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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Heavy Rains May Threaten Hundreds of LA's Homeless

    Hundreds of homeless people are living in dangerous places, including storm channels that have been dry during years of drought but which could become raging torrents when the Niño works a massive change in the weather.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 2, 2015 • 9m Listen

    Hundreds of homeless people are living in dangerous places, including storm channels that have been dry during years of drought but which could become raging torrents when the Niño works a massive change in the weather. We get an update on what's being done prepare from James Featherstone, general manager of LA City's Emergency Management Department, and Natalie Komuro, the executive director of Ascencia, which provides homeless services in South Glendale and Northeast LA.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Jim Featherstone

      Los Angeles Emergency Management Department

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      Natalie Komuro

      Ascencia

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