The Los Angeles region is increasingly being held up as a prototype for the collective urban future of the United States. Yet it is probably the least understood, most under-studied major city in the US. Very few people beyond the boundaries of Southern California have an accurate appreciation of what the region is, who lives there, and what it does. This groundbreaking collection of essays brings together well-respected contributors to dispel the myths about Southern California and to begin the process of `rethinking' Los Angeles.The Los Angeles region is increasingly being held up as a prototype for the collective urban future of the United States. Yet it is probably the least understood, most under-studied major city in the US. Very few people beyond the boundaries of Southern California have an accurate appreciation of what the region is, who lives there, and what it does. This groundbreaking collection of essays brings together well-respected contributors to dispel the myths about Southern California and to begin the process of `rethinking' Los Angeles.Folio - Robbert Flick On Pico Boulevard Looking North Rethinking Los Angeles - Greg Hise, Michael J Dear and H Eric Schockman Los Angeles in the 21st Century - Steven B Sample Representing Los Angeles - Robbert Flick in conversation with Michael J Dear The Inner City `Problem' - Paul C Hudson Remaking the Los Angeles Economy - Stuart A Gabriel Cyclical Fluctuations and Structural Evolution Economic Referendum - Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker Financing the Future in Los Angeles - Gary A Dymski and John M Veitch From Depression to the 21st Century Accountability and Responsiveness - Abby J Liebman Is Los Angeles Governable? - H Eric Schockman Revisiting the City Charter Community Policing - Mark Kroeker Los Angeles and the Future - Harlan Hahn