Roughly 600,000 people in Sacramento County live in unincorporated areas, according to the U.S. Census. Several areas across the county have this “unincorporated” status, meaning not officially a city ...
This story was originally published by Boyle Heights Beat on Feb. 24, 2026. East Los Angeles is home to nearly 119,000 residents, but the community has no mayor or city hall. So who makes decisions?