One bright spot in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is the establishment of an FSSP apostolate. 

Maybe Archbishop Gomez thinks he can be a moderating influence at the REC. I hear it was worse when Cardinal Mahoney was around but there is still weirdness surrounding the event. Bishop Barron gave a good speech one year decrying the Catholicism of felt banners and balloons which was a gutsy thing to say there!