Without Washington, cities look to cool off as the planet warms
This week, federal scientists confirmed that last year was the Earth’s warmest on record.
Aug 11, 2017•9 min
The Mixer
Steve Chiotakis talks to Los Angeles journalists about the week's leading news stories.
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Sessions ups the ante in feud with California
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is once again taking steps to crack down on so-called sanctuary cities.
Aug 04, 2017•10 min
Translating tax dollars to homeless prevention
Voters approved new taxes on themselves to help address the 23 percent jump of homelessness in L.A.
Jul 21, 2017•9 min
Powering L-A through a hot summer
When it gets hot in California, utilities are quick to tell you to watch your electricity use.
Jun 30, 2017•9 min
Youthful and adult indiscretion in the LAPD
Why L.A. City Council member Mitch Englander wants a full investigation into all LAPD youth programs.
Jun 23, 2017•14 min
The Attorney General fires a Pot Shot
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is an ardent opponent of weed legalization he's now targeting medical marijuana providers.
Jun 16, 2017•15 min
California in the middle of it all
California finds itself at the center of the rise - and resistance to - President Donald Trump and his policies.
Jun 09, 2017•10 min
Single payer. But who pays?
California lawmakers took the first step in approving a single-payer health care plan.
Jun 02, 2017•15 min
Charters win big in LAUSD Election - will they deliver?
For the first time in its history, the school board over at LAUSD will have a pro-charter majority. LAUSD President Steve Zimmer lost his seat to Nick Melvoin, in a race that’s been called one of the most expensive school board election ever in the U-S. Melvoin benefited from millions of dollars in outside spending by pro-charter groups. Will he be able to deliver on their priorities?
May 19, 2017•10 min
Brown withholds funding for UC in revised budget
Governor Jerry Brown says the state legislature should keep a tight lid on money headed to the University of California system until it makes some major changes. A scathing audit found the U.C. failed to disclose a $175 million reserve fund and – at the same time – raised tuition for its students. It's a small part of the overall $183 billion budget, but could bring about some fireworks at next week's Board of Regents meeting.
May 12, 2017•6 min
California Republicans vote to repeal Obamacare
They all voted for it. But now, they own it.
May 05, 2017•10 min
A city boiled over, but the problems persist
Tomorrow marks 25 years since the verdict – and aftermath – that changed L-A.
Apr 28, 2017•9 min
California Democrats rally the base, with mixed reviews
California state senators - Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein - hosted town halls to try and rally their supporters around their issues: health care, immigration, the middle class and opposition to Trump.
Apr 21, 2017•10 min
Tension from Korea reverberate here in LA
In North Korea, military parades will mark the 105th anniversary of the birth the country's founder, Kim Il Sung, on April 15. And it's possible Pyongyang may punctuate the day with a nuclear missle test.
Apr 14, 2017•10 min
Coloring the news, red and blue
A new poll out of U.C. Berkeley finds that 8 in 10 registered Republicans in California have little to no trust in the news media. They also believe the media is unfair to President Donald Trump. It's the exact opposite when it comes to state Democrats. In this climate, what incentive do the two parties have to work together?
Apr 14, 2017•10 min
GOP pulls vote on health care bill
In a surprise move, House Speaker Paul Ryan cancelled Friday's vote on the new health care bill after failing to secure enough support from his own party. It’s a major political defeat for the GOP and a campaign promise the President won’t be able to fulfill – for now. In California, it's business as usual for the state exchange.
Mar 24, 2017•10 min
If first you don't succeed, try him again
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is due back in court on Monday. This time, it's not for testimony or closing arguments, but for sentencing. He faces up to 20 years in prison after being convicted on three federal charges. His conviction is the highest profile win for the U.S. Attorney's office, so far, in its investigation of the Sheriff's Department.
Mar 17, 2017•9 min
Silicon Valley, visas and the Trump administration
California technology companies are heavily reliant on workers from foreign countries. And there is concern that President Donald Trump’s latest temporary travel ban could lead to a brain drain for technology companies in the state. Where Silicon Valley - and Beach - clash, and where they line up, with the new administration.
Mar 10, 2017•10 min
Think global, socialize global
Access to information is easier than ever before, but not all of it is credible and a recent study shows the younger generation is having a tougher time discerning what's real from what's fake.
Mar 03, 2017•12 min
The Art of the Protest
You can’t throw a rock at a public park or major thoroughfare here in L-A without a protest or gathering going on with chanting people and signs. Immigration – and the fate of undocumented immigrants – is obviously of great concern to many here in California.The temporary travel ban is also affecting Hollywood in one particular way, and that’s having repercussions on, this, Oscar weekend.
Feb 24, 2017•10 min
Fact from fiction, on Trump and immigration
California is – by far – home to the most people lacking legal status in the U-S. And so, it would stand to reason that when Immigration and Custom’s Enforcement carry out an operation, California feels it the most. But for families of undocumented immigrants – and activist groups – recent federal raids are the source of uncertainty… even paranoia. They directly blame President Donald Trump’s rhetoric – and executive orders on immigration – for tearing families apart. Others argue the Obama admi...
Feb 17, 2017•10 min
Effective Opposition or Sour Grapes?
The idea of a “town hall” is as old as colonial America. At GOP-hosted town halls since the election of President Trump… protesters continue to shout down their representatives and demand action. Is this part of an organized movement… or simply lingering frustrations from the general election?
Feb 10, 2017•9 min
Message to Trump: Don't poke the Bear
Two weeks into the Donald Trump administration, and the state is well into a full-on pushback of Trump administration policies that have been… or have yet to be… announced.
Feb 03, 2017•10 min
Freely having freedom in America
The French historian and aristocrat Alex de Tocqueville famously came to America and wrote a book about early American life and how the nation embodied electoral evolution. On this day of the peaceful transfer of power in the United States of America, author James Poulos has a book of his own that attempts to look at modern America through the lens of a man who tried to get to the roots of historic America.
Jan 20, 2017•10 min
Wet weather descends on California, but can we handle it?
An intense series of storms are on their way to the west coast, and California’s central coast is the bullseye.
Jan 13, 2017•9 min
The Power and the responsibility of the press
With a fiery news conference this week, and the information - true or not - flowing into newsrooms, journalists are having to adjust to the incoming Trump administration.
Jan 13, 2017•15 min
The truth is out there… but at what cost?
The internet is chock-full of stories disseminated by everyone from the New York and LA Times to the Wall Street Journal… and New York Post.
Dec 17, 2016•16 min
Stages and wages... One legal round is over.
A federal judge in LA has dismissed a lawsuit over how much actors should be paid when they perform in small theaters.
Dec 09, 2016•6 min
Trump & the auto industry
The auto industry is a $2.3 trillion global business, and close to 3.5% of the total U.S. economy. What will it look like in the coming Trump Era? Tod Mesirow joins Steve Chiotakis to look into it.
Nov 18, 2016•11 min
Music as an escape
In times of dramatic change, music has power to soothe, heal, provide an outlet and a voice for a variety of emotions. A post-election music roundtable with KCRW DJs Anthony Valadez and Eric J. Lawrence.
Nov 11, 2016•10 min
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