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Discrimination in the Los Angeles Fire Department
Guest host Barbara Bogaev explores whether a new LA fire chief can turn around an agency plagued by charges of race and gender discrimination.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 25m ListenThe Los Angeles Fire Department's troubled emergency response system has gotten a lot of press, but a new fire chief will also have to deal with the fallout from costly discrimination lawsuits over the past decade, and federal and city oversight. Guest host Barbara Bogaev looks at what new leadership can do to change the culture in a predominantly white male firefighting force. Also, remembering the role California played in pressuring South Africa to free Nelson Mandela.
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2 storiesA Culture of Bias in the Los Angeles Fire Department
Mayor Garcetti has vowed to change the culture of the LA Fire Department. It's a major consideration as he searches for the city's next fire chief . In November a Superior Court awarded a little over a million dollars to a black firefighter, Jabari Jumaane, in compensation for the 30 years of discrimination he said he endured on the job.
Read the story20 minA California Governor's Role in South African Justice
In the 1980's a growing movement in the United States attempted to pressure South Africa to end apartheid through divestment, by refusing to invest or do business with firms that held assets in that country. The State of California was one of those at the movement's helm.
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