12T15:43:36.151537-07:00
type entry
updated 2025-09-14T20:40:04.350049-07:00
url /2025/09/12/vk
visibility public
widescreen yes
Content
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 | $def capacity_score_k(pop_k, inc_k, P0_k=50, I0_k=75, w_pop=0.4, w_inc=0.6, sharp=1.0): $ r_pop = max(pop_k, 0.001) / float(P0_k) $ r_inc = max(inc_k, 0.001) / float(I0_k) $ gm_norm = (r_pop ** w_pop) * (r_inc ** w_inc) $ gm_norm = gm_norm ** sharp $ k = 1.25 $ score = 1.0 + 9.0 * (gm_norm / (k + gm_norm)) $round(min(10.0, max(1.0, score)), 2) $ cities = { $ "San Marino": (8.7, 9.6, 13, 187.6, 2018), $ "Palo Alto": (8.5, 8.6, 68, 220.4, 1951), $ "Pasadena": (9.2, 7.8, 138, 103.8, 1987), $ "Atlanta": (8.6, 8.3, 500, 91.5, 1967), $ "Portland": (8.4, 8.2, 652, 88.8, 2011), $ "Oakland": (8.2, 8.2, 440, 97.4, 1932), $ "La Cañada Flintridge": (7.8, 8.5, 20.5, 221.5, 1990), $ "Los Angeles City (eg. Highland Park, Eagle Rock, Montecito Heights, El Sereno, Pacific Palisades, Bel Air, Brentwood)": (8.0, 8.0, 3900, 80.4, 1982), $ "Austin": (8.3, 7.7, 975, 91.5, 1983), $ "Glendale": (7.6, 8.4, 196, 84.3, 1982), $ "San Francisco": (8.0, 7.5, 874, 141.4, 1991), $ "South Pasadena (Current)": (8.6, 6.9, 26, 128.1, 1991), $ "Malibu": (7.9, 6.8, 12.7, 192.2, 2002), $ "Alhambra": (7.2, 7.4, 82, 85.2, 2018), $ "Cupertino": (7.6, 7.0, 60.3, 231.1, 2007), $ "Berkeley": (7.5, 7.0, 124, 108.6, 2006), $ "San Jose": (7.0, 7.2, 1013, 141.6, ""), $ "West Hollywood": (7.4, 6.8, 35.7, 94.8, 2006), $ "Arcadia": (7.2, 6.8, 57, 116.1, 1962), $ "Sierra Madre": (7.5, 6.5, 11, 141.1, 1998), $ "Burbank": (7.3, 6.6, 103, 95.8, 2023), $ "Beverly Hills": (7.2, 6.6, 32, 128.0, 1991), $ "Santa Monica": (7.0, 6.5, 93, 109.7, 2012), $ "Minneapolis": (6.8, 6.6, 429, 80.3, 2009), $ "Monrovia": (6.9, 6.3, 38, 106.0, 1994), $ "San Gabriel": (6.8, 6.2, 39, 90.1, 1991), $ "Culver City": (6.5, 6.2, 40.7, 122.3, 2013), $ "Glendora": (6.6, 5.9, 52, 105.0, ""), $ "Covina": (6.6, 5.8, 51, 80.0, 1996), $ "San Dimas": (6.4, 5.8, 34, 104.0, ""), $ "La Verne": (6.5, 5.7, 31, 108.0, ""), $ "Azusa": (6.4, 5.7, 51, 79.0, 2002), $ "Baldwin Park": (6.2, 5.8, 72, 75.0, 2011), $ "El Monte": (6.0, 5.5, 107, 64.5, 2012), $ "Buffalo": (5.9, 5.4, 278, 48.1, 1974), $ "West Covina": (6.1, 5.2, 109, 93.0, 2019), $ "Duarte": (6.0, 5.2, 22, 98.1, 2018), $ "Palm Springs": (5.8, 5.2, 45, 72.0, 2025), $ "Bradbury": (6.0, 5.0, 1.1, 200.0, ""), $ "Los Angeles County (eg. Altadena, East San Gabriel, South San Gabriel, La Crescenta–Montrose, East Pasadena, Kinneloa Mesa)": (5.6, 4.8, 10000, 80.0, 1982), $ "Denton": (5.4, 4.6, 150, 73.7, 2001), $ "Palm Desert": (5.0, 4.8, 53, 79.5, 2001), $ "South Pasadena (Proposed)": (6.0, 4.0, 26, 128.1, 1991), $ "South Pasadena (Practice)": (7.0, 3.0, 26, 128.1, 1991), $ "Irwindale": (4.8, 4.2, 1.5, 85.0, ""), $ "South El Monte": (4.5, 4.0, 21, 66.0, ""), $ "Temple City": (3.8, 4.0, 36, 102.4, 2014), $ "Montebello": (4.0, 3.5, 63, 71.0, ""), $ "Claremont": (3.5, 3.0, 37, 122.1, 2004), $ "Monterey Park": (3.0, 2.0, 61, 77.6, 1972), $ "Rosemead": (2.5, 1.5, 51, 72.2, 1990), $ } <div id="map"></div> <style> #map { height: 60em; width: 100%; } </style> <link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v2.15.0/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet"/> <script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v2.15.0/mapbox-gl.js"></script> <script src="https://unpkg.com/@turf/turf@6.5.0/turf.min.js"></script> <script> mapboxgl.accessToken = 'pk.eyJ1IjoicmFndC1hZyIsImEiOiJjbWR3ZjZ5cjkxMmRhMmtwbHVlcDBrN240In0.nCEdq0_XYbjl8jq6YV4p5g'; const map = new mapboxgl.Map({ container: 'map', style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/satellite-streets-v12', center: [-118.25, 34.06], zoom: 9.5 }); map.addControl(new mapboxgl.NavigationControl()); </script> <script> const cities = $:web.dump(cities); function baseName(k){ return k.replace(/\s*\(.