Regime Politics and the 2012 Olympic Games:
New York and San Francisco Bids
Greg Andranovich and Matthew J. Burbank, page 1
Elite and Electoral Coalitions:
An Analysis of the Secession Campaign in Los Angeles
Tom Hogen-Esch, page 19
Lessons from California's Public Elementary Schools
Where Performance Exceeds Predictions
Robert W. Wassmer, page 44
The 1965 and 1992 Los Angeles Riots:
The Changing Role of Commission Politics
Lindsey Lupo, page 69
RESEARCH NOTES
Seeking Educational Equality: The Latino Community, School
Segregation and Legal Redress in Orange County, California
Laura Schiesl Goodwin, page 87
Biographies