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Publisher |: KCRW

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: News & Politics,; Society & Culture

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Olney in L.A. presents Warren Olney's continued exploration of the city, region and state that he loves. The segment, which airs on KCRW's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, examines the people and forces that are shaping Southern California. A master interviewer, Olney draws on his decades of experience to offer insight and perspective to an audience that has come to demand deep and comprehensive coverage of L.A. and beyond.
Banner Image Credit: Bil Zelman

People |: Warren Olney (@warrenolney1)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Santa Monica, CA
Premiere Date |: 2016-02-02
Frequency |: Biweekly
Explicit |: No

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0 Available Episodes (48 Total) / Average duration: 00:00:00

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0 Available Episodes (48 Total)Average duration: 00:00:00

Jul 14, 2017

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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?

Jun 28, 2017

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

Jun 09, 2017

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

May 26, 2017

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

Apr 28, 2017

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

Apr 21, 2017

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Is LA County's Probation Department allocating funding properly?

Apr 07, 2017

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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?

Mar 31, 2017

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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.

Mar 10, 2017

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

Feb 17, 2017

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

Feb 10, 2017

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

Jan 27, 2017

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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.

Jan 13, 2017

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"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?

Dec 16, 2016

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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.

Dec 02, 2016

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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.

Nov 18, 2016

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"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.

Nov 11, 2016

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

Nov 05, 2016

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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.

Oct 28, 2016

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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.

Oct 27, 2016

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

Oct 13, 2016

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Prop 57 would change sentencing for non-violent offenders making them eligible for earlier release based on good behavior. What are the implications?

Oct 13, 2016

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A discussion about Proposition 54, which, if approved, would end the practice of last-minute lawmaking by California legislators.

Sep 08, 2016

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A South Korean shipping line's bankruptcy could have a major impact for the local economy and workers at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

Sep 01, 2016

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California's infrastructure is crumbling with a backlog of repairs estimated at $130 billion. Why has the state fallen so far behind when it's one of the top economies in the world?

Aug 25, 2016

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The new book California Comeback looks at the state's economic turnaround since the Great Recession.

Aug 18, 2016

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Four years ago, 56-year-old Vachel Howard was taken into LAPD custody on charges of driving while intoxicated. An hour later he was pronounced dead. Graphic video of his death has just been released.

Aug 04, 2016

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Twenty-one years after the last professional football game was played in Los Angeles, the Rams will hit the field at LA's Coliseum in just a few weeks. But what if they're a losing team? Will the excitement last?

Jul 28, 2016

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The 54 block area of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles has long been a stark reminder of the city's homeless problem. One man, an assistant professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago, spent five years with Skid Row residents and those tasked with policing them.

Jul 21, 2016

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Californians will play a big part in the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this coming week. But can the party unite with supporters of Bernie Sanders?

Jun 16, 2016

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The non-profit group “Great Public Schools Now” released a 16-page draft plan this week outlining a mission to support public schools in many forms. They also announced the first recipients of grants aimed towards specific schools and organizations. What’s the reaction from Los Angeles Unified School District?

Jun 09, 2016

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Several polls released before the California primary suggested Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were in a tight race, but those polls were off -- way off. What happened?

Jun 02, 2016

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Over $24 million has been spent on this year's election by special interest groups. The record breaking independent expenditures are far more than the $16.7 million spent two years ago. But not every candidate is happy with the backing.

May 26, 2016

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With California's primary less than two weeks away Bernie Sanders has almost pulled to a dead heat with Hillary Clinton. But that's just one finding of the Public Policy Institute in its latest poll of California voters.

May 19, 2016

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LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey is running unopposed this year. She talks to Warren Olney about her last four years and what's ahead.

May 12, 2016

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You've seen them outside stores collecting signatures to help qualify measures for the ballot. This election year has been a lucrative one for signature gathering, but you might be surprised by just how much your signature is worth.

May 05, 2016

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This November, California voters will likely decide whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. The ballot measure has the backing of former Facebook President Sean Parker and Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom. But are California voters ready to legalize it?

Apr 28, 2016

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More than 400 judges sit on the bench in the Los Angeles County Superior Court system. Most are initially appointed by the Governor and stay until retirement unless someone runs against them. Then it's up to voters. We explore the effects on justice.

Apr 14, 2016

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Three Los Angeles neighborhoods are the target of Clean-Up Green Up, legislation passed by the Los Angeles City Council. Boyle Heights, Wilmington and the Sun Valley-Pacoima have long been considered toxic hot spots due to pollution levels from a variety of sources. A look at how the new program will impact businesses and residents.

Apr 07, 2016

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A recent 116 page audit criticized the University California admissions process saying it favored out-of-state students to the detriment of in-state students. But UC officials countered with their own enrollment numbers, adding out-of-state students helped keep costs down.

