Very well done. I was looking up people and places as I read each chapter. As a native Angeleno, you can see the how and why of our present city was shaped by these historical events. RIP Mike Davis...
#cityofquartz
A reminder: The National Guard isn't needed, because the LAPD & LASD are fully equipped & already use aggressive tactics to forcibly move peaceful protesters. Here's a little #MikeDavis from #CityOfQuartz (1990) on crowd control in #LosAngeles +link to equip. info.
lapublicpress.org/2024/11/la-c...
From #MikeDavis: “The best place to view Los Angeles of the next millennium is from the ruins of its alternative future. Standing on the sturdy cobblestone foundations of the General Assembly Hall of the Socialist city of Llano del Rio…”
More from the prologue of Mike Davis' #CityofQuartz:
Feel lucky I was always surrounded by smart, cool, older friends when I was a kid. Someone hipped me to reading #CityofQuartz in 1992 and still have my stained, creased, well-worn copy here.
#MikeDavis #LosAngeles #booksky
watching LA burn is a good reminder to go read mike davis's books on LA. #mikedavis #cityofquartz #ecologyoffear
