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Which Way, L.A.?

Wildfires, Schools and the LA Times

Hosted by Warren Olney Nov. 14, 2006
Recent fires have devastated Southern
 California, and worse ones are on the way.    We hear what government policies have to
do with it. Plus, the new editor of the LA Times says the paper's going to be
sold, and a conversation with the retiring Superintendent of the LAUSD.

Recent fires have devastated Southern California, and worse ones are on the way.  We hear what government policies have to do with it. Plus, the new editor of the LA Times says the paper's going to be sold, and a conversation with the retiring Superintendent of the LAUSD.

From this Episode:

So Long, Superintendent Romer

Roy Romer was Governor of Colorado and Chair of the National Democratic Committee before he became the Superintendent of the LA Unified School District . Today, he...

8 min

New Editor Says Los Angeles Times to Be Sold

Jim O'Shea , the latest editor of the Los Angeles Times , doesn't want to be viewed as a "hatchet man." Like others before him, he's told the newsroom he'll try to avoid...

8 min

California Wildfires Fueled by Government Policies?

Five firefighters died last month in Riverside County's Esperanza Fire . The Day Fire near Ojai burned 600,000 acres and took a month to contain. Fires like that are...

9 min

Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Karen Radziner, Christian Bordal

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