Which Way, L.A.?
Funding Schools and Plugging the Oil Well
Majorities in some affluent suburbs have voted to increase taxes for schools, but not by enough to meet the two-thirds requirement. In other places they've passed. What's in store for Measure E next month in Los Angeles? Also, the Republican candidates for Attorney General. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, BP has begun to implement its new strategy for plugging the Gulf oil spill. How is "Top Kill" supposed to work, and what if it doesn't?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenMajorities in some affluent suburbs have voted to increase taxes for schools, but not by enough to meet the two-thirds requirement. In other places they've passed. What's in store for Measure E next month in Los Angeles? Also, the Republican candidates for Attorney General. Is LA District Attorney General Steve Cooley too liberal? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, BP has begun implementing "Top Kill" to plug its broken oil well. We hear how it's supposed to work, what survivors said today about the cause of the oil-rig explosion and how far oil has seeped into the bayous of Louisiana.
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3 storiesRaising Taxes to Fund Schools
In San Marino, La Canada-Flintridge and South Pasadena, two thirds of the voters have approved new taxes for schools.
Read the story20 minRepublican Candidates for Attorney General
Last night, we heard about six Democrats running in next month's primary for Attorney General, including San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris .
Read the story6 minBP Attempts to Plug Well: Endless Oil and Endless Blame
BP has begun implementing " Top Kill ," to stop the Gulf oil gusher with mud under high pressure. Meantime, there's new evidence of warning signs before the explosion and more testimony that federal rules for deep sea drilling amounted to self-regulation.
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