At busy intersections, sometimes walking across at the crosswalk is safest. I've not ridden in LA but I don't think I'd be very willing to try left turns with tons of fast moving cars around. Also, 3 rights = a left. Go through the intersection staying on the right, turn into the inevitable gas station or whatever, make another right back toward the way you came and another right out onto the road you wanted to turn left onto. In busy areas there are almost always businesses on the corners making this pretty easy.
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10 Wheels
Another option is to make a right turn at the intersection, Then a quick U-Turn and cross the intersection.
Unless I'm not reading that right, that won't work if the other road also has lots of traffic as you are trying to u-turn across 4 lanes without a light. Probably illegal too.