Greater LA
Special broadcast: Best of GLA 2019
On this Christmas Eve, we look back at some of the year’s best stories: a monthly ceremony welcoming former lifers back into their communities; an underground cannabis market; a town where a golden retriever is the mayor.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenOn this Christmas Eve, we look back at some of the year’s best stories: a monthly ceremony welcoming former lifers back into their communities; an underground cannabis market; a town where a golden retriever is the mayor.
In this episode
3 storiesRitualizing the return: Former lifers welcome home the newly released
When a lifer steps out of prison after so many years, often decades, they are smacked with an onslaught of smells, sights, and unfamiliar sensations.
Read the story9 minUnderstanding the growing unlicensed weed market at an LA ‘Sesh’
California medical cannabis patients who can’t afford the new high prices of legal cannabis under Proposition 64 are turning to unlicensed weed farmers markets, fueling an underground economy that thrives against the wishes of state authorities …
Read the story8 minMayor Max: top dog of Idyllwild
The mayor of Idyllwild, a small town in the San Jacinto, is very busy. His chief of staff, Phyllis Mueller, answers calls around the clock and makes sure he always has his food and drinks.
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