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27:29

Fire Safety and Mobile Homes

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2008/11/20

People in mobile-home parks have complained for years they are second-class citizens unprotected by the same codes and regulations as other residents of California. After the loss of hundreds of mobile homes this week, officials from the Governor on down are promising to find out what needs to be done and what authority they have to do it. Also, the Governor's conference on global warming.

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25:56

Bad News for California High School Kids

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2008/11/19

The Big Three go hat in hand to Washington. Will Democrats, Republicans and the Bush White House bail out the failing auto industry or will they let Barack Obama pick up the pieces? Also, for the first time in its history, the California State University System wants to cut future enrollment.

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26:44

Wildfires and Public Health

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2008/11/18

Nobody had to see the flames this weekend to know there were devastating fires in LA, Orange and Santa Barbara Counties. Smoke and ashes spread almost everywhere, from brush, trees and more than 1000 homes. We hear about the fires themselves and the consequences to public health. Also, California Attorney General Jerry Brown urges the State Supreme Court to take up six cases involving Prop 8 and decide them ASAP.

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26:35

Genetic Evidence: Collected but Never Looked at Again

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2008/11/14

The Sheriff's Department acknowledges that DNA evidence in thousands of sexual assault cases sits in a freezer without being tested. Nobody knows how many cases have gone unsolved, how many rapists have gone free or how many innocent people have been convicted. Maybe the evidence wasn't needed at all. We talk with Sheriff Lee Baca. Also, Proposition 8. Will there be backlash to the backlash?

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25:57

Sacramento Gets Serious about Money

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2008/11/13

Governor Schwarzenegger's wrong about some things, but he's right that the state needs a tax increase. That's according to the Legislative Analyst, Sacramento's most respected non-partisan voice. We talk with him. Also, the US Supreme Court rules against whales, and they're having an earthquake tomorrow. Come on down.

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27:03

Global Warming, the Auto Industry and Barack Obama

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2008/11/12

The Big Three automakers want federal help. Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress want more fuel-efficient cars. California is right in the middle of one of Obama's first presidential controversies. Also, Goldman Sachs advised to short California bonds it helped sell, and we talk with the 90-year old Californian who was Grand Marshall of the Veterans' Day Parade in New York City.

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26:30

'Green Power,' Jobs and City Hall Politics

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2008/11/11

Money for solar panels on roofs all over Los Angeles will be on the March ballot, but even supporters of alternative energy are raising questions. Also, the nation's largest artificial reef will hopefully mitigate damage to marine life caused by nuclear power plants at San Onofre.

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26:40

Desperate Times Make for Desperate Measures

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2008/11/07

Two days after California voters passed Proposition 8 to prohibit same-sex marriage, three appeals to the state supreme court have been filed, pitting the rights of gays and lesbians against the will of the voters. Also, increased taxes and spending cuts on the California horizon, and Proposition 11 may survive with a razor-thin margin.

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28:27

Decisions, Decisions in the State, the Cities and the...

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2008/11/06

In California's statewide election, Proposition 8 appears to have been decided. Governor Schwarzenegger says Prop 11 passed, too, but others insist it's still too close to call. We review the election results today and talk with LA County's newest elected supervisor. Also, there were long lines and mechanical breakdowns all over the country. Why was voting in the biggest state in the union virtually problem-free?

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28:29

Standing in Line to Cast a Ballot

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2008/11/04

Voter registration has broken records in California. If today goes as predicted, turnout will too. Remember, if you're standing in line when the polls close at 8pm, you'll still be allowed to cast your ballot.

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27:10

California's Bewildering Ballot

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2008/11/04

Democracy is said to depend on an educated electorate, but who could possibly know everything there is to know about the California ballot, not to mention what cities and counties have in store? We talk about how to get more information, when to vote and when not to.

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25:52

Prop 8: Same-Sex Marriage and the 'Obama Effect'

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2008/10/31

Supporters of Prop 8 to make same-sex marriage illegal say a big turnout of African Americans will help their cause. We hear a debate tonight about homophobia, religion and civil rights. Also, early voters, beware, and the race for one of California’s most powerful jobs: Supervisor of LA County.

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26:43

Prop 9: Crime, Next Week's Ballot, Taxes and Schools

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2008/10/30

Do criminals get more rights than victims in California? That's the claim behind Prop 9 on next week's ballot. Law Enforcement is divided over the issue. Also, a tax increase and cuts in education, and former OC top cop went on trial today on corruption charges.

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26:14

Cutting with Axes, Not Scalpels, at the Los Angeles...

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2008/10/29

Just when you thought state finances couldn't get worse, the lame-duck legislature's been called back into session the day after next week's election. Tax increases and cuts in education spending are some of what's on the table. At Sam Zell's Los Angeles Times, 10% of the remaining editorial staff has been cut. We hear what that means for an informed public. Also, London's Financial Times takes a look at what's good about Los Angeles and what's not.

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26:21

Measures Q and H; Luxury Tax and Struggles at the...

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2008/10/28

We look at the LA School District's biggest bond measure ever and at what the voters are being asked to decide in affluent Beverly Hills. Also, a proposed luxury tax, and more people are resorting to food banks, where donations of food are declining.

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26:44

Twelve Days Before the Election: What Are...

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2008/10/24

Californians all want to hear more about the economy. Plus, Measure R on mass transit, Prop 4 on terminating a minor's pregnancy, and Prop 11 on redistricting…

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26:33

Will California Feel the Impact of Presidential...

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2008/10/23

Republicans and Democrats are locked into their Congressional and Legislative seats in California - or are they? If Barack Obama’s commanding lead turns into a landslide this year, some supposedly “safe” Republicans could be in for surprises—with important implications from Sacramento to Washington. On Reporter’s Notebook, will San Francisco legalize prostitution?

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26:20

Drugs, Crime and Big Money on the November Ballot

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2008/10/22

Prop 5 would save a billion dollars a year on prisons by providing treatment instead of incarceration for kids with drug problems and non-violent drug offenders. Also, dozens of motorcycle gangsters are arrested for murder and mayhem...

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26:22

The Ballot, the Voters and Same-Sex Marriage

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2008/10/21

Prop 8 would make marriage legal in California only if it's between a man and a woman. Supporters say that if it doesn't pass, gay marriage will be on public school curriculums. Saying that's misreading existing law, opponents insist passage will deprive gay and lesbian couples of the right to be happy. Polls suggest that the race is tightening...

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25:52

Are Digital Billboards Scarring the Los Angeles Skyline?

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2008/10/17

In a city given over to the automobile, billboards have been a fixture here for decades. Some have even become Los Angeles icons: think of the giant Angelyne ad or the Marlboro Man on the Sunset Strip. But now there’s a new generation of huge illuminated billboards throwing blasts of digital light into homes and neighborhoods.

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