Editing Tarzana, Los Angeles

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'''Tarzana''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ɑr|ˈ|z|æ|n|ə}}) is a suburban neighborhood in the [[San Fernando Valley]] region of [[Los Angeles]], California. Tarzana is on the site of a former ranch owned by author [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]. It is named after Burroughs' fictional jungle hero, [[Tarzan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-14-me-46381-story.html |title=Tarzan Swings Without Tarzana |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=June 14, 1999}}</ref>
[[File:Newspaper_advertisement_disposing_of_herd_of_hogs_on_Tarzana_Rancho,_Los_Angeles_County,_1921.png|thumb|right|Newspaper advertisement for sale of [[Pig|hogs]], 1921]]

==History==
The area now known as Tarzana was occupied in 1797 by settlers and missionaries from [[New Spain]] who established the [[San Fernando Mission]]. The region was later absorbed by [[Mexico]], and then surrendered to the [[United States]] in 1848 in the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] following the [[Mexican–American War]]. As part of the U.S., it evolved into a series of large cattle ranches. Investors in the region turned grazing fields into large-scale wheat farms during the 1870s.

The area was purchased in 1909 by the Los Angeles Suburban Homes Company. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' founder and publisher General [[Harrison Gray Otis (publisher)|Harrison Gray Otis]] invested in the company and also personally acquired {{convert|550|acre|km2}} in the center of modern-day Tarzana.<ref name="PulidoBarraclough2012">{{cite book |first1=Laura |last1=Pulido |first2=Laura |last2=Barraclough |first3=Wendy |last3=Cheng |title=A People's Guide to Los Angeles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJ26F5KmTR0C&pg=PT324 |access-date=19 August 2012 |date=24 March 2012 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-95334-5 |page=324}}</ref>

In February 1919, [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], author of the popular ''[[Tarzan]]'' novels, relocated to California from [[Oak Park, Illinois]]. He and his family had wintered in [[Southern California]] twice before, and he found the climate ideal. On March 1, 1919, Burroughs purchased Otis's tract and established Tarzana Ranch.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Griffin |first1=Scott Tracy |title=Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration |date=2012 |publisher=Titan Books |isbn=978-1-78116-169-2 |pages=276–278}}</ref> Burroughs subdivided and sold the land for residential development, some parcels of which were utilized as small farms.

==Geography==
[[File:Providence Tarzana Med Ctr 05.16.10.JPG|thumb|[[Providence Tarzana Medical Center]] ]]

===Boundaries===
Tarzana, which measures {{convert|8.79|sqmi|km2}}, is bounded on the south by [[Topanga State Park]], on the east by [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino]], on the north by [[Reseda, Los Angeles|Reseda]] and on the west by [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]].<ref name=MappingLAValley>{{cite web |url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/region/san-fernando-valley |title=Mapping L.A.: San Fernando Valley |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name=MappingLATarzana>{{cite web |url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/tarzana |title=Mapping L.A.: Tarzana |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspxq=tarzana+ca&mkt=en&FORM=HDRSC4#Y3A9MzQuODA0Njk5fi0xMTkuMDE4NTAxJmx2bD00JnN0eT1yJnE9dGFyemFuYSUyNTIwY2E= |title=Tarzana CA |website=Bing maps}}</ref>

[[Victory Boulevard (Los Angeles)|Victory Boulevard]] marks the northern edge of the neighborhood; Lindley Avenue, the eastern; Corbin Avenue, with a jog to Oakdale Avenue, the western; and Topanga State Park, the southern.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/><ref name=ThomasGuide>{{cite book |date=2006 |title=[[Thomas Guide]] |publisher=Thomas Bros. Maps |pages=530 & 560}}</ref>

===Climate===
Tarzana experiences a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]]. Due to its inland location, there is a higher degree of [[diurnal temperature variation]] than more coastal areas of Los Angeles.

