Think of Los Angeles as a city-state based around protecting its business interests: entertainment money. Their laws are pitched so as to create a (somewhat) more favorable setting for those kinds of businesses to flourish. I think we’ll see a lot more of this kind of thing as nations balkanize into interest regions centered around various types of shared value communities and legal systems which spring up to protect and preserve them:

If you are a celebrity with a nose for trouble, here’s some advice: Stay within city limits or risk having your mug shot broadcast around the world.

Unlike Malibu, Santa Monica or Glendale, where law enforcement agencies release booking photos, the city of Los Angeles refuses to fork them over unless investigators decide a picture will help with a criminal investigation or they feel the public is in danger.