L.A. Sheriff Lee Baca Faces Scandal, Election Challenge
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has served four terms in office, and he's running for a fifth atop the largest jail system in the nation. Four men are running against him, but Baca is still the favorite to win. Earlier this week, federal prosecutors indicted 18 deputies -- and the U.S. attorney's office is only the latest in a string of parties railing against what they call "a culture of violence" inside L.A. County jails. A federal jury recently found Sheriff Baca personally liable for one incident. So why does Baca seem to have a teflon coating? We talk with Frank Stoltze, who covers crime and politics for KPCC in Los Angeles.
Fasting Immigration Activists Not Ready to Give Up Fight
For the last month, immigration reform activists having been fasting in a tent on the National Mall to keep the heat under federal lawmakers to pass a comprehensive bill. But so far there's no sign that's going to happen before Congress adjourns for the holidays. DJ Yoon of Los Angeles, who fasted for 22 days before he was finally hospitalized, shares his experience as he prepares to get out of periodic bouts of freezing rain and head home.