Which Way, L.A.?
LA near Accord on Skid Row 'Tent Cities'
Possible changes from downtown LA to the beach as the City Council prepares to vote on whether skid-row homeless should be allowed to sleep on the street at night but not during the day
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenTomorrow, the LA City Council will vote on a compromise between the ACLU and the LAPD: should homeless people be allowed to sleep on the streets of skid row at night, but not in the daytime?Plus, why a local congressman wants to repeal his own law against tunneling on the westside.Will the Red Line subway go all the way to Santa Monica?
In this episode
3 storiesRed Line to Be Extended
In 1985, subterranean methane exploded in LA's Fairfax District and a major business burned down. LA's Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman led Congress to ban any tunneling in that part of town. But since then, westside traffic congestion has become so bad that Waxman is leading an effort to repeal his own law .
Read the story6 minLA near Accord on Skid Row 'Tent Cities'
LA Police Chief William Bratton is pushing a deal with the ACLU to allow homeless people to sleep on the streets of Skid Row at night, but not in the daytime. He says that means no more of the tent cities that breed filth and crime.
Read the story12 minTracing the Source of the E-Coli Outbreak
The E.coli outbreak in spinach has killed one person and made at least 113 people ill in 21 states. The Food and Drug Administration has warned Americans not to eat fresh spinach until the problem is finally resolved. But one professor of food safety says that means tracing ground water in the Salinas Valley which is more art than science.
Read the story6 min
