The Curious Case of San Francisco’s Sanctuary Law
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The entire Big Sur coastline has been evacuated by a fire one official calls “a big raging animal.” Tonight we’ll update the statewide crisis and ask what it’ll mean when fire season really gets under way. San Francisco--the “sanctuary city”—has been deporting undocumented juvenile convicts without telling federal officials. The Mayor wants to run for Governor. Will immigration politics get in his way? On Reporter’s Notebook, will IndyMac Bancorp of Pasadena—a national housing lender—go the way of Countrywide?
Making News
Fires Ravage the California Coast ()
Governor Schwarzenegger has ordered the National Guard to help fight more than 1000 wildfires burning statewide. Many of them are in National Forests.
Guests:
- Janice Gauthier: Public affairs director for the U.S. Forest Service in California
- Bill Stewart: UC Cooperative Extension Forestry Specialist
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The Curious Case of San Francisco’s Sanctuary Law ()
For nearly a generation, San Francisco has been escorting undocumented juvenile convicts back to their home countries or taking them to San Bernardino County. Because San Francisco calls itself a “sanctuary city,” it doesn’t notify Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. That was reported yesterday, the same day that Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that he’s running for Governor.
Guests:
- Maria L. La Ganga: Reporter, Los Angeles Times
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Reporter's Notebook
IndyMac Kneecapped by the Mortgage Crisis ()
Because of the sub prime lending crisis, Countrywide, the big lender in Calabassas, is now owned by Bank of America. Now another national powerhouse—IndyMac Bancorp of Pasadena—is in big trouble. New York’s Democratic Senator Charles Schumer—chair of the Joint Economic Committee—set off a minor panic when he warned that IndyMac “could face a failure if prescriptive measures are not taken quickly.”
Guests:
- Mark Lacter: Business Writer, LA Observed
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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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