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State Commission Approves Marine Reserves, Fishing Limits
After three years of increasingly passionate argument, the beloved Hollywood Farmers’ Market has worked out a deal with the LA Film School.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenAfter three years of increasingly passionate argument, the beloved Hollywood Farmers’ Market has worked out a deal with the LA Film School. Meanwhile, environmentalists are hailing the state Fish and Game Commission for protecting the California coastline but some fishermen are still unhappy. Also, competitors are arguing over designs for two possible NFL stadiums with no guarantee from the NFL that it wants to come here. On our rebroadcast of today’s To the Point, President Obama said today that gains in Afghanistan are "fragile" but real. We hear more on the much awaited White House review.
Banner image: School of Blacksmith at Catalina Island. Photo: Dana Roeber Murray/Heal the Bay
In this episode
4 storiesA Deal to Keep Hollywood Farmers' Market Open
We begin with a follow-up to our program on Monday about the Hollywood Farmers' Market, a 19-year-old institution beloved by celebrities and natural foodies alike. Between Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards, it adjoins property owned by the Los Angeles Film School, which has complained that the market interferes with parking for classes on Sunday.
Read the story10 minState Commission Approves Marine Reserves, Fishing Limits
Yesterday, the state Fish and Game Commission approved 34 ocean habitat reserves off the coast of California from Point Conception to the Mexican border. The majority was a bare three-to-two at a five-hour meeting attended by hundreds of people in Santa Barbara. It came after years of contentious meetings between more than 60 stakeholders.
Read the story10 minNFL Stadium Design Plans for Downtown LA
Today's local newspapers showed three alternate renderings of a football stadium that might be located next to the Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. It would be built by Anschutz Entertainment , which owns Staples Center. But there's competition with another site in the City of Industry.
Read the story6 minPresident Obama Claims Progress in Afghanistan
After the much-awaited White House review , President Obama said today that gains in Afghanistan are "fragile" but real. He still hopes to begin a so-called "conditions-based" withdrawal in July of next year.
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