Which Way, L.A.?
A Bountiful City Ballot, but Who's Paying Attention?
In tomorrow's elections, voters will face a lot of decisions without a lot of hope for the future. Ballot measures to cut costs and raise money won't help solve the City of Los Angeles' $400 million budget gap. LA Community Colleges are facing the expensive consequences of waste and corruption, and there are fierce battles raging for the Los Angeles and Bell City Councils. Also, the ongoing recession means a lot of hungry people in Southern California. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, Gadhafi, the US and the Muslim world.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenIn tomorrow's elections, voters will face a lot of decisions without a lot of hope for the future, whatever the results might be. Ballot measures to cut costs and raise money won't help solve the City of Los Angeles' $400 million budget gap. The LA Community Colleges are looking at the expensive consequences of waste and corruption in a massive construction project, , and there are fierce battles raging for seats on the Los Angeles and Bell City Councils. Also, the ongoing recession means a lot of hungry people in Southern California. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Moammar Gaddhafi appears to have staved off the rebel onslaught, at least for the moment. With Libya divided, is it time for international intervention. What are the risks for the US to lead the way? What are the risks of inaction?
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3 storiesPolitics and a Fragile Economy
Los Angeles' Community College system is the biggest in the nation, and it's been the target of a week-long investigative series by the Los Angeles Times. Four of seven seats on the Board of Trustees are on the ballot citywide. We hear about those races, city council races and several local measures .
Read the story21 minNearly One in Five Americans Don't Have Enough Food
Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you and your family needed?” Twenty percent of Californians answered "Yes" to that question last year in a Gallup survey, 26 percent in the Inland Empire, 24 percent in Los Angeles and Long Beach and 21 percent in Santa Ana.
Read the story5 minIs There a Case for Military Intervention in Libya?
As the international media focus on Libya's possible civil war, Moammar Gadhafi is secure in Tripoli. What has astonished one reporter is the perception of residents in the capital city, which she describes as "complete denial" that their leader's government is under any real threat at all.
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