Which Way, L.A.?
The State Budget and the Race for Attorney General
The District Attorneys of LA and San Francisco are running for state Attorney General, and yesterday they held what's likely to be their only face to face confrontation. We hear what San Francisco Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Steve Cooley had to say about prisons, the death penalty and other issues. Also, last week's secret budget deal includes cuts to schools, creative accounting and some rosy assumptions. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, America's losing its lead in science and engineering.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe District Attorneys of LA and San Francisco are running for state Attorney General, and yesterday they held what's likely to be their only face to face confrontation. We hear what San Francisco Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Steve Cooley had to say about prisons, the death penalty and other issues. Also, last week's secret budget deal includes cuts to schools, creative accounting and some rosy assumptions. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, after generations of world leadership, the US is falling behind in science and engineering. We look at the challenges and the opportunities of a changing world.
Banner image: San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris (D) and Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley (R)
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3 storiesThree-Month Overdue State Budget Agreement Unveiled
In a secret meeting late last week, Governor Schwarzenegger and the leaders of both parties in the Assembly and Senate worked out a deal on the state budget. Today, they began to reveal the details at a committee hearing in Sacramento. Don Thompson reports from Sacramento for the Associated Press .
Read the story7 minThe Race for State Attorney General
Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley and San Francisco DA Kamala Harris faced off yesterday in a debate in their race for Attorney General.
Read the story20 minIs America Falling Behind in Science, Engineering?
Yesterday at the White House Summit on Community Colleges , President Obama said those two- year institutions are “the unsung heroes of America’s education system.” He said they’ll play a crucial role in a ten-year effort to regain world leadership in college completion.
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