Which Way, L.A.?
Same-sex Marriage; High-speed Rail; Privatizing Public Property
The State of California auctioned off the OC Fairgrounds today to a developer who bid a lot less than the place was supposed to be worth. What will that mean for the state budget crisis? Also, another challenge to promoters of high-speed rail from San Diego to San Francisco. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, California's ban on same-sex marriage is on trial in a case that may end up in the US Supreme Court. We get a progress report and learn the impact of public proceedings on same-sex parents and their children.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenGovernor Schwarzenegger wants to help bridge the budget crisis by selling off public properties, and today the Orange County Fairgrounds were auctioned off to the highest bidder. We hear the results. Also, would high-speed rail between San Diego and San Francisco get enough riders to pay the bills? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, California's ban on same-sex marriage is on trial in a case that may end up in the US Supreme Court. We get a progress report on the issues being raised in a San Francisco courtroom and the impact of public proceedings on same-sex parents and their children.
In this episode
3 storiesTradition of Marriage on Trial in a Federal Courtroom
In a San Francisco federal court this week, a witness testified on tape that, if California’s ban on same-sex marriage is repealed, “children would suddenly find homosexuality irresistible.” The lawyers who want the ban overturned really wanted the judge to hear that.
Read the story26 minOC Fairgrounds: SOLD! to the Highest Bidder
Public opposition has been growing for months, but today the state auctioned off the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa. The Governor and other proponents of privatizing public assets predicted a price between $90 and $80 million. The high bid was $6 million, from Craig Realty Group of Newport Beach.
Read the story13 minThe Dream and Reality of High-Speed Rail across California
When voters passed $10 billion in bonds to jump-start a San Diego-San Francisco high-speed rail, promoters claimed it would haul 50 million people a year and generate a $1.1 billion surplus. But putting together a business plan hasn’t been easy.
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