America’s riotous real estate

Last February the sirens howled in Hollywood as the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) rushed reinforcements to the 5600-block of La Mirada Avenue. While a police captain barked orders through a bullhorn, an angry crowd of 3,000 shouted back expletives. A passer-by might have mistaken the confrontation for a major movie shoot, or perhaps the beginning of the next great LA riot.