Slab City's uncertain future, LAPD mental evaluation unit wrap up, Lane splitting

The uncertain future of Slab City, a wrap up on a four-part series on LAPD's Mental Evaluation Unit, Susan Carpenter talks lane splitting.

California considers selling Slab City land

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Slab City, just east of California's Salton Sea, draws about 150 residents year round with its lack of taxes and real rules to speak of.

The Wheel Thing: Zipping between lanes on a motorbike. It's a California tradition

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Motorists, stuck in traffic, watching motorcycles slip by. It's called lane splitting, and California is the only state that allows it.

State of Affairs: Obama in LA, campaign fundraising, and the Latino vote

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Political news from around the Golden State with Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Senior Fellow at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, and KQED's John Myers.

Can the LAPD's Mental Evaluation Unit work for other departments?

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Southern California Public Radio's Stephanie O'Neill continues her series by exploring whether the MEU is a viable model for the LA County Sheriff's Department.

Mary Blair: The artistic force behind Disney's 'Cinderella'

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Mary Blair was the artist behind Disney's "Cinderella." The live action version of the classic animated feature is out in theaters March 13.