attorney
Private attorney based in Venice, he runs a citation clinic for the homeless
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John Raphling
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FROM John Raphling
Which Way, L.A.?
Should Cops Be Trained to Deal with the Mentally Ill? The police killing of an unarmed, homeless man has dramatized changes in Venice — once the home of "shabby chic," now rapidly gentrifying like the rest of the Westside. City officials are faced with contradictory complaints: with some residents angry that there aren't enough police and others saying they're too many. We hear local voices, including Councilman Mike Bonin.
Which Way, L.A.?
City Attorney Carmen Trutanich Cracks Down on Street Protests When political protests have led to arrests by the LAPD, Rocky Delgadillo and other recent LA City Attorneys gave defendants the chance to work out a deal—to pay fines for disturbing the peace, for example, rather than going to jail. Current City Attorney Carmen Trutanich will have none of that. He’s insisting on trials and pushing for jail time for 14 protesters against Arizona’s restrictive immigration law and nine others who supported the Dream Act by stopping traffic on Wilshire Boulevard.
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KCRW Features
What are Orange County Democrats saying to woo voters? Democrats are throwing everything they've got at four Orange County Congressional districts they're hoping to take away from Republicans in next week's midterm elections. But can a party focused on "resistance" to President Trump attract enough moderate Republicans to win in the conservative OC?
Red State, Blue State
Two Voters Talk it Out The issues motivating voters in this election are wide-ranging and personal. It’s easy to forget that when we spend so much time talking about the horse race. So we asked two listeners to talk about the issues that divide us.
To the Point
The Voting is Over, but the Campaign Continues Women had a major impact on the midterm elections. So did $5 billion in campaign spending. Meantime, Democrats now lead the House while Republicans dominate the Senate, and the politics of division continues on Capitol Hill. We’ll hear how former House Speaker Newt Gingrich helped start an era of gridlock and perpetual campaigning.
KCRW Features
Dana Rohrabacher to KCRW: 'Public broadcasting has been so rotten' As Democrats work to take control of Congress in next week’s midterm elections, they’ve managed to turn a handful of solidly Republican districts into toss ups. One of those is held by Dana Rohrabacher and polls show a dead heat between Rohrabacher and his opponent Harley Rouda. KCRW’s Saul Gonzalez headed over to check in on Rohrabacher's campaign.