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Water Conservation Measures Take Effect in Los Angeles
Can recycling water and growing your own food make a difference? Also, after emotional debate today, the LA City Council postponed a decision on whether to re-name Parker Center. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, "stress test" results are due on 19 big banks.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAs Southern California gets hotter and dryer, the DWP is about to enforce new rules for water conservation. We hear what that means and look at the future of wastewater recycling and vegetable gardening. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, so-called "stress tests" on 19 big banks have postponed decisions that could be politically unpopular for the Obama Administration. Now the results are due, and we hear what the consequences might be.
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3 storiesBanks Still Pose a Significant Headache for Obama
President Obama reportedly told senior bankers in a private meeting that he is the only thing standing between them and the "pitchforks," but he himself is faced with alternatives that may increase public anger.
Read the story26 minCouncil Holds Off on Name for LAPD Headquarters
Los Angeles' police headquarters was named for William Parker , chief of the LAPD from 1950 to 1966. He got credit for professionalizing a corrupt and disorganized institution. But critics remember him for racism and a style of policing they compare to an occupying army.
Read the story6 minWater Conservation Measures Take Effect in Los Angeles
On this Earth Day , Southern California is hotter and dryer than it's been for a while -- and all indicators suggest that's the way it's going to be for a long time to come. Grey water and gardening may well be part of our future.
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