LA Dodgers management looks ahead to next season; What is the status of the House's immigration reform effort?; BART strike in Bay Area enters its fourth day; How depictions of slavery in film have evolved; Even the smallest pests can wreak havoc on your car; Charles Phoenix uncovers retro gems in Sacramento; How climate change may transform the Bay Area's landscape, plus much more.
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• 5:54
The two sides involved in the transit strike have mostly agreed on economic issues but have reached an impasse over work rules.
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• 3:40
Since the healthcare exchanges opened up on October first, there have been a lot of complaints about the many glitches people have encountered trying to check out healthcare options on the government run website. The president acknowledged that the technical side of things hasn't exactly been up to snuff.
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• 4:47
KPCC Business Reporter Ben Bergman talks about how the Dodgers did off the field this season, and their prospects for next season.
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• 15:51
"12 Years A Slave" is the latest cinematic representation of one of the most shameful chapters in our nation's past. For more on the history of slavery in film and the effect it has on our cultural understanding of the subject, we're joined by Brenda Stevenson, professor of history at UCLA.
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• 8:17
Time for On The Lot, our weekly look at the business of entertainment with Nicole Sperling of the LA Times.
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• 6:44
Our state capitol is a town known for politics, but according to the King of Kitsch Charles Phoenix, there's plenty of fun to be had there, too.
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• 10:03
House Republicans decided to tackle smaller pieces of immigration legislation, and the House's so-called "Gang of Eight" congresspeople working on legislation has dwindled to just five members.
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• 4:36
The website Politico recently pointed out that in 2000, Republican mayors governed half of the nation's dozen most populous cities. Today, the biggest city with a Republican mayor is Indianapolis.
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• 4:48
Commercial honeybee colonies around the world are collapsing, and scientists are trying to figure out why. The good news? Bees are thriving in urban areas.
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• 5:31
Toyota has issued a recall that affects more than 870,000 cars on the road.
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• 4:43
KQED Science reporter Lauren Sommer says scientists and land managers are grappling with how to plan for a Bay Area that one day could look more like Southern California.
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• 15:02
Ten years ago today, musician Elliott Smith died violently at his home in Echo Park.