Which Way, L.A.?
City Hall: Then and Now
In the 23 years Which Way, LA? has been on the air, there have been five mayors of Los Angeles: Tom Bradley, Richard Riordan, James Hahn, Antonio Villaraigosa and Eric Garcetti. Each has served at a different moment in a process of continual change.
By Warren Olney • • 27m ListenIn the 23 years Which Way, LA? has been on the air, there have been five mayors of Los Angeles: Tom Bradley,Richard Riordan, James Hahn, Antonio Villaraigosa and Eric Garcetti. Each has served at a different moment in a process of continual change.
Also on the program, the executive director of the California Coastal Commission is challenging an effort to kick him out of his job. Conservationists call it a "power grab" by developers after 40 years of protecting natural beauty, recreational values and public access.
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2 storiesPossible 'Coup' Attempt at the California Coastal Commission
The California Coastal Commission is one of the most powerful land-use agencies in the country. It's been a battleground between conservationists and developers for 40 years. Now a personnel dispute is becoming public as a new majority of commissioners tries to fire Executive Director Charles Lester. Arnold York is publisher of the Malibu Times.
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As WWLA winds down after 23 years, we're looking back at what's changed and what hasn't. Tonight, it's all about LA City Hall. When the Rodney King riots broke out in 1992, Mayor Tom Bradley was at the end of his fifth term as the first black mayor of a major American City.
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