LA transit officials find $43.6 million in fund that 'fell through the cracks'; Bratton group pinpoints problems with Oakland's police force; Los Angeles fails to foster diversity for city contract deals; 'The Source Family' looks back at radical utopian living in 1970s Los Angeles; A look ahead to the 2013 TV/Digital Upfronts; Friday Flashback, and more.
Listen
• 6:14
The millions are a welcome find in a time of economic tightening but now officials are wondering if more funds are languishing elsewhere.
Listen
• 6:08
Back in January, Oakland's City Council voted to to hire former LA police Chief Bill Bratton to help bring down rising rates of burglary and homicide. Bratton joins the show with more.
Listen
• 15:28
We talk about the week that was with our regular journalists in-the-know. On tap this week are Shane Goldmacher, congressional correspondent for the National Journal, and James Rainey from the Los Angeles Times.
Listen
• 7:16
With TV/Digital Upfronts coming up, we thought it'd be a good time to check in now with what's happening in the land of television.
Listen
• 8:18
The Source Family was a group of about 140 folks who believed in the curative powers of marijuana and alfafa sprouts. Now this eclectic group is the subject of a new documentary called "The Source Family."
Listen
• 5:57
Firms owned by whites won nearly all of the contracts awarded by the city. And by nearly all, we mean 92 percent.
Listen
• 5:44
Last month, the Sacramento Bee uncovered the story of a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital which has been bussing hundreds of patients to cities and towns throughout the country. Now the findings by a federal investigation could strip the hospital of funding.
Listen
• 6:01
In recent years, women have been able to postpone parenthood to pursue careers or to find the perfect mate thanks to advances in modern medicine.
Listen
• 5:50
The US Marines are looking for a few more good men and women. And in particular, a few good Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders
Listen
• 5:08
A Pasadena elementary school uses art to teach third graders addition, subtraction and long division. An advocacy group wants to expand the program across the state.
Listen
• 5:03
The Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction takes place Saturday, up for auction are vintage surfboards from the 1920s to the 1980s, as well as surfing memorabilia and art. Host Alex Cohen speaks with Scott Bass, the director/producer of the event.
Listen
• 6:45
The band The Greyboy Allstars got their start two decades ago at a bar in San Diego. Their new album, "Inland Emperor," comes out next week. It is, to say the very least, very very funky.