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53:49

City Attorney Carmen Trutanich Cracks Down on Street...

Which Way, L.A.? ·

2011/02/15

Political protests have led to arrests by the LAPD, Rocky Delgadillo and other recent LA City Attorneys gave defendants the chance to work out a deal—to pay fines for disturbing the peace, for example, rather than going to jail.

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53:38

Should the State's Youth Prisons Be Shut Down?

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2011/02/11

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53:16

Downtown Stadium Faces a Hard Sell

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2011/02/10

Developers who want the National Football League in downtown LA "guarantee" it won't cost taxpayer money.

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55:43

AOL Buys Huffington Post, Newspapers Look for...

Which Way, L.A.? ·

2011/02/09

The five-year old website, the Huffington Post, has been bought by the Internet veteran AOL for a price of $315 million. Arianna Huffington will control all AOL's Internet content. Will the reporting be original? Will the writers be paid? Will AOL reflect Huffington's left-of-center point of view? Is it all about quality news coverage or a bigger audience? We talk with Huffington and others, and hear about the fate of Southern California newspapers in the age of the Internet. On

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53:38

The Reagan Legacy

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2011/02/08

Today's Republican party wants to purge any member who favors increasing taxes or the size of government, often in the name of Ronald Reagan. But Reagan raised taxes big time, in Washington and Sacramento, and the bureaucracies were bigger after he served both as President and as Governor. Could he win a Republican primary today? On this day after Reagan's birthday, we hear from the GOP--past and present.

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30:10

AEG Pushes Downtown Football Stadium

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2011/02/04

AEG, developer of the Staples Center and LA Live, is pushing for a new football stadium downtown. We hear about the history of the NFL in Los Angeles as well as proposals for other new stadiums in the region. Also, a new wrinkle on Governor Brown's plan to ask voters if they want an extension of taxes rather than another $12 billion in budget cuts. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, two residents of Cairo on living in a city where history is being made.

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27:31

Refusal to Disclose Finances Puts LAPD Gang Unit at Risk

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2011/02/03

Advances like a 11.1 percent drop in crime could be at risk as highly trained officers in the LAPD Gang Unit have refused to disclose financial records as required by a federal consent decree. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, vivid descriptions of today's violence in Cairo.

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28:53

Local Reaction to the Events in Egypt

Which Way, L.A.? ·

2011/02/02

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak made history late in the evening, declaring on TV that he would not stand for re-election in September. With close to a half-million Egyptians here in the Los Angeles region, we update local events against today's historic news from the Middle East. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, today's demonstrations that preceded Mubarak's decision as well as response from the Middle East to Washington.

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33:19

Jerry Brown Delivers His State of the State

Which Way, L.A.? ·

2011/02/01

In his State of the State address tonight, Governor Jerry Brown invoked challenged Republicans to let Californians vote on his plan to extend taxes in order to save public services. He said it's time for Sacramento to seek voters' guidance and that anything else would be "unconscionable." He also defended his plan to shut down redevelopment agencies and spend the money for police, fire and other local expenses. We hear excerpts of his address and get reaction from Republicans

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54:02

State and Cities in Tug of War over Redevelopment Rights

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2011/01/27

Governor Brown wants to shut down community redevelopment agencies and spend their money on schools, police and firefighters. The CRA of Los Angeles plans to thwart that plan by turning over $930 million to the City Council, which would then build CRA projects. Brown's reaction? We'll just raid some other source of city money. We update that story. Also, a mosque is approved in Temecula -- in the wee hours of the morning. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, the State of the

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52:55

19th Century Remains Remind LA of Its History

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2011/01/25

The Tongva Native American tribe has sued the Los Angeles County Supervisors, the Catholic Archdiocese, Governor Brown and others over the bones of 100 people discovered near Olvera Street in downtown LA. They were found two weeks ago during construction of a garden that's part of a new Mexican-American cultural center. We get the latest on a dispute over preservation of LA's heritage. Also, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer on reports that states might file bankruptcy. On our

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53:58

The Aftermath of Shooting at Local Schools

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2011/01/21

Los Angeles Unified admits that before a handgun went off and wounded two students at Gardena High School, there were no checks for weapons as district policy requires. We hear about security and the history of a troubled campus. Meantime, the LAPD makes no apologies for the inconvenience caused by a seven-square mile dragnet in Woodland Hills after a school policeman was shot outside El Camino High. We hear from School Board member Tamar Galatzan. On our rebroadcast of To the

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53:38

Gun Control in the Wake of Tucson, Gardena High...

