Next L.A. / A Look at issues, people and ideas helping to shape the emerging metropolis
“It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that, every booze party ends in a fight. . . . Anything can happen.”R aymond Chandler, in his story “Red Wind. “
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
