Which Way, L.A.?
Open Spaces and Closed Door Politics
Few people deny the need for new parks in Los Angeles County or that existing parks need maintenance and improvement. Proposition P would do all of that. But its provisions are controversial… and so is the way it was put on next week’s ballot by a divided Board of Supervisors.
By Warren Olney • • 25m ListenFew people deny the need for new parks in Los Angeles County or that existing parks need maintenance and improvement. Proposition P would do all of that. But its provisions are controversial… and so is the way it was put on next week’s ballot by a divided Board of Supervisors. We hear the pros and cons of a flat tax on every parcel of land in the county.
Also, Southern California has lost a professional soccer team. But one of the world’s most diverse places is full of soccer fans. Does it deserve a replacement?
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2 storiesProposition P Debate
Proposition P on next week’s Los Angeles County ballot would raise money for parks, recreation, gang prevention, protection of beaches and maintenance of zoos and museums. It would replace Proposition A, passed in 1992, which runs out next year. But it was drafted behind closed doors and placed on the ballot at the last minute, without any…
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Southern California still has the Galaxy but, with crowds declining after 10 years in Los Angeles, Major League Soccer, which owns the franchise, has shut down Chivas USA, a team named for Chivas of Guadalajara in Mexico. Major League Soccer still believes that Southern California can support two teams. It’s expected to award an expansion franchise on Thursday.
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