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==Demographics==
The U.S. Census counted 35,502 people living in Tarzana in 2000, and Los Angeles estimated the neighborhood's population at 37,778 in 2008. There were 4,038 people per square mile, among the lowest [[population densities]] in the city.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>

According to the 2000 Census, the racial composition was predominantly [[Race (United States Census)|white]] (70.7%), followed by [[Asian-American|Asian]] (5%), and black or [[African American]] (3.6%). The ''Los Angeles Times'' considered the area as "moderately diverse". 35.1% of the population was foreign-born, with Iranian (10.3%) and Russian (9.1%) as the most common ancestries. Iran (24.2%) and Mexico (12.1%) were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>

The percentage of divorced men and women was among the county's highest. Some 9% of the residents were military veterans. The percentages of residents aged 50 and older were among the county's highest. The median age is 38. The median household income in 2008 dollars was considered high, at $73,195.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>

==Notable people==
[[File:Jordan Farmar - Maccabi.jpg|thumb|239x239px|[[Jordan Farmar]]]]
[[File:001H0892 Gabe Kapler.jpg|thumb|171x171px|[[Gabe Kapler]]]]

*[[Paul Abrahamian]], reality television participant<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/big_brother/cast/215658/ |title=Big Brother Cast: Paul Abrahamian |work=CBS |access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Paul Thomas Anderson]], filmmaker<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/movies/paul-thomas-anderson-film-may-be-about-scientology.html |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Michael |last=Cieply |title=Paul Thomas Anderson Film May Be About Scientology |date=18 April 2012}}</ref>
* [[Marc Anthony]], singer<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-marc-anthony-tarzana-home-sold-20180816-story.html |title=Salsa king Marc Anthony unloads his other Tarzana home for $3.2 million |date=August 16, 2018 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
* [[Ed Asner]], actor<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/arts/television/ed-asner-dead.html|newspaper=The New York Times |first=Anita|last=Gates|title=Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of 'Lou Grant' and 'Up,' Dies at 91|date=29 August 2021}}</ref>
* [[Banks (singer)|Banks]], singer<ref name=BBC>{{cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |title=BBC Sound of 2014: Banks |website=BBC News |date=January 8, 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-25576571}}</ref>
*[[Judy Blumberg]], competitive ice dancer<ref name=People840109>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/archive/judy-blumberg-and-michael-seibert-skate-as-a-team-but-they-keep-their-passion-strictly-on-ice-vol-21-no-1/ |title=Judy Blumberg and Michael Seibert Skate as a Team, but They Keep Their Passion Strictly on Ice |first=Deirdre |last=Donahue |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=January 9, 1984}}</ref>
* [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], author and founder of the neighborhood
* [[Cindy Bortz]], 1987 World Junior Champion figure skater
* [[Chris Brown]], singer<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/221402916/?terms=tarzana+neighborhood |title=After lengthy stand-off with police, Chris Brown arrested |date=31 August 2016 |page=A10 |newspaper=[[The Desert Sun]] |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> 
*[[Doja Cat]], rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2018/9/3/17806934/doja-cat-mooo-homophobic-tweets-asian-doll-yung-miami-city-girls-cancel-culture |title=The Rapid Rise and Fall of Doja Cat in the Era of "Cancel" Culture |last=Peters |first=Micah |date=2018-09-03 |website=The Ringer |language=en |access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref>
*[[Shavahn Church]], American-British gymnast<ref name="ShavahnChurch">{{cite web |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208190891.aspx |title=Player Bio: Shavahn Church |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=UCLABruins.com |publisher=UCLA Athletics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024203305/https://uclabruins.com/sports/2013/4/17/208190891.aspx |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
