Which Way, L.A.?
The US Cuts Nuclear Weapons; LA Finds Some Money
LA' elected officials are saying there won't be an immediate shutdown of city services after all, because $30 million has suddenly turned up. But they'll still have to raid the emergency fund and the DWP. Also, Californians' changing attitudes toward illegal immigrants. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, the US and Russia today signed a new treaty to cut back on nuclear weapons. will it make the world safer?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenOne city councilman says Los Angeles is "crawling out of the rabbit hole," with the sudden discovery of $30 million in unexpected revenue. Is the Alice in Wonderland episode really over? What about that rate increase for the DWP? Also, California's electorate is changing, but so are attitudes toward illegal immigrants. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, in the Czech Republic today, the US and Russia signed a new treaty to cut back on nuclear weapons. Will it make the world safer? Is the diplomacy as important as the military strategy? Will the US Senate ratify it?
Banner image: US President Barack Obama (center-left) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (center-right) attend an expanded delegation bilateral meeting at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, April 8, 2010. Official White House photo: Pete Souza
In this episode
3 storiesA New START for Nuclear Disarmament
President Obama was back in Prague, where he became the toast of Europe a year ago with a speech that envisioned a world without nuclear weapons. Today, he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a new version of the Strategic Arms Treaty, which expired last December.
Read the story28 minLA's Financial Reputation: Saved at the Bell?
During this week's dispute over rate hikes demanded for the Department of Water and Power, City Council members compared Mayor Mayor Villaraigosa to Alice in Wonderland. Today, Councilman Paul Koretz said, "We're crawling out of the rabbit hole." That was after Interim City Administrator Ray Ciranna found $30 million in unexpected revenue.
Read the story17 minCalifornia's Shifting View of Immigration
California's electorate is changing, and that's having a marked impact on hot-button issues, including government services to illegal immigrants . In 1994, 60% voted to cut them off. Today, polls show a shift in public opinion. That's according to Dan Schnur with the Jesse M. Unruh Institute for Politics at USC.
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