Today on the show, we talk to reporter Erika Aguilar about the latest in the Echo Park gang injunction debate. Then we discuss how the Lakers ran out of eligible players Wednesday night but still managed to win the game. Also, Silver Lake is no longer considered the Eastside, LAUSD teachers are calling for "repairs not iPads," State of Affairs looks at the latest political news and much more.
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• 7:16
After much contentious debate, the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council passed a motion last night to remove itself from the roster of Eastside communities like Boyle Heights and Lincoln Park.
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• 5:10
A new scholarship is designed to help 1,000 young undocumented students complete a college degree.
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• 4:27
Unbeknownst to many eaters there, Korea is being forced to import increasing amounts of kimchi from its rival, China.
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• 5:51
It's a very different side of the surf world, one that surf journalist Chas Smith writes about in his new book "Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell."
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• 6:22
A Los Angeles judge denied a request by some residents to intervene and challenge the city on its gang injunction for Echo Park.
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• 5:57
This may be a bit of an extreme, but as President Obama reminded the nation last week, on average, women earn 77 cents for every dollar a man makes.
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• 4:15
The Guggenheim Group, featuring NBA legend Magic Johnson, will take over the franchise and keep the team here in LA.
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• 4:04
Teachers and LAUSD employees are calling attention to crumbling school properties in the face of a $1 billion school district iPad program.
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• 4:52
In a rare occurrence, the Lakers ran out of eligible players Wednesday night but still managed to win the game. Does this point to a larger issue for the team?
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• 4:49
The ban takes effect this week under the protests of medical marijuana patients and it includes fines of $1,000 per plant. It's a first for any county in the state and is modeled after a similar ban in the city of Live Oak, near Sacramento.
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• 3:37
Two high-profile outlets catering to Latino audiences have called it quits. KPCC's Leslie Berestein Rojas explains what this means for the news outlets trying to cater to that growing market.
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• 14:55
It's Thursday and that means it's time for State of Affairs, our look at politics and government throughout California.