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LOS ANGELES (AP) - With rows of Afro-centric boutiques, cafes and soul food restaurants shaded by tall old trees, Leimert Park has become a serene enclave in the 15 years since a race riot tore apart its neighborhood in south-central Los Angeles.
Under the surface, things aren't so calm. But today's escalating neighborhood tension has nothing to do with the outrage that boiled into rioting when several white police officers were acquitted in the beating of black motorist Rodney King on April 29, 1992.
This time, it's a fight over the area itself — how it should be defined and who should live and work there.
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