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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Billy the Elephant Gets Government Housing

    The Los Angeles City Council stopped construction on the $42-million Pachyderm Forest at the Los Angeles Zoo.  Animal advocates said it was too expensive and too small, even for Billy, the only elephant left.

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

    The Los Angeles City Council stopped construction on the $42-million Pachyderm Forest at the Los Angeles Zoo. Animal advocates said it was too expensive and too small, even for Billy, the only elephant left. But after months of passionate public debate, that same City Council voted today, 11-to-4, to continue the project, as we hear from Carla Hall, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times.

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    The Arts as Victims of the Economic Recession
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Carla Hall

      editorial board member of the LA Times

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    The Arts as Victims of the Economic Recession
    1. 1:19Who's Hiring, Who's Firing and How to Cope
    2. 26:00Billy the Elephant Gets Government HousingYou’re reading this
    3. 32:02The Arts as Victims of the Economic Recession
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