The LAPD may change the way it currently investigates officer-involved shootings. Then, California won't have a chance to vote about legal pot until 2016. Plus, we'll hear from an Olympic ice dancer about her experience in Sochi, our Tuesday Reviewsday critics fill us in on the latest tunes, Bahooka restaurant's pacu fish finds a home, 'Book of Mormon' stars join us to talk about the show and much more.
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At issue is the way the police commission looks at officer-involved shootings and whether they are justified. Traditionally, the commission has looked at the shooting itself and whether at the time of the shooting, the officer was indeed facing a deadly threat
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• 6:08
California was the first state to legalize the medical use of marijuana back in 1996. For a while, it seemed likely that we'd be voting on whether to legalize recreational pot this fall.
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• 4:51
The ballot initiative process, by which the voters themselves can force a public vote on an issue, is used extensively in California. Prop 8, which opposed same sex marriage, was one such ballot initiative. But the fact that it was overturned has raised some questions about how those initiatives are defended and upheld.
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• 5:40
Sonari Glinton, business reporter for NPR who has been covering the Winter Games in Sochi, joins the show with an update.
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• 4:52
Madison Chock, Torrance native, competed in the Winter Olympics in Sochi with partner Evan Bates in the Ice Dance event. While Madison may have come up short in her quest for gold, she represents the next generation of U.S. competitors in the Winter Olympics games.
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• 4:34
In the California desert, the battle between environmentalists and renewable energy companies is heating up. Some conservation groups say the local impact on plants and animals is too severe.
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• 4:02
The idea of branding Little Arabia has caught on with city leaders eager to promote another facet of Anaheim beyond Disneyland.
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• 11:04
It's Tuesday and we've got some new music, so you know what that means... Tuesday Reviewsday!
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• 5:02
Now to the ongoing effort to enroll folks in the Affordable Care Act. Since the process began, California has been scrambling to sign up Latinos.
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• 4:46
There has been no lack of problems with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. Something Republicans across the country are quick to pick up on as they head into mid-term elections.
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• 4:20
Bellflower childcare provider Tonia McMillian has become an advocate for her peers. He next goals? Unionization and a voice in state policy decisions.
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• 9:21
Former Top 40 host Casey Kasem first began spinning records and telling tales here in Southern California, half a century ago. KPCC's Steve Proffitt has his story.
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• 6:11
The family drama between Kasem's wife Jean and his children from his first marriage concerns Kasem's care as he's suffering from advanced Parkinson's disease.
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• 11:27
The musical was written by 'South Park' creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and like the animated sitcom, 'The Book of Mormon' is wild, blasphemous and hilarious
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• 5:34
Rufus, the 37-year-old pacu fish who has spent most of his life at Bahooka's restaurant in Rosemead, has found a permanent home.