Personal Fireworks in LA City: not in over 60 years

Just in case you didn't know:

Since 1943 (see image from the LA Times), it has been illegal to use, possess, and/or transport any kind of fireworks in the City of Los Angeles (without proper & official permits).

And this year, the City has a plan and the resources to deal with you, if you choose to defy the law.

More information on safe and legal Independence Day celebrations in Los Angeles can be found here.

If you are bent on risking injury, damage, and/or death and want to use fireworks, the following cities allow fireworks in Los Angeles County (from About.com):

Alhambra
Artesia
Azusa
Baldwin Park
Bell
Bellflower
Bell Gardens
Carson
Commerce
Compton
Cudahy
Downey
Duarte
Gardena
El Monte
Hawaiian Gardens
Hawthorne
Huntington Park
Industy
Inglewood
Irwindale
Lakewood
La Mirada
La Puente
Lawndale
Lynwood
Maywood
Montebello
Monterey Park
Norwalk
Palmdale
Paramount
Pico Rivera
Rosemead
Santa Fe Springs
South El Monte
South Gate
Temple City

Besides the City of Los Angeles, unincorporated portions of the County also ban the pyrotechnics, as does:
Arcadia
Agoura Hills
Avalon
Beverly Hills
Bradbury
Burbank
Calabasas
Cerritos
Claremont
Covina
Culver City
Diamond Bar
El Segundo
Glendale
Glendora
Hermosa Beach
Hidden Hills
La Canada Flintridge
La Habra Heights
La Verne
Lancaster
Lomita
Long Beach
Malibu
Manhattan Beach
Monrovia
Palos Verdes Estates
Pasadena
Pomona
Rancho Palos Verdes
Redondo Beach
Rolling Hills
Rolling Hills Estates
San Dimas
San Fernando
San Marino
Santa Clarita
Santa Monica
Sierra Madre
Signal Hill
South Pasadena
Torrance
Vernon
Walnut
West Covina
West Hollywood
Westlake Village
Whittier