In the context of this shift of relevance, I wonder what the Los Angeles region represents? I'm not completely familiar with it's characterization, but it seem

In the context of this shift of relevance, I wonder what the Los Angeles region represents? I'm not completely familiar with it's characterization, but it seems like uniquely 'urban suburban' in a way, no? If that's true, I wonder what that uniquely middle-of-the-road quality gives it, in the context of the shifting relevance.