*\)\s*/,'').trim(); } function norm(s){ try { return (s||'').normalize('NFD').replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g,'').toLowerCase(); } catch(e){ return (s||'').toLowerCase(); } } var LA_CITY_KEY = Object.keys(cities).find(function(k){ return /^Los Angeles City\b/i.test(k); }) || null; var LA_COUNTY_KEY = Object.keys(cities).find(function(k){ return /^Los Angeles County\b/i.test(k); }) || null; var LCF_KEY = Object.keys(cities).find(function(k){ return /La Ca(?:ñ|n)ada Flintridge/i.test(k); }) || null; // Map labels to the dict key that supplies their score var SCORE_FROM = { // County-governed 'Altadena': LA_COUNTY_KEY, 'East San Gabriel': LA_COUNTY_KEY, 'South San Gabriel': LA_COUNTY_KEY, 'La Crescenta-Montrose': LA_COUNTY_KEY, 'East Pasadena': LA_COUNTY_KEY, 'Kinneloa Mesa': LA_COUNTY_KEY, // LA City neighborhoods (one table row for LA City) 'Highland Park': LA_CITY_KEY, 'Eagle Rock': LA_CITY_KEY, 'Montecito Heights': LA_CITY_KEY, 'El Sereno': LA_CITY_KEY, 'Pacific Palisades': LA_CITY_KEY, 'Sunland': LA_CITY_KEY }; // Everything we want to draw var DRAW_LABELS = [ // keep first for clarity 'Altadena', 'La Cañada Flintridge', // LA City neighborhoods colored by LA City score 'Highland Park','Eagle Rock','Montecito Heights','El Sereno','Pacific Palisades','Sunland', // Newly requested cities 'Glendora','San Dimas','La Verne','Irwindale', // previously added but ensure present: 'Burbank','Bradbury','South El Monte','West Covina','Covina','Azusa','Montebello', 'Baldwin Park','Monrovia','Duarte', // Nearby comparison set 'Pasadena','South Pasadena','San Marino','Alhambra','San Gabriel','Temple City','El Monte','Monterey Park', 'Arcadia','Sierra Madre','Glendale','Claremont','Santa Monica','West Hollywood','Beverly Hills','Malibu' ]; function dictKeyForLabel(label){ if (SCORE_FROM[label]) return SCORE_FROM[label]; var nl = norm(baseName(label)); var keys = Object.keys(cities); for (var i=0;i<keys.length;i++){ if (norm(baseName(keys[i])) === nl) return keys[i]; } if (/la canada flintridge|la cañada flintridge/i.test(label) && LCF_KEY) return LCF_KEY; return null; } function scoreFromKey(key){ if (!key) return null; var v = cities[key]; if (!v || !isFinite(v[0]) || !isFinite(v[1])) return null; return Math.sqrt(v[0] * v[1]); } function productScore(label){ var key = dictKeyForLabel(label); return scoreFromKey(key); } (function establishDomain(){ var vals = []; for (var i=0;i<DRAW_LABELS.length;i++){ var s = productScore(DRAW_LABELS[i]); if (s != null) vals.push(s); } var sCity = scoreFromKey(LA_CITY_KEY); if (sCity != null) vals.push(sCity); var sCounty = scoreFromKey(LA_COUNTY_KEY); if (sCounty != null) vals.push(sCounty); window.__S_MIN__ = vals.length ? Math.min.apply(null, vals) : 0; window.