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Quality of Life in Los Angeles; More Trouble at the Times
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.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenThere'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.
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2 storiesLA 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…
Read the story1 minGone 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…
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