>>>“The center city and Westside – the most familiar parts of L.A. worldwide – are far whiter than the U.S. as a whole.”<<<
Maybe they meant “Century City”, where Ronaldus Magnus had his Office after he left the White House.
Downtown LA changes colors late at night and on weekends. It is noting like it was when I worked there back in the 70’s and 80’s.
Well, downtown, if you only count homeowners, is very white ...not too many hispanics. Workers during the day are all stripes.