Which Way, L.A.?
A New Rail Yard Is Proposed at the LA Ports
It’s the economy versus the health of people living near the Port of Los Angeles who are opposed to a massive new facility to be built there.
By Warren Olney • • 29m ListenJobs, traffic and air pollution are part of an 8-year battle over a proposed railroad yard to serve the Port of Los Angeles. The neighboring City and Port of Long Beach are against it, but LA's Harbor Commission has just approved it unanimously. Now, an environmental group is appealing to the LA City Council with the threat of a lawsuit. What will it mean for the 710 Freeway… and the health impact on a low-income neighborhood called "the diesel death zone?" Also, a high school in the Inland Empire is sued for discrimination against gay and lesbian students. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the Iraq War ten years later.