Which Way, L.A.? ·

2011/01/20

As several schools in the San Fernando Valley are locked down while police look for a man who shot a school policeman, columnist Steve Lopez debates the Executive Director of Gun Owners of America. Also, while cities work overtime to protect redevelopment money, Governor Brown tells them he needs it to help solve the state's massive financial problems. Plus, Sheriff Lee Baca responds to an LA Times editorial accusing him of performing official favors for wealthy contributors in

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52:24

A New Leader at the LA Department of Water and Power

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2011/01/19

For the sixth time since Mayor Villaraigosa took office, LA's Department of Water and Power has a new general manager today. We hear what Ron Nichols has to say about rate hikes, renewable energy and a powerful public union. Also, a conversation the LAPD's Inspector General about officers who killed a almost naked man early Friday morning in the upscale Playa Vista development. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, can Tunisia change the Arab world?

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53:56

Tolerance and the Politics of Latino Assimilation

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2011/01/18

African-American studies are alive and well in the high schools of Tucson. But the state Attorney General has declared Mexican-American studies illegal under a recent law. One piece of evidence is a textbook written long ago by a respected veteran professor at Cal-State Northridge. Does teaching that part of the US once belonged to Mexico mean advocating new borders? Does teaching the history of discrimination mean advocating resentment and racism in reverse? Also, in Silicon

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53:31

Can Redevelopment Survive Jerry Brown?

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2011/01/14

Why does Governor Jerry Brown want to eliminate redevelopment statewide? Because, as John Dillinger once allegedly said about banks, that's where the money is. Some 425 agencies plan to spend $3 billion, enough to make a sizeable dent in California's $25 billion shortfall. But city and county officials and construction companies say those dollars are vital to economic recovery. Others say redevelopment is a scam that subsidizes what should be private projects with public money

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53:35

Voters May Change, but Prop 13 Remains the Same

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2011/01/13

Proposition 13 cut property taxes 32 years ago and most of today's voters don't remember the moment or know the details. But Prop 13 is still called the "third rail" of California politics, and any official who proposes a change risks being thrown out of office. Why has it had so much influence for so long? Is there any prospect for change? Also, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst says the Governor's budget is a "good starting point." On our rebroadcast of To the Point, mental

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53:16

John Deasy Voted In as New Superintendent of the LAUSD

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2011/01/12

America's second largest school district has named a new superintendent with no national search and no public input, and the School Board majority that chose John Deasy might not be around after the March election. In Sacramento, Governor Brown has appointed a new state Board of Education, after firing Arnold Schwarzenegger's reformers. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, Arizona's toxic mixture of guns and anger.

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54:56

Jerry Brown's Budget: The Axeman Cometh

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2011/01/11

There were no real surprises, but the newly elected Governor hopes release of his budget will be a reality check for all Californians. Jerry Brown said today there's no choice but to require "sacrifice from every sector," including welfare, the University system, and cities and counties, which might well be pitted against each other to continue services many people depend on. Voters will be asked for a 5-year extension of supposedly "temporary" tax hikes to make sure it's not a

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54:19

Grand Plans for Eli Broad's Grand Avenue Museum

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2011/01/07

The winning design for Eli Broad's new museum across the street from Disney Hall has been unveiled. We hear from Broad, the architect and LA Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne. Also, Blue Shield of California is demanding up to 59 percent more from individual holders of insurance policies even though Anthem Blue Cross tried and failed to get 39 percent increases just last year. Plus, Jerry Brown's staff will include an unpaid job for his wife, Anne Gust Brown. On

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