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index AFL. See American Federation of Labor African Americans, 10, 19–20, 46–49, 195 (n. 101) Agenda setting, 2–3, 10, 13, 19, 30, 42–43, 49–50, 52–55, 58–66, 78, 85–90, 116, 144–47, 160–65 Agriculture, 7, 8, 104, 117, 120–22, 125, 128–30, 134, 136–37, 156–57, 160–62, 165–67, 170–72, 218 (n. 139); large-scale vs. small-scale/subsistence, 11, 83, 218 (n. 139); surpluses/overproduction, 134, 139, 151, 154–55, 158, 166. See also Farmers Ainsworth, Ed, 202 (n. 75), 203 (nn. 82, 84) Air pollution, 6, 8, 10–11, 74, 80, 86, 196 (n. 3); and agriculture, 64, 81; and automobiles and buses, 10–11, 55, 58, 64, 80, 201 (n. 58), 204 (n. 94); and backyard incinerators, 60, 64, 68–69, 75, 77, 80, 204 (n. 94); causes of, debates about, 10–11, 56–57, 61–63, 68, 71, 74–75; causes of, science of, 10–11, 71, 74–76, 204 (n. 94); communities affected by, 56–59, 66–67; complaints about, 10–11, 52, 58, 65, 70, 75–77, 80; crisis of 1943, 52, 55–58; and dumps and municipal incinerators, 62, 64, 68, 75, 77; and industry , 52, 54–60, 62–65, 67–70, 71–76, 79, 80, 200 (n. 53), 203 (n. 92), 204 (n. 94), 206 (n. 192); and oil refining, 59, 62, 67, 70, 206 (n. 192); and public health, 54, 69, 72, 73; and war production , 56–57, 61, 65, 200 (n. 53) —reduction equipment: investments in, 57, 71, 73–74, 78; regulations requiring, 57, 63, 69–70, 73–74; technologies, 55, 57, 61, 69, 71, 72, 74, 76 —regulation of, 54–56, 61–66, 71–73, 197 (n. 5), 199 (n. 47), 201 (n. 58); barriers to, 68–69 (see also War production); business influence on, 52–54, 59–66, 180, 196 (n. 3); industry opposition to, 58, 67, 69, 73–74, 200 (n. 53), 203 (n. 92); public demand for, 59, 61, 67, 206 (n. 127); regional management of, 10, 57–70; voluntary, by business and industry, 10–11, 52–54, 71–72, 81–82, 196 (n. 3). See also Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce: Air Pollution Control Committee; Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce: Smoke and Fumes Committee; Los Angeles County, Calif.—Air Pollution Control District; Pendleton, Morris B. Air Pollution Foundation, 80, 206 (n. 127), 206 (n. 129) Alexander, Frank L., 202 (n. 74), 203 (n. 92) Alexander, Titus, 47–48 All-American Canal, 118, 121, 125, 143. See also Imperial Irrigation District Altadena, Calif., 56, 58–59, 60, 79 Altadena Property Owners League (APOL), 13, 58–64, 79–80 American Federation of Labor (AFL), 147, 161, 232 (n. 41) 252 index American Legion, 139 American Public Power Association, 162 American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, 17 American Society of Civil Engineers, 163, 209 (n. 25), 229 (n. 131), 232–33 (n. 50) American Water Works Association, 156, 231 (n. 21) Angeles National Forest, 90–91, 209 (n. 19) Anti-communism, 5, 174, 176, 183. See also Red-baiting Anti-government politics, 8, 120, 171–74 Anti-government sentiment. See Political rhetoric Anti-industry sentiment. See Political rhetoric Anti-Whittier Narrows Dam Association , 102, 105, 107, 109–10, 115, 216 (n. 99), 217 (n. 115) APCD. See Los Angeles County, Calif.—Air Pollution Control District APOL. See Altadena Property Owners League Aquifers. See Groundwater Arcadia, Calif., 214 (n. 77) Arizona, 11, 120, 122–25, 131, 133–38, 140–45, 157, 173, 182–84, 219 (n. 1), 227 (n. 108), 228 (n. 121), 234–35 (n. 68). See also Colorado River: water rights Ashurst, Henry F., 124, 134, 140–43, 228 (n. 58) Asian Americans, 46 Assembly Bill No. 1, 67, 70, 73, 201 (n. 58) Audubon Society, 103–4, 110, 113 Automobile Club of Southern California , 67, 79, 200 (n. 52), 201 (n. 58), 206 (n. 131) Automobiles, 7, 8, 10, 52, 55, 60, 80, 204 (n. 94) Azusa, Calif., 200 (n. 53), 213 (n. 62) Baker, Donald, 90 Beach clubs, 17, 19, 26, 29, 30–35, 42, 44, 46–49, 146, 181, 191 (nn. 44, 49); building projects and public access, 32–35, 48–49 Beach communities, 21, 26, 28, 31, 34, 38, 41, 42, 44–46, 47–49, 58, 107, 189 (n. 16), 190 (n. 35), 195 (n. 100), 200 (nn. 52, 53), 213 (n. 77), 215 (n. 93), 216 (n. 106) Beaches: attitudes toward, 9–10, 17–20, 28–30, 35–37, 49...

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