Which Way, L.A.?
Mayor Villaraigosa and the Hunt for LA Jobs
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is pushing hard to make federally funded transportation projects require that jobs go to local workers. Will that enhance his legacy when he...
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAntonio Villaraigosa is pushing hard to make federally funded transportation projects require that jobs go to local workers. If he gets what he wants from Washington, will that enhance his legacy when he leaves office in just two years? We talk with the Mayor. Also, we ask Sheriff Lee Baca if LA County is ready to help the state reduce overcrowding in 33 prisons, and hear how the California Science Center got involved with a challenge to Evolution. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Alabama, illegal immigration and the presidential campaign.
Banner image: Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa (C) talks to the media after a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington on June 20, 2011. President Obama and Vice President Biden met with a bipartisan group of mayors to discuss the economy and hear from the mayors about their local efforts to create jobs and spur economic growth. Photo by Yuri Gripas/AFP/Getty Images
In this episode
4 storiesRealignment Plan for Paroled Prisoners Leaves County Scrambling
Prisoners, parolees and those recently charged with non-serious, nonviolent, non-sex-related offenses will become the responsibility of California's 58 counties. Los Angeles County will certainly get the lion's share.
Read the story10 minMayor Villaraigosa, LA Jobs and the Reality of Term Limits
Antonio Villaraigosa is in his last term as Mayor of Los Angeles, and recently told the LA Times that his last two years in office are going to be tough ones.
Read the story14 minCalifornia Science Center Settles Suit with Intelligent Design Filmmakers
In 2009, the California Science Center in downtown Los Angeles rented its IMAX Theater to the American Freedom Alliance for a film to be followed by a panel discussion. Darwin's Dilemma advocates Intelligent Design, an alternative theory to evolution.
Read the story8 minAlabama, Illegal Immigration and the Presidential Campaign
With no federal action on immigration reform, more states are passing crackdowns of their own. Arizona is old news. The New York Times calls Alabama's tough new immigration law " the cruelest and most unforgiving in the nation ." Groups opposed to illegal immigration say it's the right way to go.
Read the story25 min
