Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Los Angeles schools are waiting on more than 116,000 fixes to maintenance and safety problems reported since January, records show. The repairs span from burned out light bulbs and cracked concrete to compromised fire safety systems and exposed electrical wiring.
Officials say they don't have the staff or money to fix them all.
But, as KPCC's Annie Gilbertson reports, voters approved five different measures between 1997 and 2005 — bringing in $19.5 billion intended for school repairs.
Read the full story: More than 100,000 LA school repairs backlogged; fire safety at risk in some schools