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 From multiple line extensions to public showers, Metro’s CEO updates us on the latest in public transit | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1951

Phil Washington returns for his recurring visit with AirTalk to discuss the city’s MTA news.

 In Oakland, More Data Hasn't Meant Less Racial Disparity During Police Stops | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 243

Despite 15 years of federal oversight and data collection, the Oakland police department persists in racially-biased policing. Community activists are frustrated that more has not changed.

 Immigration Debate Shifts To Texas Judge Who Blocked 2015 DACA Expansion | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 204

Seven states are asking Judge Andrew Hanen for a preliminary injunction to force the government to reject renewals for young people currently enrolled in DACA and stop accepting new applications.

 California lawmakers look at changing who pays for power line-caused fire damage | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49

As California's monster fires continue to blow away records, the state Legislature is examining ways to reduce the risk from the power lines that caused some of the fires.

 Why these California Jews are fighting for bail reform | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 251

A coalition of Jewish organizations and synagogues have made bail reform a top legislative priority. They are pushing S.B. 10 to do away with the cash bail system.

 Trump border wall faces new round of challenges from environmental group | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48

A federal appeals court in Pasadena heard from attorneys Tuesday who say President Trump's proposed border wall violates more than 30 environmental laws.

 Should pets be allowed in city-subsidized housing projects? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 972

The LA City Council is considering requiring property owners who take measure HHH money to allow recently homeless residents to bring their pets.

 Report: New Trump proposal to deny citizenship to immigrants who use certain public benefits | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 902

Reports are the Trump Administration will soon formally propose denying citizenship to permanent legal residents who’ve used public benefits.

 Legitimate removal or censorship? Tech platforms Apple, YouTube nix Alex Jones | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 979

On Monday, Apple removed five of Infowars’ six podcasts from its apps, the first domino in a chain that also included YouTube, Facebook and Spotify, which all kicked conspiracy theorist Alex Jones off their platforms.

 As feds propose logging in Los Padres National Forest for first time in decades, we debate thinning as a wildfire prevention tactic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 847

As wildland fires continue to burn across the state of California, the Trump administration is proposing commercial logging for the first time in decades in the Los Padres National Forest north of Los Angeles as a way to prevent future fires from starting.

 Federal judge sets new deadline to find shelter for 1,550 of OC’s homeless | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 902

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, who has been overseeing the suit filed on behalf of the homeless against the cities of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Orange and the county of Orange, will give city officials until Sept. 7 to release their housing plans for a 60 percent majority of the county’s homeless.

 Will building denser housing along transit routes help solve the housing crisis? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1090

Los Angeles city planners are considering a new proposal that seeks to rezone pieces of land for denser development along the Metro Orange Line.

 Italian Cops Try To Stop A Sex Trafficking Gang Called Black Axe | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 302

After years of battling the mafia, the authorities are now going after gangs that force migrants from Nigeria into sex work.

 How the Supreme Court sports betting decision could support the case for sanctuary states | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 298

The Supreme Court decision to overturn the federal law banning sports betting may end up empowering California in its various challenges against the federal government – including its status as a sanctuary state.

 Spotify's 'hateful conduct' policy drags the music industry into the #MeToo moment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 235

The streaming giant's new policy on artists who engage in "hateful conduct" is a half-measure, but it demonstrates the power the company now wields — and the challenge it now faces.

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