Which Way, L.A.?
Westside Drivers Prevail over Buses, Leimert Park (Sorta) Gets a Rail Station
LA's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is working on big decisions today for the cultural center of South Los Angeles, Wilshire on the Westside and cuts in services.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenLA's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been working on big decisions today: for the cultural center of South Los Angeles, Wilshire Boulevard on the Westside and cuts in services. We get a progress report. Also, the LA Lakers have already left the Phil Jackson era behind, and the Mars rover that "revolutionized" human understanding of the Red Planet has made its last transmission. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, crime and the cost of punishment.
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4 storiesLakers Make a Fresh Start with Mike Brown
Mike Brown hasn’t signed his contract yet, but he’s already said, “I am excited to help carve my own path with this team going forward.” He hasn’t spoken to Kobe Bryant, and Kobe’s declined to comment so far.
Read the story8 minWestside Drivers Prevail over Buses while Leimert Park (Sorta) Gets a Rail Station
LA’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been working on big decisions today: for the cultural center of South Los Angeles, Wilshire Boulevard on the West Side and cuts in services.
Read the story12 minJPL Says Goodbye to the Mars “Spirit” Rover
It was a “big deal” for NASA when two so-called Rovers landed safely on Mars.
Read the story7 minSupreme Court Orders California to Relieve Prison Overcrowding
A majority of the US Supreme Court has ruled that California must reduce its prison population to relieve overcrowding that violates the Constitution. Dissenters claim that will mean 33,000 criminals loose on the street--while state officials are looking for ways not to release any prisoners at all.
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