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The latest with the LAUSD strike, earthquake fault links, District 25
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Oct 15, 2018
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The latest with the LAUSD strike, earthquake fault links, District 25

The latest developments in the possible LAUSD strike, the connection between earthquake fault lines in Mexico and California, a closer look at Congressional District 25.
File: School buses.
File: School buses.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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The approximate location of the newly mapped Ocotillo section, which ties together California's Elsinore fault and Mexico's Laguna Salada fault into one continuous fault system.
The approximate location of the newly mapped Ocotillo section, which ties together California's Elsinore fault and Mexico's Laguna Salada fault into one continuous fault system.
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Sociologist Eric Klinenberg on a system to help communities when disaster strikes, also known as social infrastructure.
Sociologist Eric Klinenberg on a system to help communities when disaster strikes, also known as social infrastructure.
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KPCC
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Democrat Katie Hill and Republican incumbent Steve Knight are neck-and-neck in the race for California’s 25th Congressional district.
Democrat Katie Hill and Republican incumbent Steve Knight are neck-and-neck in the race for California’s 25th Congressional district.
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To strike or not to strike? That continues to be the question for LAUSD teachers. We've got the latest. Plus, the link between earthquake fault lines in California and Mexico. And, we take a closer look at District 25, covering Northern L.A. County.

LAUSD strike

Los Angeles Unified school administrators said Friday that three sessions with a state mediator have failed to break an impasse over a new labor contract for the district's teachers union.

The 30,000 members of United Teachers Los Angeles have already given their union leadership the power to call what would be the first teachers strike in LAUSD since 1989 — a work stoppage that would leave 480,000 students in limbo.

But the union and the district must complete one last stage of negotiation before teachers can legally walk off the job: fact-finding.

Guest:

  • Kyle Stokes, KPCC education reporter

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Profiling Congressional District 25

All election season, as part of the KPCC Voter Game Plan, we're looking at the top issues in SoCal congressional districts to help voters understand where the candidates stand and help them make smart decisions. KPCC's Austin Cross takes you to District 25, which covers Northern L.A. County and part of Ventura County.

Democrat Katie Hill and Republican incumbent Steve Knight are neck-and-neck in the race for California’s 25th Congressional district.
Democrat Katie Hill and Republican incumbent Steve Knight are neck-and-neck in the race for California’s 25th Congressional district.
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Courtesy katiehillforcongress.com and Steve Knight FB page
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Earthquake fault links

A new NASA study examined a set of links to faults between Southern California and Mexico. Here's what fault links can tell us about the potential for ground movement south of Los Angeles.

Guest:

  • Andrea Donnellan, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The approximate location of the newly mapped Ocotillo section, which ties together California's Elsinore fault and Mexico's Laguna Salada fault into one continuous fault system.
The approximate location of the newly mapped Ocotillo section, which ties together California's Elsinore fault and Mexico's Laguna Salada fault into one continuous fault system.
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Social infrastructure

Cities up and down California are rethinking their physical infrastructure for the effects of climate change, but what about a city's social infrastructure — places where its residents can gather in times of trouble?

Guest:

  • Eric Klinenberg, sociologist
Sociologist Eric Klinenberg on a system to help communities when disaster strikes, also known as social infrastructure.
Sociologist Eric Klinenberg on a system to help communities when disaster strikes, also known as social infrastructure.
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KPCC
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School Superintendent: Thurmond

The mid-term elections are a little less than four weeks away and voters have a lot of decisions to make. Among them is selecting a new California Superintendent of Public Instruction, a non-partisan job, overseeing more than one-thousand school districts in the state. There are two candidates. Monday, we hear from State Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, a former social worker and school board member.

On the Lot

Hollywood tries to distance itself from Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of a journalist. Plus, how a minor development in the Harvey Weinstein case could spell big trouble for the prosecution.

Guest:

  • Rebecca Keegan, Vanity Fair