Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A New Ban on Living in Cars, 'Furious 7', and the Final Four

Last year a federal appeals court struck down an LA ordinance prohibiting people from living in their vehicles. Now the city attorney has revised the ordinance. What’s different, and what does it mean for thousands of homeless Angelenos living in their cars?

By Barbara Bogaev • Apr 3, 2015 • 50m Listen

Last year a federal appeals court struck down an LA ordinance prohibiting people from living in their vehicles. Now the city attorney has rewritten the ordinance so that it will pass legal scrutiny. Governor Jerry Brown is having to deal with water issues created by his father, former California governor Pat Brown. On our weekly film roundup, the seventh Fast and Furious installment, a movie about a Gustav Klimt painting, and a Hungarian movie in which a pack of dogs takes over a city. And finally, in sports, a look at the Final Four this weekend, the coming baseball season, and the fast-approaching NBA playoffs.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A New Ban on Living in Cars, 'Furious 7', and the Final Four

Last year a federal appeals court struck down an LA ordinance prohibiting people from living in their vehicles. Now the city attorney has revised the ordinance. What’s different, and what does it mean for thousands of homeless Angelenos living in their cars?

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A New Ban on Living in Cars, 'Furious 7', and the Final Four

Last year a federal appeals court struck down an LA ordinance prohibiting people from living in their vehicles. Now the city attorney has revised the ordinance. What’s different, and what does it mean for thousands of homeless Angelenos living in their cars?

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