NEXT L.A.: A look at issues, people and ideas helping to shape the emerging metropolis.
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“To say that my first reactions to Los Angeles were negative would be a gross understatement. I loathed the place. Gradually I began to acquire a relish for this strange new scene. I came to feel that I had a ringside seat at a year-round circus.” --CAREY MCWILLIAMS
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