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Tesla Motors Wins, the City of Downey Loses
Tesla Motors will mass-produce electric cars in California, but it won’t be in Downey. Also, big trouble at the City of Hope, the renowned cancer center in Duarte. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, the deficit is so big that all federal programs will have to be on the cutting table. What about defense spending?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenTesla Motors will mass-produce electric cars in California, but it won’t be in Downey. We hear how that local town lost out to Fremont in the Bay Area, with help from Toyota. Plus, big trouble at the City of Hope, the renowned cancer center in Duarte. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, the federal deficit is getting so big that even defense spending will have to be cut in the interests of national security. Has the Obama Administration seen that coming?
Banner image: (L-R) California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk pose in front of a Tesla Model S before a news conference at Tesla Motors headquarters May 20, 2010 in Palo Alto. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
In this episode
3 storiesWar between Doctors and Foundation at City of Hope
First, with a $1 billion fundraising drive underway, the City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte has accused doctors of using "sick patients as pawns" in a dispute over money. City of Hope's renown as a center for treating cancer could be at stake. Evan George covers healthcare for the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Read the story8 minTesla Runs Off with Toyota, Leaving Downey at the Altar
Governor Schwarzenegger is among those congratulating Tesla Motors for its decision to make electric cars in California. Tesla has made a deal with Toyota to use a recently closed factory in Fremont, in the East San Francisco Bay Area. While it's great news for Fremont, it's a crushing disappointment here in Los Angeles County.
Read the story17 minDefense Spending and the Federal Deficit
A familiar scenario is developing this year on Capitol Hill.
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