Were did you hear this?
Will it be the same east/west locals we used to get?
I used to like the LA stations. The local news was a hoot. People in LA are crazy compared to Tennessee...I like it!
As an LA resident, I have to agree with you. The funny thing is we in LA really do criticize our TV news as being alarmist, fixated on stupid lifestyle pieces and endless coverage of high-speed pursuits. We really do think that we have the WORST local news--the KTLA Morning News drives me nuts. However, the masses love the high-speed pursuits as they are huge in the ratings. The only time our local news truly excels is in live disaster coverage of fires, earthquakes, riots, large scale police/crime activity, our many train wrecks and other tragedies. There just aren't any finer group of reporters, and producers anywhere covering live disasters, and I have seen other cities local news attempting the same, but the anchors are sometimes annoying and confused.
I admit, that if I am bored, the LA local news has provided me far more drama and Machiavellian politics--now the Mayor of LA is being booed anywhere he goes, another mayor has declared his a "Christian city," while yet a councilman of a different suburb referred to himself as a "proud racist"--than any fiction I can find on all of the channels available on Dish Network. Of course, those offended have made their feelings known. Not a boring city.