Jennifer Oldham

Bloomberg News

Guest

National correspondent for Bloomberg News, based in Denver; former LAX and regional aviation reporter for the Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Oldham on KCRW

In a very short time, the State of North Dakota surpassed Alaska as America's second-largest producer of oil. That was when the price was on the rise. Now it's on the decline.

The Bakken Bust?

In a very short time, the State of North Dakota surpassed Alaska as America's second-largest producer of oil. That was when the price was on the rise. Now it's on the decline.

from To the Point

Major  fires  have been burning all day in the San Fernando Valley, risking lives and property, causing evacuations, massive traffic jams and extensive air pollution.

Fires Blaze in East Valley and Porter Ranch

Major fires have been burning all day in the San Fernando Valley, risking lives and property, causing evacuations, massive traffic jams and extensive air pollution.

from Which Way, L.A.?

British police have now arrested 24 people in a  plot to blow up 10 planes bound for the US , causing what one official called "mass murder on an unimaginable scale."

LAX, Terrorist Plots and Airport Security

British police have now arrested 24 people in a plot to blow up 10 planes bound for the US , causing what one official called "mass murder on an unimaginable scale."

from Which Way, L.A.?

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from City of Tents: Veterans Row

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from Greater LA

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from KCRW Features

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Cop City Atlanta is a privately funded, local community surveillance campus that has already taken the life of one protestor as a harbinger of the police state on the horizon.

from Scheer Intelligence

Despite war and pandemic, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof finds good news in a “stunning” decline of worldwide poverty and “extraordinary” improvements in child mortality.

from To the Point

Following the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols, retired LAPD Sergeant Cheryl Dorsey looks at the Memphis police department and what went wrong.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Neighbors call in LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to address problems at the Veterans Row homeless camp. What can the cops do that others haven’t?

from City of Tents: Veterans Row