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    Which Way, L.A.?

    The Mayor, the TV Reporter, and California Politics

    Do the news media care more about Mayor Villaraigosa’s affair than the voters do? On Reporter’s Notebook, is it time to get rid of your lawn?

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 6, 2007 • 30m Listen

    Do the news media care more about Mayor Villaraigosa’s affair than the voters do? On Reporter’s Notebook, is it time to get rid of your lawn?

    Photo Credit: Michael Buckner / Getty Images News

    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 1:01

      The Mayor and The TV Reporter

      If you haven’t been watching, reading, or listening to the local news media, this is the week that Mayor Villaraigosa told a news conference about his affair with Mirthala Salinas , 2-time Emmy award winning anchor-reporter at Spanish-language Channel 52, Telemundo .

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      19 min
    2. 19:57

      Is it Time to Dump your Lawn?

      For a lot of Southern Californians, 'going green' means having as big a lawn as possible.  In this arid climate, dusty brown is the natural color, and it takes a lot of water to transform that to green. Altogether, outdoor landscaping takes up about a third of the water used by the average family.

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      5 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

      News

    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 1:0119 min

      The Mayor and The TV Reporter

    2. 19:575 min

      Is it Time to Dump your Lawn?

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