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Tensions with Law Enforcement in Santa Monica, Pasadena
Student protesters were pepper-sprayed last night at Santa Monica College. The clash was sparked by efforts to cope with state’s crisis in higher education funding.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenStudent protesters and others were pepper-sprayed last night on the campus of Santa Monica College. We hear about an incident sparked by efforts to cope with the worst crisis in higher education funding in California history. Also, an update on the shooting death of Kendrec McDade by the Pasadena Police Department. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the race for the White House is finally on… or is it?
Banner image: Screen grab from video of protesters fleeing pepper spray at Santa Monica College Trustees' meeting on April 3, 2012
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3 storiesProtesters Pepper Sprayed at Santa Monica College
Last night at Santa Monica College — where this radio station is located -- about 100 protesters crowded a hallway outside a meeting of the Board of Trustees. Video of the incident has been posted on YouTube by the Corsair, Santa Monica College's newspaper.
Read the story25 minFamily of Kendrec McDade Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A civil rights lawsuit was filed in federal court today in the case of the late, black college student, Kendrec McDade, shot to death last month after a pursuit by two Pasadena Police officers. They were responding to a 911 call from a man identified as Oscar Carrillo, who said a backpack had been taken out of his car by two young black men.
Read the story12 minBarack Obama and Mitt Romney Start Squaring Off
After yesterday's wins in Wisconsin, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, Mitt Romney is acting like he's the Republican nominee to challenge President Obama . Today, as the President did yesterday, Romney addressed the convention of news executives, and accused Obama of running a "hide and seek" campaign.
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