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Which Way, L.A.?

Award-winning moderator Warren Olney leads lively, thoughtful and provocative discussion on the issues Southern Californians care about.

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24:07

Leadership in Los Angeles: The Old and the New

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2014/08/13

Charlie Beck will be Chief of the LAPD for another 5 years… but the Commission’s vote today was not unanimous. We’ll ask Chief Beck how he plans to deal with evidence that the violent crime rate is greater than the LAPD has reported.

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25:35

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and Crime Rates in Los Angeles

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2014/08/12

Tomorrow, the LA Police Commission will decide if Charlie Beck has earned a second 5-year term as Chief of the LAPD. Meantime, the LA Times is reporting that aggravated assault is 14% higher than the Department’s been saying.

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28:39

Battle for ‘The Heart’ of Silver Lake

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2014/08/08

The latest dispute over greater density in Los Angeles is focused on Sunset Junction, where Sunset and Santa Monica Boulevards meet in Silver Lake. Some residents complain that a new apartment building will destroy a treasured neighborhood. It’s a paradigm for conflicts all over LA.

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27:39

LA Unified: Back in Session

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2014/08/07

LA’s public schools open next week for another term. Do they have enough choice for their kids—or too much? Are magnet schools, charters and special programs creating a new kind of segregation? Also, what’s next for civilian oversight of the scandal-plagued LA Sheriff’s Department?

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26:32

The Politics of Education in South LA

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2014/08/06

Teacher evaluations, pay raises, charter schools and a controversial superintendent will all be affected by next Tuesday’s special election to a vacancy on the LA Unified School Board. We’ll hear from both candidates.

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The 7 Debates That Will Make Headlines from...

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2014/08/05

Congress may be off for its August recess but, as the weather heats up in Sacramento, Democrats and Republicans are gathering for another 4 weeks of high-stakes debate on long-running issues, from gun control to political scandal.

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27:21

Outdoor Recreation is Drying Up in California

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2014/08/01

White-water rafting, fly-fishing and boating are out of business in many lakes and rivers. Restaurants in Catalina aren’t serving water, and rationing is on the way. We’ll hear what drought means for the $85 billion outdoor tourism industry.

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27:28

Is the City of LA Going to Run Out of Money?

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2014/07/31

Plans for restoring city services cut by the recession have depended in part on reducing employee retirement cost, but this week pension reforms were overturned by an appellate board. What’s in store for street and sidewalk repair — and workers who want to retire when they’re 55?

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27:19

Is California’s Department of Education Leaving...

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2014/07/30

English is a new language for 1.5 million California school children, but at least 20,000 are not getting any of the services required by federal law and the State Constitution. We’ll hear what’s at stake for kids, teachers and school districts failing to make the grade.

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24:04

The Dodgers “Blackout” Continues… Will the FCC...

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2014/07/29

After a three-game sweep this weekend in San Francisco, the Dodgers are back in first place… but only Time-Warner subscribers have been able to watch.

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32:51

The University of California Acts Like a Private School

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2014/07/25

Faced with a cash crunch, UC campuses are cutting back on new students from California. Out-of-state newcomers have to pay more, so they’re on the increase. The “Crown Jewel of the Golden State” now depends on tuition — and California parents are organizing against what they call a “betrayal.” We’ll hear from one of them and get the University’s explanation.

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24:23

Concussions Are on the Rise — Not Just Among Football...

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2014/07/24

The risk of concussions is not confined to men and boys who play football. We’ll hear about a local school that’s testing every student, athlete or not, to establish a baseline that parents, teachers and doctors can use for comparison when an injury is sustained.

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28:32

Can the Wild West of Water be Tamed?

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2014/07/23

While homeowners face fines for keeping their lawns green or flushing the toilet too often, Big Agriculture pumps all the groundwater it wants to. Is it being wasted? Is this time of drought finally the moment for new rules?

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25:26

The War in Gaza Hits Home

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2014/07/22

With so many Jewish and Arab residents, greater Los Angeles is deeply connected to events in the Middle East. Is the so-called Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement an effective tool of justice for Palestinians or a one-sided attack on Israel?

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23:20

Who Benefits from Higher Education — Students or...

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2014/07/18

Federal and state probes of for-profit colleges have come to a head in Santa Ana, the headquarters of Corinthian Colleges. Amid charges of misrepresentations to low income students, Washington has cut off the pipeline of education loans that keeps the colleges in business.

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25:13

The Drought Matters, After All

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2014/07/17

Calls for water conservation are being taken seriously in most of the state, but Southern Californians can’t see the drought through the fountain spray and the over-watered foliage. Good water management has produced a false sense of security, which is about to dry up along with the water supply.

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26:56

A Proposal for Leveling LACMA Is Making Waves

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2014/07/16

Plans for “transforming” LA County’s Museum of Art include a one-story, blob-like structure inspired by the La Brea Tar Pits. Mayor Garcetti’s behind it, but experts on art and architecture are divided.

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28:29

Do Insurance Customers Get What They Think They're...

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2014/07/15

As they draw up new policies under Obamacare, California insurance companies are cutting premiums by cutting back on the number of doctors and hospitals available to consumers. But are Anthem Blue-Cross and other companies deceiving their customers?

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25:35

Is it Time for Local Golf Courses to Just Dry Up?

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2014/07/11

With drought into its third year, California farmers are pulling up orchards and fields are lying fallow. But, when President Obama came West to talk about water, he played golf in the desert of Coachella Valley—home to 124 well-watered courses. Does a major Southland recreational pastime have a future?

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27:58

LA Wants Out of Immigration Enforcement

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2014/07/10

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti says local cops should not do the work of federal immigration authorities, so he’s ordered the LAPD to stop most so-called “immigration holds” on inmates ready to be released from jail. Now LA County might do the same thing. Will it increase the risk of crime? Is it none-too-subtle political pressure for immigration reform?

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