Which Way, L.A.?
Aftermath of California's Jungle Primary
After yesterday's primary, has California lost its power to help Democrats re-take control of Congress? Is the “top two” process a success? We look at election results.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenAfter yesterday's election, has California lost its power to help the Democrats re-take control of the Congress? Is the “top two” process a success or a failure? Did this Blue State really say "No" to a tax on tobacco? With all that money and the endorsement of Governor Brown, how did LA City Attorney Carmen Trutanich fail to make the runoff for District Attorney? Were there any echoes of yesterday's public-worker pension showdown in Wisconsin? Also, the death at 91 of world-famous science fiction writer Ray Bradbury. We hear how much he loved Los Angeles. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, is there good news about the economy? ’
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3 storiesNew Rules Raise New Questions about California Politics
The turnout currently stands at 24 percent, although that could rise to 30 percent once late mail-in and provisional ballots are counted. So it's still not certain that Proposition 29, the tax increase on cigarettes, has been defeated, but it’s a very close call. Is that a surprise given California’s record on regulating tobacco?
Read the story20 minRevisiting Ray Bradbury
Before his death last night in Los Angeles, Ray Bradbury wrote 27 novels and 600 short stories. His works, which have been translated into some 30 languages, include Fahrenheit 451 , The Martian Chronicles and Something Wicked This Way Comes .
Read the story7 minAmerica's Economic Resilience
Former chief executive Bill Clinton has been campaigning for current President Barack Obama, but Clinton’s latest comment on the economy might not help Obama in the November election. As bad news piles up, more and more people are taking a dim view of America’s economic prospects. Is it really that bad?
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