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'Carmegeddon' Avoided: Angelenos Do the Right Thing
The contractor took down half of the Mulholland Bridge after just 36 hours — 17 hours ahead of schedule — and picked up a bonus of $300,000. Did they plan it that way?
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenThe contractor took down half of the Mulholland Bridge after just 36 hours — 17 hours ahead of schedule — and picked up a bonus of $300,000. Did they plan it that way? Was the fix in or did they just get lucky? We ask the highway chief for Metro. Will drivers change their habits permanently? Why do we have to wait until next year to do it again? Also, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer says California’s in trouble if Washington can't pay its bills. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, politics and the debt ceiling.
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4 storiesLibraries Extend Hours Thanks to Measure L
All 73 libraries in the City of Los Angeles were open today for the first time on a Monday since August of last year. At that point budget cuts put services at their lowest level in 140 years. Today's re-opening was the result of Measure L , which passed in March with more than 60 percent of the vote.
Read the story6 min'Carmageddon' Didn't Happen, Should We Do This More Often?
Maybe drivers in the capital of the car culture really do hate traffic after all. Threatened with " Carmageddon " this weekend, massive numbers stayed off the road.
Read the story17 minCalifornia Has Much at Stake in Debt Limit Debate
In the second half of our program, we'll hear about the political maneuvering in Washington over raising the debt ceiling. First of all, what happens to California if Washington can't pay its bills? Bill Lockyer is a veteran of 38 years in elected office -- in the legislature, as State Attorney General and now as State Treasurer .
Read the story4 minDebt Ceiling Negotiations and the Fear of Default
With Democrats angry at him for offering spending cuts and Republicans adamant about higher taxes, President Obama is trying to look like the only adult in Washington. Three different options have been proposed for breaking the political deadlock over the debt ceiling. Republicans call theirs' " Cut, Cap and Balance ."
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