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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why the Carson City Clerk Was Suspended

    The Carson City Council has hired and fired three city managers in the past two years. Mayor Albert Robles is being investigated by the LA County District Attorney’s Office over his residency.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 6, 2015 • 1 min read

    The Carson City Council has hired and fired three city managers in the past two years. Mayor Albert Robles is being investigated by the LA County District Attorney’s Office over his residency. And now, Carson City Clerk Jim Dear has been suspended over fears that he could “snap” or “go postal” - some employees reportedly planned escape routes from City Hall in case he did.

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    5. 43:22Why Doesn't LA Have More 'Red Sauce Italian'
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    3 of 5
    Bernie Sanders, and Seeking 'Red Sauce Italian' in LA
    1. 0:17Who Is Bernie Sanders?
    2. 11:10Fantasy Sports Scandal
    3. 18:59Why the Carson City Clerk Was SuspendedYou’re reading this
    4. 27:35Rupert Thomson's 'Katherine Carlyle'
    5. 43:22Why Doesn't LA Have More 'Red Sauce Italian'
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