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The Race for One of LA's Most Powerful Elected Offices
We hear from Bobby Shriver and Sheila Kuehl, front-runners for the seat now occupied by LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky, who's termed out.
By Warren Olney • • 31m ListenFor decades, LA County's Board of Supervisors has been almost immune to change. The five current incumbents have served for a total of almost 100 years. Now, term limits passed by the voters are changing all that. We hear from Bobby Shriver and Sheila Kuehl, front-runners for the seat now occupied by Zev Yaroslavsky, who's termed out. Also, another Supervisor, Mark Ridley-Thomas, makes his first public comment about home improvements made at taxpayer expense.
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3 storiesSupervisor Responds to Home Improvement Questions
The Los Angeles City Building and Safety Department is investigating whether improvements at the home of County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas were made without a required permit. This after the LA Times reported that County workers spent a week and $10,000 installing an alarm system in a garage that had been converted into an office.
Read the story7 minThe Race for One of LA's Most Powerful Elected Offices
With a $25 billion budget, the five members of LA County's Board of Supervisors serve more people than all but seven states of the Union. For decades, they've been almost immune to electoral challenge, but voter-passed term limits are now in effect and major change is in store.
Read the story15 minCould LA's 'Promise Zones' Spur Gentrification?
During last week's 50th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, the Obama White House announced what it calls " Promise Zones " in five American cities, including Los Angeles. Zones include Pico-Union, Westlake, Koreatown, East Hollywood and Hollywood. But there's concern that they could do harm than good for poor people.
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