*[[Jordan Cohen]] (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player 
*[[Mike Connors]], actor<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mike-connors-dead-dies-joe-mannix-1201971140 |title=Mike Connors, 'Mannix' Star, Dies at 91 |first=Pat |last=Saperstein |journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 26, 2017 |issn=0042-2738}}</ref>
*[[Kaley Cuoco]], actress and producer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2020-04-11/hot-property-kaley-cuoco-loses-big-in-tarzana-home-sale |title=Hot Property: Kaley Cuoco loses big in Tarzana home sale |date=April 11, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[Jason Derulo]], singer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/trulia/2014/11/24/jason-derulo-buys-3-million-castle-in-tarzana/ |title=Jason Derulo Buys $3 Million 'Castle' in Tarzana |date=November 24, 2014 |website=Forbes}}</ref>
*[[Jordan Farmar]] (born 1986), American-Israeli basketball player<ref>{{cite news |first=Lee |last=Jenkins |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/03/sports/ncaabasketball/03farmar.html |newspaper=The New York Times |title=The Bruins Let Farmar Do the Talking |date=April 3, 2006}}</ref>
*[[Amanda Fink]], tennis player<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/amanda-fink/3774 |title=Amanda Fink - Women's Tennis |website=USC Athletics}}</ref>
*[[Selena Gomez]], actress, singer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-selena-gomez-20141001-story.html |title=Selena Gomez sells Tarzana house she expanded, remodeled |date=October 1, 2014 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[David Gregory (journalist)|David Gregory]], television journalist<ref name=JewJourRoots>{{cite news |url=http://jewishjournal.com/mobile_20111212/179209/ |title=David Gregory's Jewish roots, and how they define him |first=Steve |last=North |date=November 5, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|Jewish Journal]]}}</ref> 
*[[Chubby Johnson]], actor; served as honorary mayor of Tarzana
* [[Gabe Kapler]] (born 1975), Major League Baseball outfielder, and manager ([[San Francisco Giants]])
*[[Khloé Kardashian]], television personality<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-kaley-cuoco-20140304-story.html |title=Tarzana home owned by Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom sells |date=March 5, 2014 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[Luke Kennard (basketball)|Luke Kennard]], NBA player with the Los Angeles Clippers, lives in Tarzana<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kennalu01.html|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|title=Luke Kennard|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>
*[[Lisa Kudrow]], actress, grew up in Tarzana<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/archive/friend-in-need-vol-46-no-14/ |title=Friend in Need |work=People |access-date=30 July 2020 |date=30 September 1996}}</ref>
* [[Blake Lively]], actress, born in Tarzana<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461 |title=State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995 |website=Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California}}</ref>
* [[Jon Lovitz]], comedian and actor, born in Tarzana<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/jon-lovitz-23018 |title=Jon Lovitz |website=Biography |access-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-date=December 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230091501/http://www.biography.com/people/jon-lovitz-23018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Heather McDonald]], comedian<ref>{{cite web |title=Heather McDonald at Improv (8087875) |url=https://improv.com/event/heather+mcdonald/8087875/ |website=Improv}}</ref>
* [[David Oyelowo]], actor, lives in Tarzana<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/how-im-living-now-david-oyelowo-1293986 |title=How I'm Living Now: David Oyelowo – The Hollywood Reporter|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 12, 2020 }}</ref>
*[[Rosanna Pansino]], YouTube personality<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yolandaslittleblackbook.com/blog-1/2016/08/29/youtube-stars-rosanna-pansino-huskystarcraft-plop-out-nearly-4-million-in-tarzana/ |title=YouTube stars Rosanna Pansino & HuskyStarcraft plop out nearly $4 million in Tarzana |date=August 29, 2016 |website=Yolanda's Little Black Book |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128192050/http://www.yolandaslittleblackbook.com/blog-1/2016/08/29/youtube-stars-rosanna-pansino-huskystarcraft-plop-out-nearly-4-million-in-tarzana/ |archive-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Lyndsey Parker]], entertainment journalist
