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Politics and Race in LA’s Congressional Delegation

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Hispanics outnumber blacks in many Congressional districts traditionally held by African-Americans. In tomorrow’s election to replace the late Juanita Millender-McDonald, race and ethnicity may play an important role. On Reporter’s Notebook, the US Conference of Mayors takes on bottled water as a problem for the environment.

Making News

Fire Raging in South Lake Tahoe ()

2,500 acres of forest are still on fire near South Lake Tahoe. More than two-hundred and twenty homes and other buildings have been lost. Approximately six-hundred firefighters are trying to protect five-hundred more.

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  • Damian Bulwa: Staff Writer for the San Francisco Chronicle
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Racial Politics Behind Race For Millender-Mcdonald Seat ()

The 37th Congressional district includes most of Long Beach, Carson and Compton. In a special election tomorrow, voters will choose a replacement for Juanita Millender-McDonald who died of cancer in April. Even if nobody wins outright, the winner of the Democratic primary is expected to beat any Republican in a runoff. Like many predecessors, Millinder-McDonald was African-American. To replace her, the two leading candidates are African-American Assemblywoman Laura Richardson and Hispanic State Senator Jenny Oropeza. Millender-McDonald’s daughter, Valerie McDonald, is also running. All are Democrats, but the contest has raised questions about what’s been called an unwritten rule of Los Angeles politics.

Guests:
  • Constance Rice: Civil rights attorney based in Los Angeles and Co-Director of the Advancement Project in Los Angeles
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Reporter's Notebook

San Francisco Mayor Cuts spending on Water Bottles for City Employees ()

In Los Angeles today, the US Conference of Mayors rejected lobbying from beverage companies and called for a study of bottled water. The idea came from Mayors of Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and San Francisco, where Mayor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign an order banning the city from buying bottled water.

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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.

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