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    Which Way, L.A.?

    LA County's Declining Quality of Life

    On a scale of 10, the State of California ranks 8.08.  Los Angeles County lags behind at 7.32.  That’s according to the United Way's first Quality of Life Index , measuring public safety, economic status, education and health.  We hear more about why the quality of life in LA County lags behind the rest of the state, in a conversation with the…

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

    On a scale of 10, the State of California ranks 8.08. Los Angeles County lags behind at 7.32. That’s according to the United Way's first Quality of Life Index, measuring public safety, economic status, education and health. We hear more about why the quality of life in LA County lags behind the rest of the state, in a conversation with the United Way's Elise Buik, former Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg, and economist and political analyst Joel Kotkin.

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    Quality of Life in Los Angeles; More Trouble at the Times
    1. 0:00LA County's Declining Quality of LifeYou’re reading this
    2. 0:00Gone with the Current, Times Editor Martinez Resigns
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Vanessa Romo

      LA School Report

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      Elise Buik

      United Way of Greater Los Angeles

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      Jackie Goldberg

      president of LAUSD board

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      Joel Kotkin

      fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University

      News

    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Quality of Life in Los Angeles; More Trouble at the Times
    1. 0:00LA County's Declining Quality of LifeYou’re reading this
    2. 0:00Gone with the Current, Times Editor Martinez Resigns
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