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Which Way, L.A.?

LA County's Declining Quality of Life

On a scale of 10, the State of California ranks 8.08.  Los Angeles County lags behind at 7.32.  That’s according to the United Way's first Quality of Life Index , measuring public safety, economic status, education and health.  We hear more about why the quality of life in LA County lags behind the rest of the state, in a conversation with the…

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

On a scale of 10, the State of California ranks 8.08. Los Angeles County lags behind at 7.32. That’s according to the United Way's first Quality of Life Index, measuring public safety, economic status, education and health. We hear more about why the quality of life in LA County lags behind the rest of the state, in a conversation with the United Way's Elise Buik, former Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg, and economist and political analyst Joel Kotkin.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Vanessa Romo

    LA School Report

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    Elise Buik

    United Way of Greater Los Angeles

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    Jackie Goldberg

    president of LAUSD board

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    Joel Kotkin

    fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University

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