The 11th District is bounded by
Mulholland Drive on the north, the Pacific Ocean on the west,
Imperial Highway on the south and roughly the
405 freeway on the east. The district covers all or a portion of the following:
Brentwood, Del Rey,
Mar Vista,
Marina del Rey,
Pacific Palisades,
Palms,
Playa del Rey,
Playa Vista,
Sawtelle,
Venice,
West Los Angeles,
Westchester and the
Los Angeles International Airport. The district overlaps
California's 36th congressional district and
California's 32nd congressional district as well as
California's 24th and
35th State Senate districts and
California's 42nd and
62nd State Assembly districts.
Historical boundaries In 1925, when it was first mapped, it covered an area just south of
Downtown, but three years later it was transferred to the
Westside of the city. It originally had the district headquarters at 431 West Seventh Street, the present site of the
Los Angeles Athletic Club. In 1928, the district was moved from the downtown section of the city and transplanted to the coast region. By 1933, it was scattered area due to its inclosure of county territory. Its eastern boundary is La Brea Avenue, its north boundary is Pico Boulevard, its southern boundary the city limits and its western boundary the ocean. In 1957, it had parts of
West Los Angeles,
Westwood,
Pacific Palisades,
Brentwood,
Mar Vista and
Palms. In 1960,
Venice was shifted into the district from the
6th District. In 1971, it had Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, and West Los Angeles with sections of
Tarzana,
Encino,
Rancho Park,
Westdale, Mar Vista and Venice. By 1997, it had 73 square miles, bisected by the Santa Monica Mountains, include ritzy hillside enclaves stretching from Woodland Hills to Encino, Pacific Palisades to Brentwood. Poorer parts of Van Nuys and the West Los Angeles flatlands are included as well. == List of members representing the district ==