Which Way, L.A.?
Politics, Art and Same-Sex Marriage
The State Legislature supposedly is in session on what could be a $24 billion shortfall, but many members are not in Sacramento. They're traveling the world. Also, the State Supreme Court could be taking a risk. Supporters are talking recall if it overturns Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, and MOCA's uncertain future.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenThe State Legislature supposedly is in session on what could be a $24 billion shortfall, but many members are not in Sacramento. They're traveling the world. Also, the State Supreme Court could be taking a risk. Supporters are talking recall if it overturns Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. On Reporter's Notebook, the Museum of Contemporary Art helps keep LA on the map of world culture. But does MOCA still have a future?
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3 storiesWaxman Outs Head of Key House Committee
Michigan Congressman John Dingell 's been the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee for 28 years. Not any more. LA's Henry Waxman has staged a coup on Capitol Hill. Harold Meyerson is editor-at-large of the American Prospect and Columnist at the Washington Post.
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The State Legislature's latest approval rating is 15% in the Field Poll, the lowest ever. For two weeks, the Assembly and Senate officially have been in session to fix what could be a $24 billion shortfall . But during Budget Committee hearings in Sacramento, a lot of the chairs are empty.
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Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art has a world-class collection of 6000 works by artists including Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenbeg and Mark Rothko. But MOCA's in big financial trouble—so much trouble it might even merge with another institution. Mike Boehm broke the story in the LA Times.
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