LA County Fire Department Inspector
LA County Fire Department Inspector
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Matt Leveque
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FROM Matt Leveque
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Los Angeles County Task Force Mobilizes to Aid New Zealand Quake Victims 74 members of the LA County Heavy Rescue Task Force have been deployed to help New Zealand after it’s deadliest earthquake in 80 years. The 6.3-magnitude tremor near Christchurch, the country’s second-largest city, toppled buildings and trapped workers are inside. At least 65 deaths have already been confirmed.
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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.
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Firestorms, Federal Relief and Climate Change Victims of California’s fires can apply for assistance, but President Trump had a warning for the state’s residents. He wants to see a change in forest management. Scientists tell us the firestorms are are result of climate change--which the president still denies. Should cities still allow for building in firezones? Later, Warren talks to one Malibu resident about his firsthand experience in the Woolsey fire.
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Too rich for our own good Affluent communities put their futures as risk when they become unaffordable for everyone but the wealthy.
KCRW Features
The art and science of fixing faulty genes UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues say they can edit any organism’s DNA using an RNA-guided protein found in bacteria. This technology, called CRISPR-Cas9, could redefine the possibilities for editing human and non-human genes, opening the door to societal and ethical implications.