Road rage vs yoga zen. Green pioneers vs SUV smog. Fat-free celebrities vs.hamburger stands. The city has freeways and mountains for hiking, strip malls and Spanish revival architecture. Locals joke L.A. has its own four seasons: flood, fire, earthquakes and riots. It’s a magnet for those who want to make films, television and music; in a sense Los Angeles is the American Dream, constantly re-creating itself, sometimes literally rising from ashes.