Which Way, L.A.?
You Can't Get There from Here: WLA to the Valley on the 405
Local drivers who think they've seen traffic congestion are in for a weekend that could break records, if anyone's keeping track....
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenLocal drivers who think they've seen traffic congestion are in for a weekend that could break records, if anyone's keeping track. From Sherman Oaks to Bel Air, the San Diego Freeway will be shut down from midnight Friday until 5am Monday. How will a half-million vehicles get through the Sepulveda Pass? Also, can cities and counties help keep parks open after the State shuts them down? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, political change and continuing conflict in the Middle East.
Banner image: After midnight, workers demolish the east section of the Skirball Bridge, while traffic flows on the southbound lanes. Photo courtesy of Metro © 2010 LACMTA
In this episode
4 storiesSchwarzenegger's Public Marriage, Private Child
Today's LA Times carried the story that Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child by a household staff member before he was elected Governor. The staff member retired in January, and Schwarzenegger said his wife, Maria Shriver, moved out of their Brentwood estate when he told her sometime after leaving the governorship.
Read the story8 minLA Prepares for the Mother of All Traffic Jams
"Short-term pain means long-term gain." That's what METRO says about its four-year, $1 billion addition of a carpool lane to the San Diego Freeway from the 10 on the Westside to the 101 in the San Fernando Valley. But two weekends may cause more pain than the rest of the project put together.
Read the story12 minState Parks Face the Budget Axe
In order to save money, the State is going to shut down 70 parks to all visitors starting early next year. How did they choose which ones to close? Can they really keep people out? Ruth Coleman is Director of the State Department of Parks and Recreation.
Read the story6 minHas the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Entered a New Phase?
The nightmare scenario that Israel has feared since its establishment came true." "The barrier of fear has been broken." Those are Israeli commentators on what Defense Minister Ehud Barak describes as "the Palestinians' transition from suicide-bomber terrorism" to "mass demonstrations, deliberately unarmed."
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