California State Assembly District 40 covers a large section of the San Fernando Valley area.  The district includes Granada Hills, Van Nuys, Reseda, Northridge, West Hills, Wooland Hills and Winnetka.  The link below provides a detailed street map of the district:

 http://www.assembly.ca.gov/committee/c7/2001pdfs/2001ad40.pdf

We must remember that the principal instrument of government is coercion and that our government officials are no more moral, omnipotent, nor omniscient than are any of the rest of us. Once we understand the basic principles which must be observed if freedom is to be safeguarded against government, we may become more hesitant in turning our personal problems and responsibilities over to that agency of coercion, with its insatiable appetite for power.