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Which Way, L.A.?

Another Crackdown on Criminal Gangs

Hosted by Warren Olney Jan. 03, 2007
Mayor Villaraigosa and Police Chief Bratton are the latest to make gangs LA's Public Enemy Number One.  New strategies for a problem generations old?  Plus, will the Getty have to give up its most famous antiquity?

Mayor Villaraigosa and Police Chief Bratton are the latest to make gangs LA's Public Enemy Number One.  New strategies for a problem generations old?  Plus, will the Getty have to give up its most famous antiquity?

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A marble and limestone statue thought to be the Greek goddess Aphrodite is the most famous antiquity at the J. Paul Getty Museum. At $18 million, it's also the most...

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Mayor Villaraigosa Calls Gangs Public Enemy Number One

Crime is down in Los Angeles and Mayor Villaraigosa says Police Chief William Bratton deserves another term. The "glaring exception" is gang crime, which the Mayor says is...

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Vanessa Romo, Karen Radziner

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