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Which Way, L.A.?

Who Is Making All the Decisions in LA Elections?

Hosted by Warren Olney Mar. 04, 2015
Predictions of a low turnout were exceeded by reality in yesterday's LA elections. Between 8 and 9% of eligible voters bothered to go to the polls.

Predictions of a low turnout were exceeded by reality in yesterday's LA elections. Between 8 and 9% of eligible voters bothered to go to the polls.

Also, the City of Compton had an unlikely cowboy culture until 3 years ago when the stable burned down. We hear about the campaign to revive it.

Photo: Steve Rhodes

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Los Angeles Is a Democracy: Why Do So Few People Care?

If low voter turnout is a disaster, it's time to declare an emergency in the City of LA. Yesterday — in City Council and School Board districts containing hundreds of...

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Telling the Story of the Cowboys of Compton

Southern California is an industrialized megalopolis, but its agricultural history continues in some unlikely places. One of them is the City of Compton, where a few...

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Evan George, Jenny Hamel

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