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Zev's Los Angeles : from Boyle Heights to the halls of power, a political memoir / Zev Yaroslavsky with Josh Getlin.
De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 2 Available online
De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 2- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yaroslavsky, Zev, 1948- author.
- Getlin, Josh, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish politicians--California--Biography.
- Politicians--California--Biography.
- Political activists--California--Biography.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Biography.
- Yaroslavsky, Zev, 1948-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (386 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Brookline, MA : Cherry Orchard Books, [2023]
- Summary:
- This is the story of Zev Yaroslavsky, a young social activist, who became one of Los Angeles' most powerful and consequential elected officials, taking on established power brokers and sparking major reforms in policing, transit, land use and fiscal policies. "I may be a part of the establishment," he said when first sworn into office, "but the establishment is not part of me.".
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- “I Will Love You Forever, if You Let Me”: A Dedication to Barbara Edelston Yaroslavsky (1947–2018)
- Introduction
- 1. Roots of a Legacy: Shimon Soloveichik
- 2. My Parents: Minna and David
- 3. The Sandman Awakens
- 4. Coming of Age
- 5. The Walls Have Ears
- 6. “Why Zev?”
- 7. Be Indispensable to Your Constituents
- 8. The Taxpayer and Renter Revolt
- 9. The Untold Story of the 1984 Olympics
- 10. Taking on the LAPD
- 11. Big Money and the Battle to Preserve Neighborhoods
- 12. The Mayor’s Race That Never Was
- 13. Sudden Change
- 14. Designed Not to Govern
- 15. The Crisis That Nearly Bankrupted the County
- 16. The Transit Revolution
- 17. Arts and Culture: Los Angeles’ Golden Age
- 18. God Isn’t Making Mountains Anymore
- 19. Confronting the Homeless Crisis
- 20. Tragedy and Resurrection at MLK Hospital
- 21. Every Cause Needs a Champion
- 22. Witness to History
- 23. Who Could Have Imagined?
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Source Endnotes
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9798887191683
- OCLC:
- 1381093871
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