* [[Paul Rodriguez (skateboarder)|Paul Rodriguez]], skateboarder, born in Tarzana<ref name="Other">{{cite web |title=Paul Rodriguez Life: The Other Half Ep. 5, Part 2 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ_Q23sgS6o  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/OJ_Q23sgS6o| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|work=YouTube |publisher=Google, Inc |access-date=17 January 2013 |author=NetworkA |format=Video upload |date=15 January 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Jim Rome]], radio personality, born in Tarzana<ref>{{cite news |last=McAlevey |first=Peter |title=King of 'The Jungle'; Jim Rome Turned Sports Talk Radio Into a Howard Stern-ish Free-for-All. Not Everyone Is Glad He Did |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/23287921.html?dids=23287921:23287921&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+23%2C+1997&author=Peter+McAlevey&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=INSIDE+STORY%3B+King+of+%27The+Jungle%27%3B+Jim+Rome+Turned+Sports+Talk+Radio+Into+a+Howard+Stern-ish+Free-for-All.+Not+Everyone+Is+Glad+He+Did.&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716114845/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/23287921.html?dids=23287921:23287921&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+23,+1997&author=Peter+McAlevey&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=INSIDE+STORY;+King+of+'The+Jungle';+Jim+Rome+Turned+Sports+Talk+Radio+Into+a+Howard+Stern-ish+Free-for-All.+Not+Everyone+Is+Glad+He+Did.&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1997-11-23 |access-date=2010-10-20}}</ref>
* [[Eric Schwartz (comedian)|Eric Schwartz]], comedian, musician, and actor
*[[JoJo Siwa]], YouTube personality and reality television star<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/15/photos-inside-teen-youtube-star-jojo-siwas-la-home.html |title=Teen YouTuber's $3 million L.A. mansion has its own '7-Eleven' room and candy bar–take a look |last1=Locke |first1=Taylor |website=[[CNBC]] |date=January 15, 2020 |access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Hailee Steinfeld]], actress and singer<ref name="LAForward">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.laforward.org/2011/02/25/entertainment/hailee-steinfelds-true-colors/ |title=Hailee Steinfeld's True Colors |first=Oscar |last=Garza |date=February 25, 2011 |website=L.A. Forward |access-date=March 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727012149/http://blogs.laforward.org/2011/02/25/entertainment/hailee-steinfelds-true-colors/ |archive-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Brody Stevens]], comedian<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mentalpod.com/Brody-Stevens-podcast |title=Brody Stevens |date=February 8, 2013 |website=The Mental Illness Happy Hour}}</ref>
*[[Benny Urquidez]], kickboxer, martial arts choreographer, and actor<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-17-sp-2240-story.html |title=The Jet : Born to Brawl, Benny Urquidez Lived Through a Death Match to Become One of the Greatest Unknown Fighters in America |date=August 17, 1985 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[Wilmer Valderrama]], actor<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-wilmer-valderrama-20130824-story.html |title=Actor Wilmer Valderrama lists his Tarzana compound for sale |date=August 24, 2013 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
*[[David Was]], composer, musician, journalist
*[[Bobby Womack]], soul singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bobby Womack, Royalty of the Soul Era, Dies at 70 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/28/arts/music/bobby-womack-songwriter-and-musician-dies-at-70.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2014-06-27 |access-date=2016-01-06 |issn=0362-4331 |first=Paul |last=Vitello}}</ref>
*[[Anton Yelchin]], actor<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/anton-yelchin-5336608/ |title=A 'Like Crazy' Conversation With Anton Yelchin |date=October 26, 2011 |website=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref>

