WHILE AMERICA and the world attempt to process the remarkable comeback of Donald Trump, Los Angeles is reckoning with a political earthquake of its own. Los Angeles County is home to nearly 10m people, making it more populous than all but ten states. Its five supervisors wield a $50bn budget. What happens in this sprawling conglomeration of suburbs and highways affects a quarter of all Californians. And, as in the rest of the country, Angelenos voted for change.
