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Navigating the Los Angeles River
Since the 1930's, the LA River has been a flood-control channel and a drainage ditch, full of trash, plastic bags and other garbage. Parts of it are dry most of the year. But last month the federal EPA declared it a "traditional navigable waterway." We find out what that could mean. Also, Latinos have suffered almost 50% of California's home-loan foreclosures. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, healthcare reform and the shortage of primary-care doctors.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenSince the 1930's, the Los Angeles River has been a flood-control channel and a drainage ditch, full of trash, plastic bags and other garbage. Parts of it are dry most of the year. But last month the federal EPA declared it a "traditional navigable waterway." We go down to the river to find out what that could mean. Also, Latinos have suffered almost 50% of California's home-loan foreclosures, not for purchasing McMansions they couldn't afford, but for buying and refinancing modest homes. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, as more and more people qualify for insurance under healthcare reform, America's shortage of doctors is going to get worse. We look at the ways that medical practice is likely to change and what that will mean for patients.
Banner image: Los Angeles River, looking east, downstream, from the Victory Boulevard bridge on the Interstate 5.
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3 storiesLatinos Hit by Foreclosure Crisis
Between 2004 and 2008, Latinos received 30% of all California's home mortgages, but were subject to 48% of foreclosures. That's according to a report by a national consumer-advocate group, the Center for Responsible Lending.
Read the story10 minNavigating the Los Angeles River
Last month, the federal EPA declared the Los Angeles River a " traditional navigable waterway ." That has opened the way to plans for reviving the river that have pending in recent years. The river runs through the district represented by City Councilman Ed Reyes, who has a lot of plans. We hear from the Councilman, WWLA?
Read the story15 minHealthcare Reform: Innovations Address Shortage of Doctors
Sixty-five million Americans already live where there's a shortage of primary care doctors, and healthcare reform will provide insurance for 34 million more. That's according to Rita Rubin, medical reporter for USA Today, who's been writing about innovative efforts to make things better before they get worse.
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