I Just Checked, and L.A. Is Not In Flames

National news makes it look like Gotham out here. It's not.

As with anything I write here, the following is my personal take and doesn’t represent the views of my employers, friends, family, story editors, innocent passersby, or my cat Misty Mao.

If you’ve been watching national news coverage of the immigration protests in Los Angeles, you might be forgiven for thinking the entire city is in flames. That roaming …