KCRW's Which Way, LA?
Summary: Award-winning moderator Warren Olney leads lively. thoughtful and provocative discussion on the issues Southern Californians care about. Which Way. L.A.? draws from newsmakers around Los Angeles, the state, North America, and from around the world to present all sides of the issues.
- Visit Website
- RSS
- Artist: Warren Olney, KCRW.com
- Copyright: KCRW 2014
Podcasts:
Some teachers are required to show up on time and spend the day doing nothing sometimes for more than a year. We talk to an inmate of what's called "teacher jail."
Federal indictments against 18 officers are only the latest blow against LA Sheriff Lee Baca. Last night, we spoke with some critics. Tonight we talk to supporters.
Federal authorities have indicted arrested 17 deputies. They're accused of corruption and civil rights abuses at downtown jails. Even visitors allegedly were abused.
The FDA hasn't been heard from, but an LA City Councilman calls inhaling e-cigarettes a "deadly habit." We hear about yesterday's unanimous decision to regulate sales.
After years of crippling deficits, state government is not just out of the red, it'll have a surplus. How should the money be spent? Is it time to cut taxes?
LA County's five Supervisors are America's most powerful local elected officials. They operate in the shadows ? almost never replaced by election ? until now..
Last year almost 5000 LA school kids got tickets, with poor and minority children most likely to be cited by campus police. Now, there's a kinder, gentler policy.
In LA, more people rent than own homes, and rents are 6% higher than before the Great Recession. How high can they go? Who's being priced out? What's driving increases?
LA's growing homeless population makes feeding people who live on the streets more urgent than ever, but a backlash has led to a move to restrict feeding in public places.
An LA County on violence faulted Sheriff Baca and Undersheriff Tanaka for a lack or leadership that led to deputy abuses. Now Tanaka's running against his former boss.
This year's LA Auto Show is all about communications technology. Will a new generation fall in love with cars if they're connected? What about driving distractions?
A spoken-word student-video on YouTube dramatizes how few African-Americans are admitted to UCLA. What's it like to be one of the only black students on campus?
California's version of Obamacare's going better than others, but there are still problems. We hear about glitches as well as success in expanding coverage for the poor.
For 80 years, no LA Sheriff has been replaced by an election, but Lee Baca is tarnished by scandal as is his best-known opponent. We hear about dark horse Bob Olmsted.
Initial enrollment numbers for the Affordable Care Act were made public today, and California leads the nation with 35,000. But that?s hardly a victory for Obamacare. In all 36 states where the federal government is in charge, the total was 27,000 ? and the nationwide number is 10% of what had been hoped for. We hear what that could mean for affordable health insurance.
