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read the contrasting perspectives provided by Erie, Kogan, and MacKenzie (2010);
Rosentraub (2010); and Newman (2006).
Case Study 2
The STAPLES Center, LA LIVE, and Downtown Los Angeles*
In 1993, Richard Riordan, a Republican, was elected mayor of Los Angeles. A
Republican had not led this city for more than 30 years. But, in the aftermath
of police ocers attacking Rodney King, numerous riots, and a fear that the Los
Angeles police department was out of control, voters wanted change. e magni-
tude of the violence of the riots and the image of police ocers unable to protect
citizens caught amid