Today, we'll start with a look at Obama's plan to designate "Promise Zones" in cities to combat poverty. Then, Designer Diane von Furstenberg's iconic wrap dress turns 40. We'll take a tour of a local exhibition honoring the design. Then, LA band The Record Company stops by KPCC for an interview and a live set of their new music. Plus, the latest on the Kelly Thomas trial, Jahi McMath, and whale watching in SoCal.
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• 6:39
If American businesses are looking to grow, should they focus their sights across the border? US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has announced a plan to increase trade between the US and Latin America.
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• 2:28
Five neighborhoods — Hollywood, Little Armenia, Koreatown, Westlake and Pico-Union — will be targeted in a new multi-pronged federal program.
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• 5:59
Congresswoman Janice Hahn represents California's 44th district,a zone just south of the Promise Zone. She joins the show to talk about her views on the plan and what it means for her district.
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• 15:29
It's Friday! That means it's time for another Friday Flashback, our look at the week in news. And what a week it's been.
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• 5:44
A retrospective exhibition will display vintage and contemporary wrap dress designs, from the first sample to what has become a symbol of power and freedom for generations of women.
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• 10:19
KPCC's Crawford Family Forum has been home to film screenings, debates and other fabulous events, but earlier this week Take Two had its very first performance chat there with The Record Company.
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• 5:21
LA Department of Water and Power head, Ron Nichols, announced his resignation yesterday, which came amid growing scandals at this powerful agency.
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• 5:28
Two recent cases raise questions about how brain death is determined, and who has the right to decide how such patients are treated.
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• 6:10
With 13 percent of the nation's kids living in California, the decisions made here in terms of education, health and child welfare can affect policy choices across the country.
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• 4:24
A group of volunteers that's been counting of migrating gray whales since 1979 has spotted hundreds this year. See our list of SoCal viewing spots and tours.
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• 4:56
Weather in Southern California has been warm and dry this week, and it's expected to continue. Several of you don't think it’s a good thing, and that we at KPCC should stop talking about the good weather.