Los Angeles City Council
City Councilman for Los Angeles' 4th District (Hollywood, Koreatown, Los Feliz, Silver Lake and Studio City) former special assistant to then-Mayor Richard Riordan for seven years and, before that, chief field deputy to former council president John Ferraro for 15 years
LA Aqueduct Is 100 Years Old, but We Don't Drink the Water Yesterday's special edition of Which Way, LA? celebrated the centennial of the LA Aqueduct. Now it’s time to ask why more people don’t drink the tap water that comes from the DWP. A nonprofit called We Tap has caught the attention of City Councilman Tom LaBonge, who wants to raise the credibility of the municipal water supply — starting by restoring the public drinking fountain.
Saving the Hollywood Sign Playboy founder Hugh Hefner today came up with the final $900,000 to save the Hollywood sign . Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and others also contributed $2.7 million in local money. The state chipped in $3.1 million to help buy the land from a developer, and even Governor Schwarzenegger took part of the credit. LA City Councilman Tom LaBonge helped lead the effort to rescue a historical landmark.
Land Near Hollywood Sign Is Up For Sale The Hollywood Sign originally was a promotion for Hollywoodland, a housing development in that part of Los Angeles. Now the owners of adjacent land want to build five luxury homes—spoiling what today’s LA Times calls “one of the most famous postcard views in the world.”
Aftermath of the Fires While the Griffith Park fire is barely out and the Catalina fire is still burning , there’s already debate about the best means for restoration. The Catalina fire won’t be completely contained until tomorrow but residents are back in their homes and visitors are being welcomed .
Which Way Olympic? Which Way Pico? During the 1984 Olympics, Figueroa and Flower streets in downtown LA were temporarily switched to one-way thoroughfares in two different directions. Traffic flow was much improved and predicted local problems did not materialize, so the arrangement was made permanent. Now the Los Angeles City Council is studying a proposal to make Olympic and Pico Boulevards one way with Olympic going east from Santa Monica to downtown and Pico in the other direction. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky is pushing the plan .
2018 Election Night A live election special from KCRW and NPR covering the 2018 midterm elections.
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.
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.
