Big Cuts Coming to Los Angeles Courts

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Civil trials in San Francisco could be a thing of the past after 25 of 63 courtrooms are shut down and 40 percent of the staff has been laid off. Los Angeles judges say their courts will be next. It's not just budget cuts signed by Governor Brown. Many judges accuse the statewide Administrative Office of taking what money is left for grandiose projects instead of using it to keep courtrooms open to service the public. We hear about what one LA judge calls a "civil war." Also, the LA Coliseum under scrutiny, and how cocaine makes its way from South America to be distributed nationwide from Los Angeles. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, are both parties to blame for the deadlock on Capitol Hill?