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Waze, Water Wasters, and Jill Soloway on 'Transparent'

Some of the state’s highest water officials are also its biggest water wasters. Who are they, and how are they using up to 1 million gallons of water a year?

By Madeleine Brand • Oct 7, 2014 • 51m Listen

Some of the state’s highest water officials are also its biggest water wasters. We look at a new report from the Center for Investigative Reporting that crunches the data. Also, the LA County Board of Supervisors votes today on whether to continue cooperating with immigration officials in jails. Next, we get an update on the protests and legal action still taking place in Ferguson, Missouri, two months after the police shooting of Michael Brown. Then, we hear from TV writer Jill Soloway about her new Amazon series Transparent, which is inspired by part by her own father’s gender transition. Finally, a look at the driving directions app Waze. Is its popularity making us more distracted behind the wheel?

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Waze, Water Wasters, and Jill Soloway on 'Transparent'

Some of the state’s highest water officials are also its biggest water wasters. Who are they, and how are they using up to 1 million gallons of water a year?

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Waze, Water Wasters, and Jill Soloway on 'Transparent'

Some of the state’s highest water officials are also its biggest water wasters. Who are they, and how are they using up to 1 million gallons of water a year?

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