AZ Doesn't Like Immigrants; Does CA Still Like Democrats?

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One question raised by this weekend's Democratic Party Convention: if Jerry Brown can't do it, will the marijuana initiative bring out young voters in November?  Also, a former LA Times reporter takes an unsentimental look back at the late Daryl Gates, former chief of the LAPD. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, Barack Obama wants immigration reform, but that's a third rail on the track to November's elections. Arizona's increasingly violent traffic in guns, drugs and people has led Republicans to pass the nation's toughest crackdown.

Jerry Brown, now a candidate for his old job as Governor, says, "Yesterday's victory does not guarantee victory today." We hear about the challenges facing California Democrats. Plus, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who knew Daryl Gates all too well remembers the spying operation run by the late former Chief of the LAPD. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, like George W. Bush before him, Barack Obama wants immigration reform, but that's a third rail on the track to November's elections. Arizona's increasingly violent traffic in guns drugs and people has led Republicans to pass the nation's toughest crackdown. Will it do any good?

Banner image: Senator Barbara Boxer at the California Democrats Convention, April 17, 2010.

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Katie Cooper, Darrell Satzman