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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
With LA’s water policy change, ranchers in Eastern Sierra say their way of life is threatened Citing climate change, LA water officials are turning off the tap for ranchers hundreds of miles from here. The LA Department of Water and Power owns land east of Yosemite, near Crowley Lake. It leases that land to ranchers, and for decades, thanks to irrigation, that land has been lush. Now the LADWP says it can’t spare the water. The ranchers are furious.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What urban coyotes eat -- including cats Coyotes hang out in our parks and college campuses. They look both ways before crossing the street, and they will eat just about anything. A new study from Cal State Fullerton found they like to eat hiking boots, rabbits, birds, avocados, oranges, peaches, candy wrappers, fast-food cartons, and an occasional cat.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
A battle in the California desert: Feral cows v. wild pitbulls Around 150 wild cows and bulls are trampling the Sand to Snow National Monument near Palm Springs. They’re charging at hikers and threatening the habitats of some endangered species. There’s also a pack of wild pitbulls roaming around there too, that has been known to kill and eat the wild cattle.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Once dried up, Owens Valley now prepares for flooding The Sierras have more than double the normal level of snowpack. About a million cubic feet of water is expected to run off the Sierras in the coming months. We learn what that means for residents of the Owens Valley and how they’re preparing for the big snowmelt.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Marines to relocate threatened California desert tortoises, with the help of lasers The U.S. Marines want to expand their combat training ground near Twentynine Palms. That’s where more than a thousand desert tortoises currently live. To move them, the Marines are using green lasers to scare away ravens, who like to eat the baby tortoises.
Which Way, L.A.?
LA River Restoration: Will There Be Winners and Losers? KCRW's signature local public affairs program has expanded to include today's top national and international news, as well as local issues.
Which Way, L.A.?
Troubled Veteran Formally Charged with Serial Killings Former Marine and Iraq war veteran Itzcoatl Ocampo has been formally charged in the stabbing deaths of four homeless men in Orange County from December 20 to January 13. That announcement came today from Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas. After enlisting in the Marines right out of high school, Ocampo came home in 2008 a changed man. We speak with the DA and with reporter Louis Sahagun, who's been following the story for the Los Angeles Times . Banner image: Anaheim Police Department
Which Way, L.A.?
SoCal Environmental Protection Gets Boost from Judge A federal judge today issued an order to three federal agencies: "Take all necessary measures" to better protect 40 endangered species in the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres and San Bernardino National Forests. Louis Sahagun reports for the Los Angeles Times .
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Hollywood Breakdown
Endeavor ending $400 million deal with the Saudi government Following the apparent murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, most likely ordered by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, Endeavor--the parent company of WME--is backing out of a huge $400 million deal it had made with the Saudi government.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Men’s rights activists oppose local ‘women’s beer forum’ In 2011, the owner of the Eagle Rock Brewery started hosting beer seminars for women. The events were part networking and part opportunity for women to learn about beer. Then a men’s rights activist claimed the events were discriminatory.
Design and Architecture
Voting rights, art and the market, Public Sculpture Archive DnA takes on art: in politics, money and public space. Interiors photographer William Abranowicz has a show of images marking the fight for voting rights at the Matt Blacke gallery, one of several LA museums and galleries that are encouraging voter participation. How did art become an “asset class”? Nathaniel Kahn explores the high-end art market in “The Price of Everything.” And two women try and awaken interest in LA public sculpture, by posing on it, in slinky outfits and with a great sense of humor.
Good Food
Anthony Bourdain’s enduring legacy Now that Anthony Bourdain’s final season of Parts Unknown is airing on television, we revisit some of Bourdain's classic interviews with Good Food over the course of the chef’s landmark career. Plus, a visit to a remarkable memorial in New York. Also, we learn more about Tony’s love of punk rock from his 2010 appearance on KCRW’s Guest DJ Project.