==Education==
A total of 40.3% of Tarzana residents aged 25 and older have earned a four-year degree. Percentages of those residents with a bachelor's degree or with a master's degree are also high for the county.<ref name=MappingLATarzana/>

===Elementary and secondary schools===
Schools within Tarzana are:<ref name=ThomasGuide/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/tarzana/schools |title=Mapping L.A.: Tarzana Schools |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

[[Image:Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies.JPG|thumb|[[Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies]]]]
* [[Gaspar de Portola]] Middle School, [[LAUSD]], 18720 Linnet Street
* [[Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies]] (4–12), LAUSD alternative, 18605 Erwin Street
* Vanalden Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 19019 Delano Street
* Tarzana Elementary School, LAUSD, 5726 Topeka Drive
* CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community School, LAUSD charter, 19722 Collier Street
* Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics, LAUSD K–5, 5213 Crebs Avenue<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatschools.org/california/tarzana/2490-Wilbur-Charter-For-Enriched-Academics-School |title=Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics |website=GreatSchools.com}}</ref>
* Nestle Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 5060 Nestle Avenue

Zoned high schools serving Tarzana include:
* [[Birmingham High School]] in ([[Lake Balboa, Los Angeles, California|Lake Balboa]] area)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://laschoolboard.org/sites/default/files/Petition-Renewal-Birmingham-01-14-14.pdf |title=Birmingham Community Charter High School Renewal Charter Petition, Submitted to the Los Angeles Unified School District October 29, 2013. For the term July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2019 |website=[[Los Angeles Unified School District]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328010653/http://laschoolboard.org/sites/default/files/Petition-Renewal-Birmingham-01-14-14.pdf |archive-date=2014-03-28}}</ref>
* [[Reseda High School]] (in [[Reseda, Los Angeles, California|Reseda]] area){{citation needed |date=June 2015}}
* [[William Howard Taft High School (Los Angeles, California)|Taft High School]] (in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California|Woodland Hills]] area){{citation needed |date=June 2015}}

Private schools include:
* [[Lycée International de Los Angeles]] West Valley Campus

===Postsecondary schools===
* [[Columbia College Hollywood]], a private nonprofit film school on Oxnard Street.

===Public libraries===
[[File:Encino-Tarzana Branch, Los Angeles Public Library.JPG|thumb|Encino-Tarzana Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, 2008]]
The [[Los Angeles Public Library]] operates the Encino-Tarzana Branch on [[Ventura Boulevard]] in Tarzana.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=47 |title=Encino - Tarzana Branch Library |website=[[Los Angeles Public Library]] |access-date=December 6, 2008}}</ref>

==Recreation and parks==
The Tarzana Recreation Center has a gymnasium that also is used as an auditorium; the building's capacity is 600. The park also has barbecue pits, a lighted baseball diamond, lighted outdoor basketball courts, a children's play area, a community room, an indoor gymnasium without weights, picnic tables, and lighted volleyball courts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laparks.org/dos/reccenter/facility/tarzanaRC.htm |title=Tarzana Recreation Center |website=City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks |access-date=March 19, 2010}}</ref>

[[Caballero Canyon]], located on the north side of the Santa Monica mountains in Tarzana offers multiple trails for hiking, mountain biking and unobstructed views of the San Fernando Valley. There is a {{Convert|3.6|mi|adj=on}} loop trail located here that is moderately trafficked and allows dogs on a leash. At the top of the trail hikers and mountain bikers will see signs leading the entrance of Topanga State Park. There are no fees or permits required to hike Caballero Canyon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/caballero-canyon-hike-tarzana/ |title=Caballero Canyon Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains |website=Hikespeak.com |language=en-US |access-date=2017-07-01}}</ref>

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==External links==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.tarzana.ca |title=Exploring Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzana, California |first=Bill |last=Hillman |website=ERBzine}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/communities/2004/la-re-guide29feb29,0,6701991.story?coll=la-realestate-communities-2004 |title=Tarzana: A hilly haven in the jungles of the Valley |first=Maggie |last=Barnett |date=29 February 2004 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}
*{{cite web |url=http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/tarzana/crime/ |title=Mapping LA: crime map and statistics - Tarzana |website=Los Angeles Times}}     
*{{cite web |url=http://www.portolams.org |title=Gaspar de Portola Middle School}}
* Elementary schools: {{cite web |url=http://tarzanaes-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com |title=Tarzana Elementary School}}, {{cite web |url=http://www.nestleschool.net |title=Nestle Avenue Charter Elementary}}, {{cite web |url=http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Reseda_HS/Nestle/nestle.html |title=Nestle Avenue (Old site)}}
{{Geographic location
|Center    = Tarzana
|North     = [[Reseda, Los Angeles]]
|Northeast = [[Sepulveda Dam|Sepulveda Basin]] & [[Van Nuys, Los Angeles|Van Nuys]]
|East      = [[Encino, Los Angeles]]
|Southeast = [[Brentwood, Los Angeles|Brentwood]]
|South     = [[Topanga State Park]]
|Southwest = [[Topanga, California|Topanga Canyon]]
|West      = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]]
|Northwest = [[Winnetka, Los Angeles|Winnetka]]
}}
{{Tarzana, Los Angeles}}
{{Los Angeles}}
{{Los Angeles San Fernando Valley}}
{{Tarzan}}
{{Edgar Rice Burroughs (books)}}
{{Coord|34.17333|-118.55306|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=title}}

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[[Category:Communities in the San Fernando Valley]]
[[Category:Edgar Rice Burroughs]]
[[Category:Neighborhoods in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Santa Monica Mountains]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1927]]
[[Category:Tarzan]]
[[Category:1927 establishments in California]]