Water System at LA Department of Water and Power
Senior Assistant General Manager of Water System at LA Department of Water and Power.
PROFILE
Richard Harasick
Guest
FROM Richard Harasick
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Sierra Nevada runoff could damage pricy LA infrastructure There is so much runoff water from the Sierra Nevada that Owens Lake may be flooded. This would ruin hundreds of millions of dollars of infrastructure that Los Angeles has paid for. The good news: The Silver Lake reservoir will be refilled earlier than planned.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Rethinking public school funding in California LAUSD teachers are striking for the second day. Many people are questioning the state’s model for funding schools. California spends around $10,800 per pupil, which is less than the national average. But maybe that money could be better spent if the district itself were smaller and more manageable.
Good Food
“Cooking with Scraps,” LA Times’ new critics, and Bestia’s origins We’re talking inventive ways to cook with scraps with author Lindsay-Jean Hard. Also, a close look at the Farm Bill that passed in Congress last month. Evan talks with the masterminds behind Bestia about the early days. Plus, the passing of a torch: meet the LA Times’ new food critics.