LA is big and has a lot of traffic for sure, but most adjacent neighborhoods can be reached within a 20 min drive. It’s only when you want to go from one side to another that it will take you more than an hour.
yes, a 20 minute drive to an adjacency, we're talking a handful of miles. Beverly Hills to West Hollywood, they are cheek by jowl, and an exhausting drive apart, and so on for every adjacency.