Olney in L.A.

Olney in L.A.

The blinding speed of change in L.A. demands that we pause to ask, where are we going? Olney in L.A. is an ongoing exploration of the people and the forces that are shaping Southern California, hosted by veteran newsman Warren Olney. Banner Image Credit: Bil Zelman

Episodes

July 14, 2017 7 mins

Tackling homelessness in Los Angeles will take a lot of funding and  some of that money will come via Measure H, a sales tax. How does the county plan to allocate the funds?

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Can California enact single-payer universal health insurance? It's a $400 billion question.

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June 9, 2017 7 mins

As the deadline looms for California lawmakers to finalize the state budget, foster care advocates are pushing to increase funding for dependency counsel.

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California's Democratic Party faces some growing pains. Some call it akin to a Tea Party moment.

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Twenty-five years after the LA uprising what has changed for residents in South LA?

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April 21, 2017 7 mins

Is LA County's Probation Department allocating funding properly?

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Does California Republican Devin Nunes have a future after recusing himself- temporarily- as chair of the House Intelligence Committee over questions of ethics violations?

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March 31, 2017 7 mins

The passage of Prop 47 reducing some felony crimes to misdemeanors has saved taxpayers $103 million. The funds will be distributed to programs intended to rehabilitate former prisoners. A look at the committee making the decisions.

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March 10, 2017 7 mins

Voter turnout was abysmal in this last election.  What happened to LA voters?

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February 17, 2017 7 mins

It's not just the Oroville Dam.  Many of California's other dams, levees and pipelines are in big trouble. 

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February 10, 2017 7 mins

Congress is working to block a California law meant to establish retirement plans for low-income workers. Why?

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January 27, 2017 7 mins

President Trump is making good on his promise to build a wall. He's also threatening to cut off federal funding to "sanctuary cities." Why he may not be able to keep that promise.

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January 13, 2017 7 mins

"Good people don't smoke marijuana," according to Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions. He's Donald Trump's pick for Attorney General. What will that mean for California?

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December 16, 2016 7 mins

Ten months ago, Republicans held the majority at the South Coast Air Quality Management District. But the tide is shifting with the appointment of Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, a Democrat.

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The mountain lion known as P-45 is blamed for alpaca deaths in the Malibu hills, and a local rancher now has a state permit to kill him. 

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November 18, 2016 7 mins

"Dreamers" were brought to this country and raised as Americans, but their parents were never were naturalized. With Donald Trump's promise of deportation many worry they'll be rounded up and sent out of the country.

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November 11, 2016 7 mins

What does the future hold for Californians, the majority of which rejected President-elect Donald Trump and his divisive brand of politics?

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November 4, 2016 29 mins

California has 17 ballot initiatives on the state ballot this year. In this election special we sort out Propositions 58 and 64, which deal with bilingual education and legalizing recreational marijuana usage.

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October 27, 2016 28 mins

California has 17 ballot initiatives on the state ballot this year. In this election special we sort out why the state opted for direct democracy and look at Propositions 55, 62 and 66, which deal with death and taxes. 

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October 27, 2016 7 mins

Prop 63 California’s big gun ballot initiative is a sweeping measure getting praise from firearm advocates and harsh criticism from gun-rights advocates.

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