Which Way, L.A.?
New Leadership for America's Largest Sheriff's Department
Next month, LA County voters will elect a new sheriff. We’ll talk with Jim McDonnell, the Long Beach Police Chief, who got 49.4% in the primary. Can he reform what one judge called a “corrupt culture”—infamous for the excessive force and jailhouse brutality that led to a federal consent decree?
By Warren Olney • • 22m ListenNext month, LA County voters will elect a new sheriff and one candidate, Paul Tanaka, has stopped campaigning. We’ll talk with Jim McDonnell, the Long Beach Police Chief, who got 49.4% in the primary. Can he reform what one judge called a “corrupt culture”—infamous for the excessive force and jailhouse brutality that led to a federal consent decree? How will he cope with the Board of Supervisors, which controls his budget?
Also, investors from China are buying up real estate in Southern California. They like the flat land of Arcadia, where multi-million dollar mansions are becoming the norm.
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LA County has the largest Sheriff’s Department in the United States, with 18,000 sworn and professional staff and a budget of $2.5 billion. In recent years, it’s been plagued with scandal, including jailhouse brutality.
Read the story13 minChinese Millionaires Are Snapping Up LA Real Estate
Investors from China bought $22 billion worth of homes in the United States last year and Arcadia, in the San Gabriel Valley, is a microcosm of what’s happening around the country. Karen Weise reports on real estate for Bloomberg Businessweek. Ping Chen is from mainland China. Since the year 2000, she’s been a realtor in Alhambra.
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