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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Mixing Environmentalism and Business at the Port of LA

    AltaSea is a project to transform a 100-year-old pier at the Port of Los Angeles into something new and different. Supporters promise the world's only "ocean-based ideas and innovation center" for an ultimate cost of $500 million. Today, 500 people gathered for the latest phase of development.

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    By Warren Olney • Feb 12, 2015 • 21m Listen

    AltaSea is a project to transform a 100-year-old pier at the Port of Los Angeles into something new and different. Supporters promise the world's only "ocean-based ideas and innovation center" for an ultimate cost of $500 million. Today, 500 people gathered for the latest phase of development.

    Also, San Fernando Democrat Brad Sherman talks about Benjamin Netanyahyu's upcoming speech to Congress, and we hear from a self-declared "job pirate" who's tried 82 different kinds of working.

    Photo: The AltaSea site as it exists now, a waterfront landscape of large, empty port warehouses from the last century. (Saul Gonzalez)

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      How Valley Jews View Netanyahu's Visit to Congress

      Almost all the Congressional Black Caucus and some other Democrats say they'll boycott next month's address to Congress by Benjamin Netanyahu. They say Republican House Speaker John Boehner has forced them to choose between him and their own President by inviting the Israeli Prime Minister without consulting the White House.

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      7 min
    2. 6:32

      Science, Business and Education at the Port of Los Angeles

      AltaSea is a project designed to bring science, business and education together at the Port of Los Angeles.

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      9 min
    3. 15:19

      Tales of the LA Job Pirate

      Most people want job security…or at least stability. Brandon Christopher is different. He's had 82 jobs… and counting. His latest book is The Job Pirate: An Entertaining Tale of my Job-Hopping Journey in America .

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      6 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

      News

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:007 min

      How Valley Jews View Netanyahu's Visit to Congress

    2. 6:329 min

      Science, Business and Education at the Port of Los Angeles

    3. 15:196 min

      Tales of the LA Job Pirate

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