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Which Way, L.A.?

Incompetence or Corruption in Compton?

Council members in the City of Bell were recently convicted of crimes for inflating their salaries by taking money for work on city commissions that hardly ever met. Next door in the City of Compton, something similar has been going on. That's according to a report tonight on KCET's SoCal Connected .

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Council members in the City of Bell were recently convicted of crimes for inflating their salaries by taking money for work on city commissions that hardly ever met. Next door in the City of Compton, something similar has been going on. That's according to a report tonight on KCET's SoCal Connected.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Director of Content, News

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    Sonya Geis

    Senior Managing Editor

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    Laurel Erickson

    KCET

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    City of Compton

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