Maybe It’s Time to Hate Riverside

A Zócalo Panel Contemplates California’s Newest Divides

What was traditionally California’s most heated rivalry–that of north versus south–may soon give way to a different divide. At an event co-presented by the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, a panel with roots in both Los Angeles and the Bay Area questioned whether California’s north-south divide will be replaced by the chasm between California’s east and the west.

Conan Nolan, general assignment reporter for NBC4 Los Angeles, moderated the event before a large and enthusiastic crowd at the Grand Avenue MOCA. He opened the evening by asking panelists if …