A Rumble in West Hollywood
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Los Angeles County Task Force Mobilizes to Aid New Zealand Quake Victims ()
74 members of the LA County Heavy Rescue Task Force have been deployed to help New Zealand after it’s deadliest earthquake in 80 years. The 6.3-magnitude tremor near Christchurch, the country’s second-largest city, toppled buildings and trapped workers are inside. At least 65 deaths have already been confirmed.
Guests:
- Matt Leveque: LA County Fire Department Inspector
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A Rumble in West Hollywood ()
Since it was incorporated 27 years ago, West Hollywood has been known worldwide as a "gay destination." Some 37% of its residents are gay or lesbian. Now its reputation for enlightened self-government is under challenge. In next month’s city council election, veteran incumbents are accused of selling out to developers. Would term limits make for a healthier democracy? Or does their institutional memory make them more valuable than ever?
Guests:
- John D'Amico: Candidate for West Hollywood City Council
- Karen Ocamb: Editor, Frontiers in LA, @KarenOcamb
- Bob Stern: President, Center for Governmental Studies
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Libya at a Bloody Crossroads ()
Defecting Libyan diplomats are among those saying there's a "massacre" taking place in their country and demanding that Colonel Moammar Gadhafi step down after 41 years in power. Estimates of the numbers dead in Libya are reaching into the hundreds: protesters killed by soldiers and by mercenaries from other countries. In a defiant speech, Gadhafi said he would fight "to the last drop of blood," despite defections by diplomats and military desertions. Some tribal leaders have threatened to stop the flow of oil from one of the world's major sources unless security forces "stop the bloodshed." We hear more about the most violent Middle Eastern uprising so far and the implications for the US, Europe and the rest of the Arab world.
Guests:
- Vivienne Walt: Reporter, Time Magazine, @vivwalt
- Susan Glasser: Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy Magazine
- Eljahmi Mohamed: Libyan-American Activist
- Mansour El-Kikhia: Professor of Political Science, University of Texas-San Antonio
- Mona Eltahawy: Egyptian-born syndicated columnist, @monaeltahawy
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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