| Table of Contents |
| | Preface | |
| | Acknowledgments | |
| | Folio: On Pico Boulevard Looking North / Robbert Flick | |
| 1 | Rethinking Los Angeles / Greg Hise, Michael J. Dear, H. Eric Schockman | 1 |
| | | Los Angeles in the 21st Century / Steven B. Sample | 15 |
| 2 | Representing Los Angeles / Robbert Flick, Michael J. Dear | 17 |
| | | Inner-City "Problem" / Paul C. Hudson | 24 |
| 3 | Remaking the Los Angeles Economy: Cyclical Fluctuations and Structural Evolution / Stuart A. Gabriel | 25 |
| | | Economic Referendum / Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker | 34 |
| 4 | Financing the Future in Los Angeles: From Depression to 21st Century / Gary A. Dymski, John M. Veitch | 35 |
| | | Accountability and Responsiveness / Abby J. Leibman | 56 |
| 5 | Is Los Angeles Governable? Revisiting the City Charter / H. Eric Schockman | 57 |
| | | Community Policing / Mark Kroeker | 76 |
| 6 | Los Angeles and the Future: Uprisings, Identity, and New Institutions / Harlan Hahn | 77 |
| | | Hollywood, U.S.A. / Leo Braudy | 96 |
| 7 | Lakewood, California: "Tomorrowland" at 40 / Alida Brill | 97 |
| | Folio: Bordergraphies ADOBE LA | 113 |
| 8 | Small Introduction to the "G" Funk Era: Gangsta Rap and Black Masculinity in Contemporary Los Angeles / Todd Boyd | 127 |
| | | Milagros / Ruben Martinez | 147 |
| 9 | Our L.A.? Korean Americans in Los Angeles After the Civil Unrest / Edward J. W. Park | 153 |
| | | Payment / Eloise Klein Healy | 169 |
| 10 | Multiracial Organizing Among Environmental Justice Activists in Los Angeles / Laura Pulido | 171 |
| | | Environment, Economy, Equity / Lillian Kawasaki | 190 |
| 11 | Radical Reform Versus Professional Reform in American Schools: A View From Southern California / Guilbert C. Hentschke | 191 |
| | | Health Care Crisis / William Loos | 211 |
| 12 | Health Care Conundrum / Robert E. Tranquada | 213 |
| | | Remaking the City / Margaret Crawford | 230 |
| 13 | Transporting Los Angeles / Genevieve Giuliano | 231 |
| | | "Can't We All Get Along?" / Cecil Murray | 248 |
| 14 | Re-Imagining Los Angeles / Robert Fishman | 251 |
| | Name Index | 263 |
| | Subject Index | 267 |
| | About the Contributors | 273 |
