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Rise of the Marijuana Lobby It wasn't strictly illegal, but Democrats in Sacramento have been embarrassed by a report about Josh Drayton--political advisor to Senate President pro tem Kevin de Leon. Drayton took some $85 worth of marijuana products from Nate Bradley, a lobbyist for liberalizing marijuana laws. Nobody's denying that it happened — in the presence of BuzzFeed News reporter Amanda Chicago Lewis.
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Jerry Gonzalez, Latin Jazz Heavyweight, RIP We interviewed Gonzalez twice on KCRW—in 1996 and 2000—and we hear excerpts from those Café LA visits in this special feature.
KCRW Features
Construction continues at new Inglewood stadium The most expensive sports stadium in US history is rising from a huge hole in the ground in the South Bay city of Inglewood. In just two years Inglewood will play host to both L.A. football teams, the Rams and the Chargers, and add a million square feet of retail, office space, a hotel, parks and even a lake! As the 70,000-seat stadium site takes shape, the city around it is anticipating big changes -- some welcome and some worrisome.
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Sessions is adjourned Jeff Sessions is out as President Trump’s attorney general.
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California catastrophe The fires rage on in our own backyard, and in Northern California, encompassing tens of thousands of acres each. In L-A and Ventura Counties, the Woolsey Fire has scorched everything in its path. To the north, in Butte County, the Camp Fire has charred and destroyed even more acreage, of trees, brush and everything else, north of Sacramento, and the town of Paradise is a scene of utter devastation and heartbreak.