Can LA's Child Protection System Be Fixed?

Neglected children are abused and dying in alarming numbers while supposedly under the supervision of LA County. Infants are left sitting on desks for hours waiting for foster homes; kids caught up in juvenile justice can’t contact their social workers and don’t trust them anyway. After 8 months and hundreds of hours of testimony, the latest blue-ribbon commission says not a single person defended the current system. Would a new, “child welfare czar” make a difference?

Later, on To The Point, the developing crisis in Ukraine could produce a war over natural gas between Russia and Western Europe. We’ll look at what that could mean for the worldwide supply of energy, as the US is on the verge of a possible oil and gas “boom.”

Banner Image Credit: Eric Haynes