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    Which Way, L.A.?

    A British Bloke in the City of Angels

    Los Angeles is the creative capital of America, the biggest manufacturing center in the US with the biggest port complex in the western hemisphere. Some 140 nationalities live here, raising money, making films and doing business.  But one of the world's richest cities, the home of many billionaires, is afraid to spend money.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Los Angeles is the creative capital of America, the biggest manufacturing center in the US with the biggest port complex in the western hemisphere. Some 140 nationalities live here, raising money, making films and doing business. But one of the world's richest cities, the home of many billionaires, is afraid to spend money. Those are some of the observations in a special report on Los Angeles in the UK's Financial Times. Matthew Garrahan is LA Bureau Chief.

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    Cutting with Axes, Not Scalpels, at the Los Angeles Times
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    2. 10:38Cutting with an Axe, Not a Scalpel, at the LA Times
    3. 18:13A British Bloke in the City of AngelsYou’re reading this
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

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      Matthew Garrahan

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Cutting with Axes, Not Scalpels, at the Los Angeles Times
    1. 1:18Budget Crisis, Part II: They Will Be Back
    2. 10:38Cutting with an Axe, Not a Scalpel, at the LA Times
    3. 18:13A British Bloke in the City of AngelsYou’re reading this
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