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Several recent books provide reason for an extended review of aspects of the development and history of Los Angeles. This city is so prominent particularly in the entertainment media that it is often seen (from outside the USA at least) as the archetypal American city, which gives rise to many misconceptions. There is a great deal still to learn from Los Angeles.

This piece examines the phenomenon of "flipping" distressed houses in Northeast Los Angeles neighborhoods such as Highland Park and Echo Park from aesthetic, economic, and cultural perspectives.

Americans often look to Southern California as a place where lifestyle trends are born. Now, ironically, the land that has long glorified the car culture is galvanizing commuting behavior and encouraging abstinence from the once-respectable custom of solo driving. The catalyst for this behavioral change is Regulation XV, adopted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District in 1987. Also known as "The Commuter Program," Regulation XV requires all public and private employers (firms, government agencies, schools, hospitals, etc.) with at least 100 employees at any work site to devise commute alternatives for employees and to reduce the number of people driving alone to work.

This essay is a review of two recent books of criticism: Bill Mohr's account of the Los Angeles poetry scene and Ignacio Lopez-Calvo's account of recent film and fiction set in Latino L.A. The essay argues for a conception of L.A. rooted in understanding the political and economic history of the city, and concludes with some speculation on the future of cultural production in the southern California region.

In this paper, we analyze the changing industrial structure, nature of job opportunities and income among Latin American immigrants in Los Angeles to illustrate their shifting employment position within the economy. Using regression analysis of secondary data, we conclude that the extent of stable employment is growing and increasingly filled by immigrant women. This trend is contributing to a nation-wide trend toward the bifurcation of income and employment evident since the late 1970s. The Los Angeles example is suggestive of how flexibility is achieved in an increasingly global economy, and demonstrates the centrality of female immigrant labor to this process.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword, by Warren R. Hull -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. A Real Sugar Daddy -- 2. Swimming in the Drought -- 3. Frank Borgia and the Tax Man -- 4. How We Got to Los Angeles -- 5. Sweets and Incendiaries -- 6. The El Rey Brewing Company -- 7. The 1936 Multimillion-Dollar Lottery Ring -- 8. A Riverside Accident -- 9. A Gambling Parlor -- 10. The Horses -- 11. And Then Came War -- 12. A Deli to Bring Them Together -- Bibliography -- About the Author.