urban village, 14, 45, 49–50, 52, 102, 127, 256

Gans, Herbert, 30, 32, 48–49, 102, 225–226

Valenzuela, Abel, 114, 116

day labor, 111, 114–116, 121

UCLA, 114

The Valley, 75

variation, xxv, xxix, 29, 45–46, 111, 150, 182, 196, 219, 224, 226, 231

Veiller, Lawrence, 26–27, 59

Tenement Housing Commission, 27

vending district, 78, 127–129, 137, 143–144, 190, 222, 231, 259

closure, 141

difficulties, 124, 129, 135–141

vendors, viii, xiii–xiv, xxvii, 2, 4–5, 10–14, 45, 78–79, 94, 100, 124–146, 148–150, 169, 180, 190–191, 221–223, 231, 234, 244, 253, 260

Villaraigosa, Antonio, 174, 198, 213, 261

violence, 2, 10, 153–154, 160, 168

voters, 195, 204, 212

Wanderers, 156

Ward, David, 28

warrior cops, viii–ix, xxvii, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161–163, 165, 167, 169–171, 173, 175

Wald, Lillian, 29

Water and Power Credit Union, 208

Weiss, 31

West End, 32, 49

Boston, MA, 32, 49, 56

Westside, 55, 60

Westlake, 55–56, 61, 70, 79, 82–84, 134, 166, 237, 239

Westlake Recovery Redevelopment Project, xii, xiv, 82–84, 134, 237

Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles, xii, xiv, 82–84, 134, 237

Westwood, 55

Wilshire Boulevard, 1, 55, 59–61, 66, 73, 108, 140, 215, 258

Wilson, James Q., 43

Urban Renewal: The Record and the Controversy, 43

worker center, viii, xiii–xiv, 104, 111–124, 145, 149–150, 170, 223, 240, 256, 260

Abel Valenzuela, 114, 116

conflicts with centers, 120–121

informality and centers, 114, 124

management of, 112–114, 117, 123

self regulation, 114, 117

Yerba Buena project, 32

Yin, Robert, 229

case study method, 229

Zapotecs, 179, 254