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    Which Way, L.A.?

    The Latest Food Fight in Sacramento

    More than one hundred of California's best known chefs are lobbying in Sacramento for repeal of a law passed more than seven years ago. It banned the sale of foie gras from geese and ducks force fed to make their livers much fatter than normal. Foie gras means "fatty liver." The ban will go into effect on July 1 of this year.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    More than one hundred of California's best known chefs are lobbying in Sacramento for repeal of a law passed more than seven years ago. It banned the sale of foie gras from geese and ducks force fed to make their livers much fatter than normal. Foie gras means "fatty liver." The ban will go into effect on July 1 of this year. We hear conflicting perspectives.

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    Top Chefs Try to Head Off Foie Gras Ban
    1. 0:00The Latest Food Fight in SacramentoYou’re reading this
    2. 18:18A Progressive's Guide to LA Landmarks
    3. 26:33Are Congress' Extreme Politics Eroding Our Democracy?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Jesse McKinley

      New York Times

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      Chris Cosentino

      Incanto

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      John Burton

      California Democratic Party

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Top Chefs Try to Head Off Foie Gras Ban
    1. 0:00The Latest Food Fight in SacramentoYou’re reading this
    2. 18:18A Progressive's Guide to LA Landmarks
    3. 26:33Are Congress' Extreme Politics Eroding Our Democracy?
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