You mean the mayor hasn't declared a mandatory evacuation yet? There will be tropical storm conditions in a matter of hours and at that point it will be dangerous to stay and dangerous to leave. And since when has a LA politician worried about what is and is not legal? That in itself has to be a first!
In case you, like me, just jumped to the end of the thread, the mayor is having a conference call shortly to decide on the mandatory evacuation, per CNN just 10 minutes ago.
Also, it's been reported on this thread, starting around post 100 or so (I think that's right) that the mayor was talking to lawyers to see if he has the legal authority to evacuate the city. But he's evacuated his own family.