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    Which Way, L.A.?

    It’s a Cruel Summer for LAUSD Kids

    KCRW's signature local public affairs program has expanded to include today's top national and international news, as well as local issues.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 10, 2012 • 51m Listen

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:00

      Downtown Braces for Tense Art Walk

      The heat is on all over Southern California, but that won’t stop the monthly Art Walk in downtown LA—or the prospect of protest by occupiers ready to chalk up walls and sidewalks. Businesses are hoping last month’s vandalism and confrontations with the police won’t be repeated…

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      7 min
    2. 7:11

      It’s a Cruel Summer for LAUSD Kids

      LA Schools are among those that will open again on Monday—which many parents think is unseasonably early. Superintendent John Deasy told LA Unified school administrators today to be more courageous in standing up for the rights of students.

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      12 min
    3. 19:20

      California Shines Along with Misty & Kerri's Gold

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      6 min
    4. 36:00

      The Syrian War and Secret U.S. Support

      As crisis grows more dangerous by the day, nobody yet knows what the Obama Administration is doing to help Syrian rebels against the al-Assad regime.  It's more dangerous to smuggle medical supplies than weapons and there are vast stores of chemical weapons. The struggle between Shiites and Sunnis creates the threat of regional…

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      1 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

      News

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:007 min

      Downtown Braces for Tense Art Walk

    2. 7:1112 min

      It’s a Cruel Summer for LAUSD Kids

    3. 19:206 min

      California Shines Along with Misty & Kerri's Gold

    4. 36:001 min

      The Syrian War and Secret U.S. Support

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