The proceedings of a 1984 public hearing on finding solutions to race-related problems in South Central Los Angeles, California, are summarized in this report. The hearing focused on problems identified by the McCone Commission, which investigated the Watts Riots of 1965 and reported on what could be done to ameliorate the conditions that caused the uprising. The report is divided into three main sections. The first summarizes testimony on how Los Angeles has attempted to fulfill the McCone Commission's recommendations in seven problem areas: police-community relations; welfare and social services; employment; health; housing; transportation; and education. In summary, it is said, considerable evidence was presented to suggest that the policy changes needed in both the public and private sectors have not been achieved and continue to be major obstacles to improvement. The second section outlines major findings. It reports that, since 1965, the greatest progress has been made in transportation and significant progress has been made in health; however, police-community relations, employment, welfare and social services, education, and housing remain as critical problem areas. The third section presents two basic recommendations: (1) in each problem area, a key agency should be appointed to review the various commission reports and to develop specific solutions, implementation methods, resources, and a time-table for implementation; and (2) a Blue Ribbon Task Force should be appointed to evaluate the effectiveness of responses to this hearing's recommendations. (KH)