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City of Costa Mesa's Austerity Measures Raise Questions
Costa Mesa's new city council wants to lay off half its employees, the police chief has quit and a bare bones budget was passed last night in a room full of angry citizens...
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenCosta Mesa's new city council wants to lay off half its employees, the police chief has quit and a bare bones budget was passed last night in a room full of angry citizens. Is it a prudent reaction to rising pension costs or a crisis manufactured to push a small-government agenda? Also, with Radar LA, Hollywood Fridge and Asian-American Festivals all running at the same time, is Los Angeles a theater town after all? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, are America's nuclear power plants safe enough?
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4 storiesNuclear Power Loosing Support among Californians
California has two nuclear plants, at San Onofre in Southern California and Diablo Canyon near San Luis Obispo. Do Californians want more? The Field Poll completed a survey just last week. Field Poll director Mark DiCamillo has the details.
Read the story6 minCity of Costa Mesa's Austerity Measures Raise Questions
Political tensions in Costa Mesa have been building since the new City Council sent layoff notices to half the city's employees. Monday, Police Chief Steve Stavely resigned , calling plans to cut his department "unethical and immoral."
Read the story12 minIs Theater Alive and Well in Los Angeles?
Hollywood, the movie capital of the world, is often criticized as not being a theater town. At last week's Tony Awards Party at the Skirball Center, KCRW's Andrea Brody talked with several guests. Sam Anderson, who just finished six years as an actor on Lost, is deeply involved in LA theater, too.
Read the story8 minHow Safe Are America's Aging Nuclear Power Plants?
America's nuclear power plants are aging. The anticipated lifetime originally was about 40 years, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is allowing them to be re-licensed for 20 more.
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