Quality of Life in Los Angeles; More Trouble at the Times

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There's more trouble at the LA Times. Don't look for the special edition of Current on Sunday.  Did the editorial page editor have a conflict of interest?  Also, the vanishing middle class as a symptom of the LA County's declining quality of life.

Making News

Gone with the Current, Times Editor Martinez Resigns ()

The credibility of the LA Times is under another cloud with the resignation--under pressure--of Editorial Page Editor Andrés Martinez.  Publisher David Killer killed this Sunday's much-touted special edition of Current because of what he calls "an appearance of conflict" involving Martinez's girlfriend and the selection of producer Brian Grazer to edit that special edition. The PR firm of Martinez' girlfriend represents Grazer.  Kevin Roderick broke the story yesterday on his website, LAObserved.com.

Guests:

• Kevin Roderick: Editor and Publisher of LA Observed

Links:

• Martinez op-ed on 'Grazergate'
• Times article on Martinez resignation over killed opinion section
• WWLA on the Times-Staples issue (January 4, 2000)

Main Topic

LA County's Declining Quality of Life ()

On a scale of 10, the State of California ranks 8.08.  Los Angeles County lags behind at 7.32.  That’s according to the United Way's first Quality of Life Index, measuring public safety, economic status, education and health.  We hear more about why the quality of life in LA County lags behind the rest of the state, in a conversation with the United Way's Elise Buik, former Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg, and economist and political analyst Joel Kotkin.

Guests:

• Elise Buik: President and CEO of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles
• Jackie Goldberg: Former Democratic State Assemblywomen
• Joel Kotkin: Irvine Fellow at the New America Foundation

Host

Warren Olney

Considered the dean of Southern California broadcast journalists, Warren tackles the issues Southern Californians care about. Expanding that concept, To the Point deals with issues of national concern and is on air in most major metropolitan markets across the country. On any day, you’ll hear a fast-paced, news-based talk show featuring multiple perspectives on a single major issue, with Newsmaker and Reporters Notebook features, as well. 

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Christian Bordal, Vanessa Romo

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Which Way L.A.? is made possible in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, which supports study and research into policy issues of the Los Angeles region.