This Is The CityA history of the urban and political forces in L. A. that sought to create virtuous and docile citizens Jack Webbs Los Angeles, a Southern California paradise built of confidence games and real estate booms, swindles and boondoggles, is indeed the City. But it is not the only one, as Ronald Schmidt makes clear in this critical look at the little examined foundation of L. A.s political culture. Schmidt reveals how the political culture of Southern