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Take Two

Timing, relationships are keys to LA's fundraising success

By Take Two Staff
Published Jun 10, 2014
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti has a kiss for Senator Barbara Boxer's help securing $1.25 billion for the Purple Line Extension. Senator Dianne Feinstein also celebrates the California cash announcement.
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti has a kiss for Senator Barbara Boxer's help securing $1.25 billion for the Purple Line Extension. Senator Dianne Feinstein also celebrates the California cash announcement.
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Kitty Felde/KPCC
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Timing, relationships are keys to LA's fundraising success

The city of Los Angeles has landed a lot of federal money of late — nearly 3.5-billion over the past six months. Why so much? KPCC's Washington Correspondent Kitty Felde says it's a matter of timing, relationships, and self-imposed taxes.