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Assistant professor of Spanish at USC; author of the new book “Food, Health, and Culture in Latino Los Angeles”
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Sarah Portnoy
FROM Sarah Portnoy
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How street vendors are integral to LA’s Latino food scene You see street vendors all over LA, but they’re technically illegal under city law. Today, a city council committee votes on a measure to change that. The councilmen behind the proposal says it could help protect thousands of undocumented immigrants from deportation under President Trump.
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Why did Jared Kushner want a back channel with Russians? News broke Friday that President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, tried setting up a back channel between the Trump transition team and the Russian government. What are the consequences for Kushner, President Trump, and the investigation into Russian meddling?
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Industry insights and lessons learned from memorable guests We have interesting guests on The Business, and sometimes our conversations are too long to fit into one show. This week we give you stories that were too good to leave on the cutting room floor, including some sharp insights on making it in the industry from David Mandel, David Simon, Shawn Levy and Matt Reeves.