__S_MAX__ = vals.length ? Math.max.apply(null, vals) : 10; })(); function colorScale(value, min, max){ var t = (max > min) ? (value - min) / (max - min) : 0.5; if (t < 0) t = 0; if (t > 1) t = 1; var hue = 0 + t * 120; // 0=red → 120=green return 'hsl(' + hue + ',72%,45%)'; } var LA_VIEWBOX = [-118.9448, 34.8233, -117.6464, 33.7037]; function queryVariants(label){ var map = { // County 'Altadena': ['Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA','Altadena, California, USA'], 'East San Gabriel': ['East San Gabriel, California, USA'], 'South San Gabriel': ['South San Gabriel, California, USA'], 'La Crescenta-Montrose': ['La Crescenta-Montrose, Los Angeles County, California, USA','La Crescenta, California, USA'], 'East Pasadena': ['East Pasadena, California, USA'], 'Kinneloa Mesa': ['Kinneloa Mesa, California, USA'], // LA City hoods 'Highland Park': ['Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA','Highland Park, California, USA'], 'Eagle Rock': ['Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA','Eagle Rock, California, USA'], 'Montecito Heights': ['Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA','Montecito Heights, California, USA'], 'El Sereno': ['El Sereno, Los Angeles, California, USA','El Sereno, California, USA'], 'Pacific Palisades': ['Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA','Pacific Palisades, California, USA'], 'Sunland': ['Sunland, Los Angeles, California, USA','Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, USA'], // Cities 'La Cañada Flintridge': ['La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California, USA','La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California, USA','La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA','La Canada Flintridge, California, USA'], 'Glendora': ['Glendora, California, USA'], 'San Dimas': ['San Dimas, California, USA'], 'La Verne': ['La Verne, California, USA'], 'Irwindale': ['Irwindale, California, USA'], 'Burbank': ['Burbank, California, USA'], 'Bradbury': ['Bradbury, California, USA'], 'South El Monte': ['South El Monte, California, USA'], 'West Covina': ['West Covina, California, USA'], 'Covina': ['Covina, California, USA'], 'Azusa': ['Azusa, California, USA'], 'Baldwin Park': ['Baldwin Park, California, USA'], 'Monrovia': ['Monrovia, California, USA'], 'Duarte': ['Duarte, California, USA'], 'Montebello': ['Montebello, California, USA'], 'Pasadena': ['Pasadena, California, USA'], 'South Pasadena': ['South Pasadena, California, USA'], 'San Marino': ['San Marino, California, USA'], 'Alhambra': ['Alhambra, California, USA'], 'San Gabriel': ['San Gabriel, California, USA'], 'Temple City': ['Temple City, California, USA'], 'El Monte': ['El Monte, California, USA'], 'Monterey Park': ['Monterey Park, California, USA'], 'Arcadia': ['Arcadia, California, USA'], 'Sierra Madre': ['Sierra Madre, California, USA'], 'Glendale': ['Glendale, California, USA'], 'Claremont': ['Claremont, California, USA'], 'Santa Monica': ['Santa Monica, California, USA'], 'West Hollywood': ['West Hollywood, California, USA'], 'Beverly Hills': ['Beverly Hills, California, USA'], 'Malibu': ['Malibu, California, USA'] }; return map[label] || [label + ', Los Angeles County, California, USA', label + ', California, USA']; } async function fetchPolygon(label){ var queries = queryVariants(label); // bounded first for (var i=0;i<queries.length;i++){ try{ var url = 'https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&addressdetails=1&namedetails=1&limit=10&polygon_geojson=1' + '&viewbox=' + LA_VIEWBOX[0] + ',' + LA_VIEWBOX[1] + ',' + LA_VIEWBOX[2] + ',' + LA_VIEWBOX[3] + '&bounded=1' + '&q=' + encodeURIComponent(queries[i]); var res = await fetch(url, { headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' } }); if (!res.ok) continue; var arr = await res.json(); var match = arr.find(function(x){ return x.geojson && x['class'] === 'boundary' && (x.type === 'administrative' || x.type === 'political'); }) || arr.find(function(x){ return x.geojson && x['class'] === 'place' && (x.type === 'neighbourhood' || x.type === 'suburb' || x.type === 