Mar 31, 2016

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Governor Brown has proposed an increase in California's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. How will the hike impact workers and businesses, both big and small?

Mar 24, 2016

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California's Republican primary on June 7 could become crucial to Republican front-runner Donald Trump's bid to snag the GOP presidential nomination. Is his candidacy good or bad for a political party that's become almost irrelevant in this very Blue State?

Mar 17, 2016

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Former LA County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka, is scheduled to go on trial for his alleged role in obstructing a federal investigation. How did the second in command at the Sheriff's Department end up on the wrong side of the law?

Mar 17, 2016

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In the past 30 years, smog has decreased dramatically in Southern California thanks to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. But the region is still the nation's smoggiest. Now some people are questioning why the new AQMD board is weakening air pollution regulations and adopting rules backed by oil refineries and other major polluters.

Mar 03, 2016

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America's Hispanic population is growing so fast that 66,000 Latino Americans turn 18 every month according to the Pew Research Center. Warren Olney looks at the Latino vote and efforts to increase registration in the community.

Feb 25, 2016

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Months of public attention and focused government action recently ended the natural gas leak in the upscale development of Porter Ranch. In dramatic — and embarrassing -- contrast, it took a threat of federal criminal action to finally close the Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon last year.

Feb 11, 2016

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Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca faces a possible six months in federal prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to one count of making false statements to the FBI.

Feb 04, 2016

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The presidential primaries are usually decided by the time they reach California. Could this year be different?

Feb 02, 2016

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It's been two decades since OJ Simpson was acquitted of killing his ex-wife and another man. A new series from FX revisits the "Trial of the Century."

Jul 14 | Unknown

Tackling homelessness in LA

Jun 28 | Unknown

Single-payer health insurance: Is it dead?

Jun 09 | Unknown

Foster Care: Underfunded?

May 26 | Unknown

Growing pains for California's Democratic Party?

Apr 28 | Unknown

South LA's legacy: 25 Years after the riots

Apr 21 | Unknown

LA County Probation Department woes

Apr 07 | Unknown

Political upheaval for California Congressman Devin Nunes?

Mar 31 | Unknown

Where will Prop 47 funds go?

Mar 10 | Unknown

LA voter turnout: What happened?

Feb 17 | Unknown

Oroville Dam: A cautionary tale

Feb 10 | Unknown

Retirement security on the chopping block

Jan 27 | Unknown

The Trump threat

Jan 13 | Unknown

The post-Trump 411 on 420

Dec 16 | Unknown

The winds of change at the AQMD

Dec 02 | Unknown

Alpacas vs. mountain lions in the Malibu hills

Nov 18 | Unknown

A nightmare for Dreamers

Nov 11 | Unknown

California v. Trump

Nov 05 | Unknown

Weeding through the ballot measures

Oct 28 | Unknown

Death and taxes

Oct 27 | Unknown

Prop 63: Under the gun

Oct 13 | Unknown

Prop 57: Inmate sentencing

Oct 13 | Unknown

Prop 54: last-minute lawmaking

Sep 08 | Unknown

Hanjin's bankruptcy woes from ship to shore

Sep 01 | Unknown

California's infrastructure: crumbling

Aug 25 | Unknown

The California comeback

Aug 18 | Unknown

An arrest, a death and a fight to obtain video

Aug 04 | Unknown

Ready for the Rams

Jul 28 | Unknown

Skid Row: Down, Out and Under Arrest

Jul 21 | Unknown

The DNC: A Divided Convention?

Jun 16 | Unknown

Private Money, Public Schools

Jun 09 | Unknown

The Polling Conundrum

Jun 02 | Unknown

Who Is Really Funding Your Candidate?

May 26 | Unknown

The California Vote

May 19 | Unknown

LA County's DA Speaks Out

May 12 | Unknown

How Much Is Your Signature Worth?

May 05 | Unknown

Legalize It?

Apr 28 | Unknown

You Be the Judge

Apr 14 | Unknown

Clean Up Green Up: Why Now?

Apr 07 | Unknown

UC Students In-State vs Out-of-State

Mar 31 | Unknown

The Cost of Raising California's Minimum Wage

Mar 24 | Unknown

Is Donald Trump a Boon or a Burden to California Republicans?

Mar 17 | Unknown

Paul Tanaka's Trial and Tribulations

Mar 17 | Unknown

Smog Alert

Mar 03 | Unknown

The Latino Vote

Feb 25 | Unknown

A Toxic Legacy

Feb 11 | Unknown

Former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Pleads Guilty

Feb 04 | Unknown

California Clout?

Feb 02 | Unknown

The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story

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