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January 01, 1990 - December 09, 2012 + Which Way, L.A.?

Californians Cope with a Bare-Bones Budget listen Download

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It's said that higher education has made California a great state, and many leaders graduated from taxpayer-funded institutions. But taxpayers aren't as generous as they...

Reverend Robert Schuller and the Fall of a Megachurch listen Download

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Orange County's Crystal Cathedral declared bankruptcy last year, and buildings designed by architectural masters might have to be sold off..

Cultural and Political Reverberations of the Civil War listen Download

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From independence to the fight over what that really means. On this 4th of July, our rebroadcast of To the Point looks at how the...

Brown Meets Budget Deadline, but Big Headaches Remain listen Download

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For the first time in decades, California has a budget before the next fiscal year begins tomorrow.

Video Games, Violence and the Psychology of Play listen Download

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California's law against violence in video games was thrown out this week by the US Supreme Court as a violation of the First Amendment. That's...

Who Will Bear the Brunt of California's New Budget? listen Download

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Governor Brown says he'll sign a budget with massive cuts and nothing more than the hope that economic recovery will bring new revenues. If that...

LA Department of Water and Power Pushes for Rate Hikes listen Download

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Last year, the DWP threatened to withhold money from LA's general fund if it didn't get rate increases. Now a new GM with a softer...

Homeless Veterans and Transit that's Anything but Rapid listen Download

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More than 300 acres of land on LA's Westside were donated for the use of American veterans. So why are 6000 veterans homeless while part...

City of Costa Mesa's Austerity Measures Raise Questions listen Download

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Costa Mesa's new city council wants to lay off half its employees, the police chief has quit and a bare bones budget was passed last...

State Legislators Won't Get Paid After All listen Download

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State Controller John Chiang says, "The numbers simply did not add up," so he won't pay Senators and Assembly members until they send the Governor...

A Long, Idle Summer for America's Youth listen Download

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On the rebroadcast of today's To the Point, guest host Sara Terry looks at the summer job situation and why prospects for job seekers under...

Governor Brown Vetoes the Democrats' Budget listen Download

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Jerry Brown has vetoed the budget passed yesterday by his own Democratic Party without a single Republican. He blamed the Republicans for refusing to bargain...

The Democrats' Budget, a Budget Nobody Wants listen Download

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By meeting tonight's budget deadline, state Senators and Assembly members will get paid, but they've produced a measure Governor Brown might refuse to sign...

Is Shark Fin Soup Off the Menu? listen Download

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Sharks are rapidly becoming extinct, which is bad news for the ocean food chain. A major culprit is shark fin soup, an important delicacy for...

New Political Lines Will Hang Republicans Out to Dry listen Download

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New district boundaries, drawn by an independent commission, may require the GOP to reinvent itself. But did the commission do all it could to accommodate...