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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Would Public Funding Push Private Money Out of Politics?

    California voters prohibited the public financing of political campaigns in 1988. In 2000 and again in 2006, they refused to lift the ban by margins of 65 and 74 percent. But, in less that two weeks, they'll be asked to vote again, this time on a pilot program for just one statewide office.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    California voters prohibited the public financing of political campaigns in 1988. In 2000 and again in 2006, they refused to lift the ban by margins of 65 and 74 percent. But, in less that two weeks, they'll be asked to vote again, this time on a pilot program for just one statewide office. We get the details of Proposition 15 and hear a debate on the California Fair Elections Act.

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    Proposition 15 and California Campaign Financing
    1. 0:00LA Wins the Billboard Battle
    2. 7:44Would Public Funding Push Private Money Out of Politics?You’re reading this
    3. 24:04Deal to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Wyatt Buchanan

      San Francisco Chronicle

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      Loni Hancock

      California State Senator (D-Oakland)

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      Tony Quinn

      Republican political consultant

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Proposition 15 and California Campaign Financing
    1. 0:00LA Wins the Billboard Battle
    2. 7:44Would Public Funding Push Private Money Out of Politics?You’re reading this
    3. 24:04Deal to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
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