Which Way, L.A.?
Playa Vista
Dream Works finally is turning out movies-- but what's happening to Playa Vista? The massive development got massive tax breaks from the Mayor and the City Council. Will they stay in effect if Dream Works goes elsewhere? Will Playa Vista ever be built?
Porter Bibb: Investment banker with Ladenburg Thalmann; media and entertainment specialist. Ruth Galanter: Los Angeles Councilwoman, district includes Playa Vista. Anthony Thigpen: Chairman of AGENDA, Organizer of the Los Angeles Metro Alliance. David Abel: Lawyer at Abel & Associates publisher of Metro Investment Report, and the Planning Report; monthly newsletters covering public infrastructure investment and land use. Marcia Hanscom: Project Director, Wetlands Action Network. Recently filed notice to sue Army Corp of Engineers under endangered species act. Joel Kotkin: Economist. an International Fellow at the Pepperdine University School of Business and Management. Frequent op-ed contributor to the LA Times and Author of Tribes: How Race Religion and Identity Determine Success in the New Global Economy. Carlyle Hall: Attorney in private practice with Hall and Associates. Represents Friends of Ballona Wetlands. Co-founder of center for law in public interest. 1993, ahll and associates Dr. David Lawrence: Chair and CEO, Kaiser Permanente. Emily Lau: Member of Democratic Party of Hong Kong. Leading democratic advocate in Hong Kong.