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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Sea World Can't Win for Losing

    Hundreds of supporters and critics of SeaWorld of San Diego made for a long meeting last week of the California Coastal Commission. It ended with approval for spending $100 million to build bigger tanks to house 11 killer whales, but that's not the end of the story, as we hear from Hugo Martin, who was there for the Los Angeles Times .

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 12, 2015 • 12m Listen

    Hundreds of supporters and critics of SeaWorld of San Diego made for a long meeting last week of the California Coastal Commission. It ended with approval for spending $100 million to build bigger tanks to house 11 killer whales, but that's not the end of the story, as we hear from Hugo Martin, who was there for the Los Angeles Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Hugo Martin

      assistant editor on the Los Angeles Times’ Fast Break Desk

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      Mark Palmer

      Earth Island Institute

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      John Hargrove

      SeaWorld (formerly)

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    The full episode

    2 of 2
    What's Shamu's Future at SeaWorld San Diego?
    1. 0:17USC Fires Football Coach Steve Sarkisian
    2. 6:43Sea World Can't Win for LosingYou’re reading this
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