what does Los Angeles smell like?

From the «mostly liberal tears» department:
Title: What's that smell? Readers share the scents that remind them of L.A.
Author: Maxwell Williams
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:00:23 +0000
Link: https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2025-02-06/readers-share-the-smells-of-los-angeles
Podcast Download URL: https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a6714a4/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5a%2Fff%2F15c2e79a459889580a26633339fe%2Fsmells-of-la-followup-2.jpg

From wafting tar pits and smells of the beach to native plants and a chocolate
factory, our readers smelled Los Angeles and told us about it.