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The Forum Is Back
When the Lakers and Kings moved to Staples Center, "the music died" at the Fabulous Forum. Professional sports aren't coming back, but the music is.
By Warren Olney • • 27m ListenWhen the Lakers and Kings moved downtown to Staples Center, "the music died" at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood. That's according to Mayor James Butts. Professional sports are not coming back, but the music is after $100 million in renovations, including world-class acoustics and theater seating. The Eagles open tonight. We hear some historical moments featuring Led Zeppelin, Barbra Streisand and Chick Hearn, and look at the Forum's future. Also, a proposed law to make local cops take notice of sexual assaults on college campuses.
On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Charleston, the capital city of West Virginia, has been virtually shut down because of a chemical leak in the water supply. As the chemical is being flushed from the system, the scariest thing isn't what's known about the danger to public health but what's not known. Are regulators doing their best to find out?
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2 storiesThe Music Is Coming Back to Inglewood
Since the 1970's a steady stream of music and the voice of Lakers' announcer Chick Hearn filled the arena of Inglewood's Fabulous Forum . It wasn't all sports and rock and roll. In 1972, Barbra Streisand performed at a fundraiser for Democratic Presidential candidate George McGovern.
Read the story18 minNew State Bill Would Address Sexual Assault on Campus
USC and Occidental College are among the institutions accused of under-reporting crimes on and near campus. Now state legislation has been proposed.
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