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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Lawmakers' Five-Day Vacation to Maui -- All Expenses Paid

    This coming weekend, members of California's Assembly and Senate will be taking off for a five-day vacation at a five-star resort on the Island of Maui. It's all paid for by corporations and unions that try to influence the law-making process in Sacramento. They support a nonprofit called, the Independent Voter Project, which organizes the event.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 10, 2015 • 19m Listen

    This coming weekend, members of California's Assembly and Senate will be taking off for a five-day vacation at a five-star resort on the Island of Maui. It's all paid for by corporations and unions that try to influence the law-making process in Sacramento. They support a nonprofit called, the Independent Voter Project, which organizes the event. Every year, Patrick McGreevy of the LA Times tries to find out who's going and what they're going to be talking about.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Charlotte Duren

      Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?

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      Patrick McGreevy

      Los Angeles Times

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      Dan Howle

      Independent Voter Project

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      Kathay Feng

      California Common Cause

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    California Lawmakers' Free Trip to Hawaii
    1. 0:00Lawmakers' Five-Day Vacation to Maui -- All Expenses PaidYou’re reading this
    2. 19:11Sea World Kills Its Killer Whale Shows
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