Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Skid Row Cleanup, Bus Accident, and Coachella Pros and Cons
The tragic bus accident in NorCal, cleaning up Skid Row, new films, reasons to go – or not go – to Coachella, and the latest car news, from recalls to Smart car tipping.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenWe get the latest from the tragic bus accident in Northern California that's claimed the lives of 10 people. Plus, what would a cleanup of Skid Row look like? And does a proposed plan go far enough to both clean up the area and offer services to homeless individuals? And since it's Friday, we'll be tackling the new releases in our weekly film roundup. Plus, if you're headed out to the desert this weekend, we've got a list of the must-see acts at Coachella. But if you're not so into eight-dollar bottles of water and teens in Native American head dresses, we offer a treatise on why not to go to Coachella. And then we get the latest car news, from recalls to Smart car tipping.
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In this episode
5 storiesBus Crash
A truck ran head-on into a bus full of students from the Los Angeles area yesterday. They were on their way to visit the campus of Humboldt State University. The death toll in the crash has climbed to ten. We talk to a reporter who's been keeping up with the latest details on the crash.
Read the story5 minDowntown Cleanup
A Los Angeles budget official this week proposed a nearly $4,000,000 cleanup of skid row. The proposal outlines plans for more 24-hour bathrooms, trash cans and storage space for the belongings of the homeless. But critics of the plan say it doesn't go far enough.
Read the story11 minVampires, Football and Cartoon Birds
The newest releases out this week include Only Lovers Left Alive, a film about vampire ennui by auteur Jim Jarmusch; Draft Day, a business-of-football feel-good flick; and Rio 2, an animated romp through the Amazon. Our critics pick the movies apart and then give us a sneak peek of the latest in the Expendables franchise.
Read the story9 minCoachella Pros and Cons
Thousands of people are filing into the Empire Polo Club in Indio for the 14th annual Coachella Music and Arts Festival. Over two long weekends, people from all over will stream into the desert to see big name acts like Outkast and Arcade Fire - as well as bands you probably never heard of.
Read the story9 minRecalls, Spiders and Car Tipping
The long list of cars being recalled is only getting longer.
Read the story9 min
