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27:50

Is Los Angeles Still a 'City of Quartz?'

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2015/06/19

In 1990, Mike Davis wrote City of Quartz, insisting that Los Angeles was not a west coast utopia, but a dystopia instead. Two years later, the Rodney King riots seemed to make him a prophet. His book is still used as a text for understanding LA history, even though Davis failed to predict the city's massive immigration. What did he tell us about economic inequality, race politics, the role of developers and architects — and community relations with the LAPD?

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25:02

City Hall Takes on Homeless Encampments

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2015/06/18

LA's homeless population is on the increase, especially downtown and in Venice. As those neighborhoods gentrify, complaints about unsafe and unsightly homeless encampments are increasing, too. Now the City Council is making it easier to break up those encampments — in the process making it harder for the homeless to keep track of what possessions they have.

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26:34

The Ellis Act, Evictions and Affordable Housing

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2015/06/17

Yesterday, the State Supreme Court called California's affordable housing shortage a crisis "of epic proportions." At the same time, a state law allows landlords to evict long-term tenants when changes are made in rent-controlled units. Elderly, poor and disabled people can find themselves out on the street.

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23:26

Legislature, Governor Not Seeing See Eye-to-Eye on...

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2015/06/16

If state legislators don't pass a budget by midnight tonight, they won't be paid until they get it done. Democrats who control both houses are ready, but Governor Brown insists there won't be enough revenue to cover their spending plans.

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23:24

The Challenges of Making LA's Minimum Wage a Reality

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2015/06/12

On Saturday, Mayor Garcetti plans to sign a measure the City Council passed almost unanimously. It will make Los Angeles America’s biggest city to raise the minimum wage. Starting at $9 an hour, it will rise to $15 by the year 2020. Predictions of what will happen next are opposed diametrically.

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29:01

Ezell Ford: Tensions High after Police Commission Ruling

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2015/06/11

LA's civilian police commission has overruled LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and its own Inspector General, finding one officer was wrong to pull the trigger in the shooting death of Ezell Ford 10 months ago. Despite the rebuke, any discipline is now up to Chief Beck. Will the DA file criminal charges?

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22:19

California's High-Speed Rail and Its Fast Moving...

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2015/06/10

For the first time in two years, opponents of California's bullet-train plan got a chance to unload their grievances today about routes they claim will disrupt their communities in Southern California. They're growing in numbers — and in momentum. But a few supporters showed up as well, including the Mayor of Palmdale. Will hear both sides and learn how the High Speed Rail Authority is responding.

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28:09

Right-to-Die Clears State Senate

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2015/06/09

The State Senate has passed a measure much like a law in Oregon. It would allow people expected to die in six months or less to hasten the process with prescriptions ordered by doctors. The California Medical Association is the first group of its kind in the nation to drop its opposition. We hear from legislators on both sides.

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24:56

Can the Scourge of Veteran Homelessness Be Solved?

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2015/06/05

Mayor Garcetti and the Department of Veterans' Affairs have promised that LA's 2700 homeless veterans can all be housed by the end of this year -- even though they won't have final plans in place for another two weeks. We talk with VA Secretary McDonald, who's in town to re-open an empty building on the VA's West LA campus.

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26:13

Policing Southern California's Muslim Community

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2015/06/04

In Boston, Minneapolis and Los Angeles, the Obama Administration has launched a program to monitor the radicalization of young Muslims and prevent recruitment to ISIS and other terrorist groups. Does that constitute domestic spying? Has law enforcement earned the cooperation of Muslim organizations?

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24:33

Could the Supreme Court Remake California Politics?

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2015/06/03

In 1964, the US Supreme Court’s "one person, one vote" ruling gave new political power to minorities and the young in urban centers — especially Los Angeles. Now the Court may decide that a "person" should be defined as an "eligible voter," and that could turn the tables again. We hear how that could re-make city councils, county boards of supervisors, and the state legislature.

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25:55

Motorcycles, Lane-Splitting and Your Daily Commute

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2015/06/02

When a motorcycle roars up between you and another car, it's called "lane splitting." In California, it's not yet mentioned in the vehicle code, but this is close to becoming the first state to make it legal. We hear that drivers and bikers have different ideas about what should be allowed — and what should be prohibited.

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26:03

Unions Push for Exemption from New Minimum Wage Law

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2015/05/29

LA labor unions are dialing back their position on the minimum wage. After campaigning for an increase for months, they're now pushing for a last-minute exemption for businesses with unionized workers. Why the switch? Could this new request derail wage reform in LA? We look at the latest power tussle over $15 dollars an hour minimum wage.

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25:13

LA DWP Proposes Rate Hike amid Billing Issues

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2015/05/28

In the next five years Los Angeles will have to start repairing its crumbling infrastructure by raising utility rates. The DWP has a history of reckless spending and customer billing scandals. Can ratepayers trust it to do the billion-dollar-plus job? How much would you pay to improve LA's aging infrastructure?

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26:45

The Changing Politics of Dying

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2015/05/27

A "right to die" bill similar to an Oregon law is stalled in the California Senate. It would permit doctors to give lethal doses of drugs to terminally ill patients with less than six months left to live. Polls show a majority of Californians favor what's called "death with dignity" and, for the first time, doctors have dropped their opposition. But opponents say the sick and dying are too vulnerable to coercion.

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25:29

Criticism of Israel: When Does Free Speech Become...

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2015/05/22

Heated clashes over Israeli policies toward the Palestinians have led to accusations of bigotry at American colleges, including campuses of the University of California. Now the Regents are being asked to adopt the US State Department's definition of anti-Semitism. Is it a fair standard for discipline or a limitation on free speech? We hear a debate.

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28:28

Santa Barbara Oil Spill Blankets Coastline

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2015/05/21

It's been almost 50 years since a drilling rig blew out in the Santa Barbara channel, spewing three or four million gallons of oil and helping to start the environmental movement. But 21,000 gallons is enough to kill wildlife and foul beaches, starting at Refugio and El Capitan. We hear from the scene of yesterday's oil pipeline rupture.

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25:29

LA City Council Raises Minimum Wage

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2015/05/20

With just one member dissenting today, the City Council voted to increase LA's minimum wage -- in stages -- to $15 an hour by 2020. It's part of a major sea change in local politics, with business pushed toward the back of the bus — by a victory for organized labor that may be a preview of things to come.

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22:48

A Local Campaign Is Ending as a Statewide Race Gets...

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2015/05/19

Opening her candidacy for the US Senate, Orange County Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez may have tripped over an ill-timed joke with ethnic stereotypes -- including a war whoop. We hear how it sounded and how it's playing in parts of the state where Sanchez is not yet well known.

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31:33

Former Sheriff's Official Indicted

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2015/05/15

Paul Tanaka — former Undersheriff and current Mayor of Gardena — has been arrested and charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice. The federal indictment against Tanaka and former Captain "Tom" Carey describes "a culture generally reserved for a Hollywood script." We talk to a veteran lieutenant about brutality, cover-ups and retaliation.

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