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LAPD Chief Bratton Reflects on His Impact on the City
Bill Bratton, John Garamendi and cuts in services by the LA Fire Department. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, US journalists have been released by North Korea while others are in custody in Iran. What are the rights and obligations of tourists, reporters and governments on both sides of closed borders?
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenLos Angeles Police Chief William Bratton talks about his resignation, his plans for the future and the city he's leaving. The LA City Fire Department begins rolling cuts in service, and Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi talks about offshore drilling and an oil severance tax. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, two American journalists have been released by North Korea. Three other Americans are in custody in Iran. What are the rights and obligations of tourists, reporters and governments on both sides of closed borders?
Banner image: Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Bratton is flanked by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (L) and Police Commission member John Mack (R) as he announces that he will resign from LAPD to head of a private security firm. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images
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4 storiesRisky Travel and Government to the Rescue
Is still not clear what Laura Ling and Euna Lee did at the Chinese border with North Korea. We don’t know what three other Americans were up to in remote Kurdistan, but they’re now in custody, accused of illegally crossing into Iran. Such incidents are increasingly common , which means multiple headaches for US diplomats.
Read the story28 minFire Department Begins Service Reductions
Los Angeles City Fire Department today began a rolling brownout of service reductions designed to help cover a $39 million shortfall. Rick Orlov covers City Hall for the Daily News .
Read the story6 minLAPD Chief Bratton Reflects on His Impact on the City
William Bratton resigned yesterday with three years left on his term as Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. He’ll go to work for a private company run by Michael Cherkasky, the monitor who last month recommended lifting the federal consent decree Bratton inherited. Crime has declined dramatically since Bratton took over.
Read the story13 minNew Push for an Oil Tax
For the first time since the Santa Barbara Oil Spill of 1969, the state legislature took a vote last month on new offshore drilling.
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