'quarter'); }) || arr.find(function(x){ return x.geojson; }); if (match){ return { type:'Feature', properties:{ name: label, display_name: match.display_name }, geometry: match.geojson }; } }catch(e){} } // unbounded fallback for (var j=0;j<queries.length;j++){ try{ var url2 = 'https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?format=json&addressdetails=1&namedetails=1&limit=10&polygon_geojson=1&q=' + encodeURIComponent(queries[j]); var res2 = await fetch(url2, { headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' } }); if (!res2.ok) continue; var arr2 = await res2.json(); var match2 = arr2.find(function(x){ return x.geojson && x['class'] === 'boundary' && (x.type === 'administrative' || x.type === 'political'); }) || arr2.find(function(x){ return x.geojson && x['class'] === 'place' && (x.type === 'neighbourhood' || x.type === 'suburb' || x.type === 'quarter'); }) || arr2.find(function(x){ return x.geojson; }); if (match2){ return { type:'Feature', properties:{ name: label, display_name: match2.display_name }, geometry: match2.geojson }; } }catch(e){} } throw new Error('No polygon for ' + label); } function idsFor(name){ var id = name.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g,'-'); return { src: id+'-src', fill: id+'-fill', line: id+'-line' }; } function addLayers(feature, color, html){ var ids = idsFor(feature.properties.name); if (!map.getSource(ids.src)) map.addSource(ids.src, { type:'geojson', data: feature }); if (!map.getLayer(ids.fill)) map.addLayer({ id: ids.fill, type:'fill', source: ids.src, paint: { 'fill-color': color, 'fill-opacity': 0.28 } }); if (!map.getLayer(ids.line)) map.addLayer({ id: ids.line, type:'line', source: ids.src, paint: { 'line-color': color, 'line-width': 2.5 } }); map.on('click', ids.line, function(e){ new mapboxgl.Popup() .setLngLat(e.lngLat) .setHTML('<strong>' + feature.properties.name + '</strong><br/><small>' + feature.properties.display_name + '</small><br/>' + html) .addTo(map); }); } function sleep(ms){ return new Promise(function(r){ setTimeout(r, ms); }); } map.on('load', async function(){ var features = []; for (var i=0;i<DRAW_LABELS.length;i++){ var label = DRAW_LABELS[i]; var s = productScore(label); var color = (s != null) ? colorScale(s, window.__S_MIN__, window.__S_MAX__) : 'hsl(0,0%,60%)'; try{ var feat = await fetchPolygon(label); var key = dictKeyForLabel(label); var html = (s != null ? 'Score √(P×R): ' + s.toFixed(1) : 'Score: N/A') + '<br/>From: ' + (key || '(no dict key)'); addLayers(feat, color, html); features.push(feat); }catch(e){ console.warn('Failed polygon for', label, e); } await sleep(240); } if (features.length){ var fc = { type:'FeatureCollection', features: features }; var box = turf.bbox(fc); map.fitBounds([[box[0], box[1]], [box[2], box[3]]], { padding: 44, duration: 900 }); } }); </script> <table> <thead> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">City</th> <th>Protections (P)</th> <th>Replacement (R)</th> <th>Score √(P×R)</th> <th>Population (in thou.)</th> <th>Income (in thou.)</th> <th>Capability</th> <th>Year First Ordinance</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> $for name, (protection_score, replacement_score, population, income, year) in sorted(cities.items(), key=lambda kv: kv[1][0] * kv[1][1], reverse=True): <tr> <td>$name</td> <td>$protection_score</td> <td>$replacement_score</td> <td>$f"{math.sqrt(protection_score * replacement_score):,.1f}"</td> <td>$f"{round(population):,}"</td> <td>$income</td> <td>$capacity_score_k(population, income)</td> <td>$year</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> |