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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Rescuing the Watts Towers

    LA's budget crisis has reached into the LAPD and the DWP. Now it's threatening one of the city's cultural treasures.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    LA's budget crisis has reached into the LAPD and the DWP. Now it's threatening one of the city's cultural treasures. Deferred maintenance on the Watts Towers has been estimated at $5 million, and the city can barely come up with $200,000. But the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has offered expert help and the promise to raise private money. Melody Kanschat is President of LACMA.

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    Can the US Senate Pass Finance Reform? Should LA Declare Bankruptcy?
    1. 0:00Can the US Senate Pass Finance Reform in an Election Year?
    2. 28:03Palin's Visit Brings Trouble to CSU Stansilaus
    3. 34:56Should Los Angeles Declare Bankruptcy?
    4. 46:35Rescuing the Watts TowersYou’re reading this
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

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      Melody Kanschat

      Claremont Graduate University

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    Can the US Senate Pass Finance Reform? Should LA Declare Bankruptcy?
    1. 0:00Can the US Senate Pass Finance Reform in an Election Year?
    2. 28:03Palin's Visit Brings Trouble to CSU Stansilaus
    3. 34:56Should Los Angeles Declare Bankruptcy?
    4. 46:35Rescuing the Watts TowersYou’re reading this
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