Will Southern California Be Next?
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In Northern California 13 fires have broken out in 72 hours. Homes and other structures have been destroyed, and evacuations are widespread. It’s hot, it’s windy and four firefighters, including a veteran captain, have been hospitalized with burns. On Reporter’s Notebook, California’s latest tourist attraction: same-sex marriage.
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Warm and Dry Spring Fans the Flames ()
It’s early Spring, but Governor Schwarzenegger has already declared a drought in California. Dry conditions plus high temperatures plus high wind constitute the formula for brush fires raging out of control, and that’s what’s happening in Northern California.
Guests:
- Cindy Molchany: Manager of the tasting room at Bonny Doon Vineyard
- Jordan Robertson: Associated press writer in the Silicon Valley area
- Daniel Berlant: Information officer. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
- Tony Manolatos: Staff Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune
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Reporter's Notebook
Same-Sex Wedding Season about to Begin ()
Starting next Tuesday, same sex couples will be allowed to marry in California - although both Kern and Butte Counties will stop performing marriages altogether, claiming they’ll be too expensive. There’s expected to be a run on clerks and recorders which could mean big money for local economies.
Guests:
- Brad Sears: Executive Director, Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Policy, UCLA law school
Underwriters
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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