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In Sacramento - It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

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Governor Schwarzenegger may be lucky that the New Hampshire primaries will distract attention from tomorrow's message on the State of the State. Why is there a $14 billion  deficit? Also, United Artists makes a deal with the writers, and , lots of rain but no end to the drought.

Making News

Writers Strike: Jon Stewart Back on, Golden Globes May Be off, UA Cuts Deal with WGA ()

David Letterman's Worldwide Pants was the first TV producer to make a deal with striking writers.  Today, United Artists confirmed the first Writers Guild agreement with a producer of film. 

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Main Topic

Preview of the State of the State ()

Gray Davis was recalled from the governorship because of a massive deficit.  Four years later, the man who replaced him is faced with the same problem, only this time it's bigger.  In tomorrow's address on the State of the State, Governor Schwarzenegger will ask all Californians to share the pain of a $14 billion deficit.  How does this happen again and again?

Guests:
  • Dan Walters: Syndicated columnist, Sacramento Bee
  • Jonathan Wilcox: Adjunct professor in the Annenberg School for Communication at USC
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Reporter's Notebook

All That Rain, Down the Drain ()

After a couple of major rainstorms it may sound counter-intuitive, but it is still short of water and likely to remain so.

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  • Robert Gottlieb: Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy at Occidental College
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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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