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Making LA: Government and KCRW in Berlin: German Techno
In the third installment of our new series “Making LA,” we discuss everyone’s favorite topic: government. Then, Madeleine Brand and KCRW’s Jason Bentley take us to the famous Tresor club in Berlin, to talk about German techno, and the real history of what’s now known as EDM—electronic dance music.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenIn the third installment of our new series “Making LA,” we discuss everyone’s favorite topic: government. The LA Metro area comprises 88 cities, plus the county government. What are the unique challenges of this welter of local governments? Next, though Cuba and the U.S. are re-opening relations, a sticky question remains: How to deal with U.S. fugitives living in Cuba? Then, Madeleine Brand and KCRW’s Jason Bentley take us to the famous Tresor club in Berlin, to talk about German techno music. Finally, Philip Anschutz has been called “the man who owns L.A.” The mysterious billionaire rarely gives interviews or speaks in public. In recent years, Anschutz has been pursuing a somewhat surprising new venture: the conservative climate change skeptic wants to build the world’s largest renewable energy project.
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4 storiesMaking L.A: Government
In the third installment of our new series “Making LA,” we discuss everyone’s favorite topic: government. The LA Metro area comprises 88 cities, plus the county government. What are the unique challenges of this welter of local governments?
Read the story17 minU.S. Fugitives in Cuba
While the US and Cuba laud the return to normal relations between the two countries—including today’s announcement of embassies re-opening in Washington and Havana—some seventy U.S. fugitives in Cuba are not celebrating. How to deal with these fugitives from U.S. justice remains a sticky legal issue.
Read the story7 minKCRW in Berlin: German Techno
Madeleine Brand and KCRW’s Jason Bentley take us to the famous Tresor club in Berlin, to talk about German techno music, the real history of what’s now known as EDM, or electronic dance music, and what lessons urban areas in the US can learn from how that influential cultural scene developed.
Read the story13 minA Conservative Billionaire’s Play for Wind Power
Philip Anschutz has been called “the man who owns L.A.” The mysterious billionaire rarely gives interviews or speaks in public, yet his footprints are all over this city. Anschutz’s holdings include the Staples Center, the film company Walden Media, the Los Angeles Kings hockey team and a stake in the Lakers.
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