Voter turnout for yesterday's primary election in California turned out to be dismal as expected. Why do voters seem so apathetic? Then, a look back at the legacy of Tiananmen Square, 25 years later. Plus, Reza Aslan talks about his new L.A. series, The Writer's Room, actress Loni Anderson on reuniting with the cast of 'WKRP In Cincinnati' and more.
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Voter turnout was low in yesterday's primary election throughout the country, including in California. Numbers from the Secretary of State's office show that only about 18 percent of registered voters participated.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti has launched a programs to promote main streets throughout the city. At the same time, LA Metro will be voting on a series of upcoming open streets events like CicLAVia. These initiatives could revitalize neighborhoods all around LA.
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Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong poured into the streets today to mark the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square. But in Beijing, Chinese authorities sharply restricted access to the site and enforced a virtual blackout online.
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A recent survey showed 40 percent of kids in poor neighborhoods should receive counseling, but L.A. Unified only has one counselor for every 2,200 kids.
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Research shows that the chronic stress of poverty can make chemical and physical changes to the brain, making learning more difficult.
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• 7:57
A pair of basketball heavyweights meet up for a championship rematch, happy anniversary Yasiel Puig, and hockey in Los Angeles.
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• 6:53
Author and religious scholar Reza Aslan hosts a new series of talks with writers of all kinds - fiction, journalists, screenwriters and even song-writers in L.A.
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Voters — some of them anyway — went to the polls yesterday here in California to vote in primary elections. Our reporters Frank Stoltz, Alice Walton and Kitty Felde were up late watching the results.
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This week on App Chat: see a doctor from your couch, navigate the healthcare system better, track other sick people and get better sleep
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California legislators are considering a bill that would make it possible to take away someone's gun rights if they are deemed a danger to themselves or others.
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To date, the genre has been dominated by smaller independent production companies, but now, the big guys are getting in on the act. They're scooping up reality TV makers so quickly that insiders are calling it a gold rush.
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The cast on the 1978 hit show 'WKRP In Cincinnati' is being reunited today at a live event at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills.