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How much more would you be willing to pay for electricity to mitigate global warming?

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President Obama is set to issue an executive order Monday on new carbon pollution regulation that will impact the nation's 600 coal-fired power plants.; Credit: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

President Obama is set to issue an executive order Monday on new carbon pollution regulation that will impact the nation's 600 coal-fired power plants.

The new regulation, drafted by the Environmental Protection Agency, aims to cut up to 20% of carbon dioxide emitted from coal plants--a sizable amount representing the toughest action yet on rolling back climate change undertaken by an American president.

The plan calls for the creation of a state cap-and-trade program, part of a slate of options states have to cut emissions that includes bringing more solar and wind power alternatives online.

Guests:

Nick Loris, Fellow, The Heritage Foundation and an economist who focuses on energy, environmental and regulatory issues

Robert Stavins, Professor, Business & Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Director, Harvard Environmental Economics Program

 


Are you working for a corporate cult?

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A sign is seen on the front door of the Zappos.com headquarters July 22, 2009 in Henderson, Nevada. ; Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Shoe e-tailer Zappos is ditching job postings and trying out a new way to recruit workers.  The Las Vegas-based company recently announced that it won’t be posting wanted ads for the 400-plus jobs it plans to fill this year. To be considered for a job, aspirants would have to join the company’s  social network, called Zappos Insiders, where they will engage with and try to impress current employees.

By creating its own social recruitment network, Zappos is hoping to make the hiring process faster and easier. But is the company in danger of turning its work culture into a work “cult”?

Guests: 

Andrew Hill, Management Editor at the Financial Times in London

Donna Buschle, Director of Organizational Development at Strategic HR, Inc, a human resource management firm in Cincinnati, Ohio

 

Political posturing begins over Guantanamo prisoner swap

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Idaho Hometown Of Released Army Solider Bowe Bergdahl Celebrates His Release

HAILEY, ID - JUNE 02: A roll of stickers showing support for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl sit on a table inside of Zaney's coffee shop where Bergdahl worked as a teenager on June 2, 2014 in Hailey, Idaho. Sgt. Bergdahl was released from captivity on May 31 after being captured in Afghanistan in 2009 while serving with U.S. Army’s 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment in Paktika Province. He was released after a deal was worked out to swap his freedom for the freedom of 5 Taliban prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay. Bergdahl was considered the only U.S. prisoner of war held in Afghanistan. ; Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

The deal to release five Taliban detainees for an American prisoner of war is drawing starkly different reactions in Washington.

Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) said, "I believe this decision will threaten the lives of American soldiers for years to come." Writing in defense of the swap, Ken Gude of the Center for American progress called the move "a masterstroke and worthy of congratulations." U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, 28, had been held captive for five years.

The five Taliban members had been held in Guantanamo since being captured in 2002 after the U.S. and coalition forces invaded Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

What does international law say about handling POWs? Do you support or oppose the release of Bergdahl for the price of releasing men who were all senior Taliban commanders?

Guests:

Ken Gude, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress who focuses on national security and Guantanamo

Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, “Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present"

 

David Folkenflik on NY Times tumult and media coverage of Isla Vista massacre

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David Folkenflik, NPR news correspondent.

David Folkenflik, NPR media correspondent, has covered his fair share of difficult stories worldwide.

As a media analyst, Folkenflik understands media ethics and when coverage crosses the line from informative to exploitative. With the recent coverage of the incidents in Isla Vista that brought forth videos of the shooter and other graphic images, where do media outlets draw the line for the broadcasting of information? Folkenflik joins us to discuss media ethics, and explains circumstances where coverage simply is too much for viewers.

What do you think is too much coverage? Do you feel too much was exposed during coverage of the Isla Vista massacre?

Guest:

David Folkenflik, NPR media correspondent; three-time winner of the Arthur Rowse Awards for Press Criticism from the National Press Club and in 2002 won the Mongerson Award for Investigative Reporting on the News.

 

What’s ahead for the California primary elections?

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A stack of vote-by-mail ballots sit in a box after being sorted at the San Francisco Department of Elections January 24, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The California Primary elections will take place tomorrow, June 3rd 2014. ; Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Tuesday’s primary elections feature some closely watched contests and will feature the top-two primary system for all races statewide -- a first in California’s election history.

Republicans Tim Donnelly and Neel Kashkari battle to run against incumbent Jerry Brown for governor, and a slew of candidates are vying for the Secretary of State position. Other hot races include those for L.A. County Sheriff and California Insurance Commissioner, as well as a few local district supervisors elections.

RELATED: Fill out a sample ballot using our handy KPCC voter's guide!

How will the top-two ballots affect the California primary? What impact, if any, might the new ballot form have on voter turnout? Who will come out on top in this year’s primary elections?

The 2014 primary election is around the corner, and KPCC is here to help. We've got a voters guide that lists all the candidates and races for your area on our website. Check it out at  kpcc.org/vote.

RELATED: Test your June 3 California primary election knowledge. 

 

Guests:

Raphe Sonenshein, executive Director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at CSU Los Angeles

Fernando Guerra, professor of political science and director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University

Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, professor of the practice of public policy communication at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, political analyst for KNBC, Los Angeles

How do school schedules impact LAUSD students?

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School pupils at the Bridge Learning Campus answer questions in a classroom at the school on February 24, 2010 in Bristol, England. ; Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

The school year is wrapping up for students across the country and in Los Angeles, but some parents say the curriculum ended weeks ago, and that kids have been academically checked out during the end of the semester.

L.A. schools have seen a variety of schedules and changes to structure, from long days to multi-track semesters. Variations in private and public schools, track systems, and districts may have an impact on students and their families. Parents who see their kids unstimulated by their classes near the end of the spring semester wonder if the school year is too long, while others worry that time isn’t being budgeted effectively. Testing and AP courses raise other questions -- does the year end when the test has been taken, or when the semester concludes weeks later? 

How does the structure of the school year impact students? What is the best way to adapt the schedule to optimize time for teachers and students? Can the school year be improved? Is it too long, or is time being utilized less effectively than it could be?

Guest:  

Darline Robles, Ph.D, Professor of Clinical Education at the USC Rossier School of Education, former superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education

Manufacturing amnesia: 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown

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This photograph portrays a lone man opposing the destructive tanks headed towards Tiananmen Square.

On June 4, 1989, People’s Liberation Army soldiers opened fire on student activists and civilians gathering in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, killing untold hundreds of people.  

A quarter-century later, this defining event remains buried in China’s modern history, successfully expunged from collective memory. In her new book, “The People’s Republic of Amnesia,” NPR’s Beijing Correspondent Louisa Lim looks at how the Tiananmen crackdown has shaped China and the country’s national identity.

Louisa Lim will be at the Milken Institute on June 12 to talk about “The People’s Republic of Amnesia.” Register here.

Guest:

Louisa Lim, author of “The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited” (Oxford University Press, 2014) and NPR’s Beijing Correspondent

 

How will the military handle investigations into Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl?

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U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl watches in July 2009 as one of his captors displays Bergdahl's identity tag during the first of several videos the Taliban released of the soldier.

U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl watches in July 2009 as one of his captors displays Bergdahl's identity tag during the first of several videos the Taliban released of the soldier.; Credit: /Reuters/Landov

Questions have been raised about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s capture days after his release from Taliban custody on May 31. The circumstances of Bergdahl’s capture haven’t been released by the Pentagon, but confirmation from a defense official that he was off his post without authorization are fueling anger from soldiers who are critical of the trade that lead to his release. Some soldiers allege that Bergdahl was deserting, and argue that he should stand trial.

The search for Bergdahl following his capture resulted in the deaths of other U.S. troops. Inquiries about misconduct and desertion prompted a Defense Department investigation, which could result in a range of punishment, from administrative disciplinary action to a court-martial.

How should the inquiry into Bergdahl’s capture proceed? How should the Defense Department handle potential misconduct?

Guest:

Geoffrey Corn, Professor of Law and Presidential Research Professor at South Texas College of Law


New Armenian-American reality TV show sparks outcry

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Glendale Life will follow the lives of Armenian-Americans living in Glendale, CA.

A new reality TV show featuring a group of Armenian-Americans living in Glendale has riled critics for its representations of the ethnic group. "Glendale Life," produced by and slated to air locally on USArmenia TV, follows nine young and affluent Armenian-Americans as they go about their lives. The trailer of the series shows the cast partying, clubbing in Hollywood, drinking, and getting plastic surgery, among other things.

Critics of the show say these representations are "degrading for Armenians" and "tasteless," and an online petition has sprung up pressuring USArmenia TV to put the kibosh on the show.

 

Guest:

Armine Amiryan, spokesperson for USArmenia TV, the Glendale-based Armenian-American TV station behind “Glendale Life”

Carla Yarbrough, Lecturer, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication at Cal State Long Beach, where one of her areas of focus is the representation of ethnic minorities in the media. She is also a former television producer. 

To listen to this segment, click on "Listen Now" in the upper left.

Proposed 'clean coal' power plant in Kern County divides community, scientists

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The smoke stacks at American Electric Power's (AEP) Mountaineer coal power plant in New Haven, West Virginia, October 30, 2009.; Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

The Obama administration announced on Monday its most ambitious environmental reforms yet: a proposal to force a 30 percent cut (from 2005 levels) in carbon dioxide emissions from power plants in the next 15 years.

The news would be greeted with mixed feelings in Kern County, California. A so-called "clean coal" power plant - Hydrogen Energy California (HECA) - has been in the works for years. The proposed plant would use coal, but is touted as emitting 100 times less airborne particulates and greenhouse gases than a conventional coal-fired plant. However, the technology is still unproven.

Local residents - many  of whom are farmers - worry about toxic byproducts and the amount of water the plant would use. Currently, the plant is scheduled to open in 2018, but first requires approval from the state Energy Commission.

What would the environmental impacts of this plant be? What economic benefit would this bring to the surrounding community?

Guests:  

Daniel Schrag, Geochemist, Professor of Geology, Environmental Science and Engineering and Director at Harvard University Center for the Environment; consultant on the HECA project

Evan Gillespie, Western Region Deputy Director, Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign

Top-two California primary winners advance to the November ballot

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Long Beach Vice Mayor Robert Garcia was the top votegetter in the April 8 primary race for mayor. He is now the mayor-elect of the City of Long Beach. ; Credit: Robert Garcia

AirTalk’s panel of political experts are back to analyze and explain the results of yesterday’s California primary elections.

Neel Kashkari will run against incumbent Jerry Brown in the November election, Jim McDonnell and Paul Tanaka will go head-to-head in the L.A. Sheriff runoff, and Republican Elan Carr will face Ted Lieu in the battle to replace Congressman Henry Waxman.

Long Beach’s Robert Garcia will become the city’s first Latino and openly gay mayor, a landmark vote. Turnout for the California primary was within one percent of the lowest year on record, and there are lingering questions about the effectiveness of the top-two ballot.

Which contests will heat up in November? What does this election say about voter engagement? How did the top-two ballots impact turnout and results, if at all?

Guests:

Ted Lieu, Democratic state Senator and runoff candidate for the 33rd Congressional District

Raphe Sonenshein, executive Director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at CSU Los Angeles

Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, professor of the practice of public policy communication at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, political analyst for KNBC, Los Angeles

Fernando Guerra, professor of political science and director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University

Robert Garcia, Mayor-elect, City of Long Beach

Jim McDonnell, Candidate for LA County Sheriff; Long Beach Police Chief

Elan Carr, republican candidate for the 33rd Congressional seat  

OC Register owner Aaron Kushner talks future of newspaper empire

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Orange County Register Publisher Aaron Kushner (left) and company President Eric Spitz. ; Credit: Grant Slater/KPCC

The owner and publisher of the Orange County Register announced Tuesday mandatory and company-wide furloughs in June and July.

It is offering buyouts to its newsroom staffers, and will kill its standalone Long Beach Register and fold it into a section of the Los Angeles Register — some seven months after the launch of Long Beach Register and just seven weeks after the debut of the L.A. Register.

RELATED: LA Register launch: Publisher Aaron Kushner banks on pro-business approach

In a memo to the staff, Freedom Communications Inc. owners Aaron Kushner and Eric Spitz said the cuts are necessary for the long-term stability of the company.

"To continue to invest and grow over the long term, we have to align our cost structure with what we now know we can achieve in revenue growth. Doing so will not be easy and will impact all of us, but it is necessary to ensure a strong and healthy future for our newspapers." 

Kushner bought the OC Register in 2012 and has significantly beefed up its staff and widened its focus. A year later, he bought the Press-Enterprise in Riverside and succeeded in expanding his print empire to Los Angeles County with the launch of the Long Beach paper. The Los Angeles Register launched in April.

Interview Highlights:

What is the financial condition of Freedom Communications right now?

"We are growing and are continuing our significant investment in the Los Angeles Register, which launched about six weeks ago, and our expansion in quality investment in the Orange County Register, The Riverside Press-Enterprise as well. We have seen and experienced that growth already and are looking forward to a very long term and healthy future.

The moves that we had to make in terms of our internal cost structure, are about aligning our bold investments in community building and the future of newspapering with the results which we are seeing, which are growth, but at a more moderate rate than what we had invested in terms of our internal cost structure, so, being able to, over the long term continue to invest in building community with the Los Angeles Register, with the Orange County Register, that's the focus of our moves over the last few days."

So it sounds like you've hired more people than you could pay for, because the revenue projections weren't what you expected?

"Like any business that makes bold investments in its community and itself, not every investment turns out exactly the way you would like for it to, and you evolve and adapt based on the success that you're seeing."

How are you going to handle with your entire editorial staff taking two week unpaid furloughs?

"Not at all, we have one of the hardest working and largest news organizations in the country, not just even in southern California. We have dramatically expanded the depth and breadth of what we cover with our staff and we will continue to significantly over deliver in value for our subscribers in Los Angeles, our subscribers in Orange County, and our subscribers in Riverside and San Bernardino, as well."

What do you say to your employees who now are very worried about the future of the papers?

"We have over doubled the size of our newsroom and, yes, unfortunately some of that wonderful talent will have to find their success elsewhere. After our restructuring is concluded, we still will have significantly more great journalists than we had when my partner and I bought the Register and started expanding and growing the value we're providing almost two years ago now. We're highly confident that the team as it continues will be able to continue to deliver against our mission of community building...

We have a very large, significant, talented team, not just of journalists, but across our entire organization. No one said it was going to be easy to get a great newspaper growing and to have a great newspaper that is building community and improving its quality. We've faced harder challenges, including launching a major newspaper in Los Angeles successfully, and I'm sure we'll face other challenges over the years to come. As a team we'll get through them, and as a community hopefully we will as well."

From the beginning there was tremendous skepticism in the launch of LA Register:

"We invested in community building, not in print, not in digital, we invest in our communities. I don't believe our communities are going to need less news and all of our marketing and advertising services next year or 10 years from now, I believe they're going to need more and we are committed. That's what our moves this week are about, a vibrant, healthy growing long term future where we are serving our communities and delivering great value for them."

What leads you to believe the LA Register would be able to compete with LA Times?

"You mischaracterized what we're doing with Long Beach. It's not that we weren't successful, we were and are being successful in Long Beach. The Long Beach Register has grown up and is now the fully developed Los Angeles Register. So we have bureaus in Long Beach, in the Valley, in Pasadena, along the coast and it has now blossomed into a full Los Angeles Register covering in depth all that is in Long Beach as well as the balance of Los Angeles County. We're very excited about the growth in Los Angeles, and our staff in Long Beach continues to do great work and will continue to do great work..."

I apologize if I mischaracterized your success in Long Beach, what is your circulation versus the Press-Telegram?

"We don't evaluate our circulation relative to any other particular newspaper. We're building for the community and we're building an institution measured over 10+ years, I couldn't comment on what our circulation is relative to anyone else's circulation.

I can only comment on the caliber of the content that we produce, how it is taken advantage of and used well by local advertisers, and how it's doing from in terms of building over a long period of time — home delivery and single-copy circulation, all three of which we're very pleased with and are on their path toward a long term, vibrant future."

What is your staffing at the Press Enterprise compared to when you started the paper?

"We have basically worked with the Press Enterprise, which is a great institution and a really hardworking and talented team, we have worked to augment what we're able to provide in that market. The product has now completely upgraded into it's new form and factor and we've been able, I think, to do a great job of really focusing on local reporting, local opinion, and really delivering and upgrading how much value we can deliver for our subscribers and advertisers.

We love the Press Enterprise, it's a great franchise, it's growing actively both within Riverside County and also in terms of what we're able to provide in terms of community building for San Bernardino County, as we have a growing subscriber base. We're very optimistic, we think that the team we inherited is really committed and engaged with the community and producing great journalism, and delivering a lot value for local advertisers. It's a market that really values and cares about and supports its newspaper, so we're very optimistic about the long term future of the Press Enterprise."

How has the paywall affected the website?

"It's hard to say because there aren't a lot of templates where you can say, here's exactly what's going to happen when you make bold news investments, like we have been in a long term future for the Register. In this particular case, we add a lot of value for our subscribers, digitally. We have a paywall because we believe the work that our journalists do is worth something and therefore we should be compensated for it. We also do have a lot that people can snack on and sample, if you will, and get a sense of what's the value that we provide that is outside of the paywall. It's a blend and we're constantly evolving and evaluating it.

We are still one of if not the largest digital hubs in Orange County and traffic is growing as are our visits and as are the results we're able to deliver for our advertisers, digitally. I think digital is a very important part of what we do and an important part of our long term future. It's not the only thing that's growing, in fact we're growing print even more than we're growing and working on digital. I think it's all part of the whole, it's about how we build community in Los Angeles and Orange County, in the Inland Empire over the long term."

I have to say, if I worked for you, hearing your description and the lack of specifics, I'd be very nervous about the future. 

"Any other questions?"

Speak to that, please, what do you say to your employees? How do you convince people that things are going to go in a positive direction?

"Our employees who actual see our numbers and understand what we're doing as a private company see and feel every day the growth that we're experiencing."

Stanley Cup finals begin between the Kings and the Rangers

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Drew Doughty #8 and Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings ; Credit: Harry How/Getty Images

The age-old rivalry pitting west coast against east coast, L.A. versus New York, will spill onto the ice of Staples Center tonight.

Game one of the Stanley Cup finals has the Rangers which are in the finals for the first time in 20 years, and the very strong LA Kings which last won the cup in 2012. It took seven games for the Kings to beat the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.

While heading into their second Stanley Cup finals appearance in the last three years means that the Kings have the experience -- and one of the league's best defenseman in 24-year-old Drew Doughty -- the Rangers have had a couple more days of rest, having defeated the Montreal Canadiens in just six games. The Rangers might also be hungrier; if they win, it'll be their first Stanley Cup trophy in two decades. Game one kicks off today at 5:00pm at the Staples Center.

Guest:  

Bob Miller, television play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Kings

The Keillor Reader: stories, essays, and more from the man behind A Prairie Home Companion

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"The Keillor Reader" by Garrison Keillor.

Garrison Keillor’s new book, “The Keillor Reader,” is a glimpse into the storyteller’s life and work. It’is a collection of stories, poems, essays, and memoir. Some of the work is excerpted from novels, magazines, and newspapers, including The New Yorker and The Atlantic.

The book also contains photos and memorabilia -- an artistic look at Keillor’s world. Keillor’s style, a mix of fantasy and truth, rings true in the collection. Keillor joins AirTalk in studio to discuss the book and his history of storytelling.

Interested in seeing Garrison Keillor? Keillor will be performing at the Greek Theatre on June 6 and hosting two book signings in the Los Angeles area in West Hollywood and Malibu on June 7. More information can be found on Keillor's website. 

Guest:  

Garrison Keillor, author of The Keillor Reader, Lake Wobegon Days, Happy To Be Here, and more; host of A Prairie Home Companion and contributor to Time magazine

 

Does Uber driver’s arrest shake riders' confidence?

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Should Uber be held responsible for the alleged misconduct of its drivers? ; Credit: Photo by Filippo/kofaku via Flickr Creative Commons

Powerhouse ride-sharing service Uber is under fire for the behavior of its drivers after an incident on Monday in which an Uber driver was arrested and charged after a woman accused him of kidnapping.

The woman reported that she woke up in a motel next to a shirtless man, Uber driver Frederick Dencer, after a night of drinking — she doesn’t remember how she got to the motel.

LAPD investigators say that the woman was allegedly picked up by the Uber driver outside a club, but haven’t ascertained whether the woman used her phone to request a ride or if the fare was solicited by the club’s valet.

RELATED: Uber driver arrested for allegedly kidnapping woman in West LA 

Uber claims that the driver wasn’t in-app, and that the ride had nothing to do with the company. The driver has already been suspended, per Uber protocol following any serious allegations.

Does this arrest make you less likely to use Uber's services? What have your experiences been like? Can a business be held accountable for the criminal behavior of its employees -- when is a company liable? 

Guests:

Lane Kasselman, Head of Communications - Americas, Uber

Steven Clark, attorney, former Santa Clara County DA, and legal analyst for NBC and NPR

To hear this segment, click on "Listen Now" on the left.


The Spurs vs. The Heat, again: Does the economics of pro-basketball curb competition?

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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat posts up Boris Diaw #33 of the San Antonio Spurs during a game at American Airlines Arena on January 26, 2014 in Miami, Florida. ; Credit: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

It’s The Heat against The Spurs in this year’s NBA Finals, for the second year in a row.

New York Times columnist Harvey Araton argues that the makeup of the league, and the economics underpinning it (in particular the individual salary cap), makes it the most anti-competitive enterprise in US pro sports today.

Guests: 

Harvey Araton, sports reporter and national basketball columnist for the New York Times; author of many books including “When the Garden Was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks” (Harper, 2011), and the forthcoming novel “Cold Type” (Cinco Puntos Press, 2014)

Larry Coon, an expert on the NBA salary cap. He owns the blog, NBA Salary Cap FAQ and is a computer scientist and the IT Director at UC Irvine

 

ACLU lawsuit claims California students robbed of learning time

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Children at Scripps Ranch KinderCare in San Diego play in their classroom on October 1, 2013 in San Diego, CA. ; Credit: Robert Benson/Getty Images for Knowledge Unive

Students from impoverished districts in L.A., Compton and others are suing state officials over lost class time and overall harm to their education. The class-action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and Public Counsel Law Center blames high teacher turnover, inefficient scheduling, school crime and even personal trauma for failing these students.They say it violates the state the constitution.

California education officials issued a statement: "While neither the California Department of Education nor the State Board of Education has had an opportunity to review the specific claims made in today's suit, we believe continuing to implement California's Local Control Funding Formula—rather than shifting authority to Sacramento—is the best way to improve student achievement and meet the needs of our schools, and we will resist any effort to derail this important initiative through costly and unnecessary litigation."

Are the courts the best venue for these problems? What are the possible remedies?

Guests: 

Mark Rosenbaum, Chief Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California, lead attorney on Cruz et al v. State of California et al

Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, Education Reporter, KPCC

Neal McCluskey, associate director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom

Hear the segment by clicking on "Listen Now" in the upper left.

Debating the path to comprehensive immigration reform

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President and CEO of National Council of la Raza Janet Murguia (R) speaks to the press after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House as AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (L) listens February 5, 2013 in Washington, DC. ; Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Earlier this year when the president of the self-described “largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the country” called President Obama a “Deporter in Chief” for his administration’s deportation policies, it became a rallying cry for some fed up with the lack of movement on the country’s immigration reform. It garnered national attention and also gained her many critics.

Janet Murguia, president of The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) joins Larry in studio to talk about immigration reform, the Latino Vote in midterm elections and how California’s growing Latino population is shaping the state.

Guest:  

Janet Murguia, president and CEO of The National Council of La Raza

Autry Museum showcases the history and legacy of Route 66

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Road sign, “66,” circa 1960s. Collection of Steve Rider

There is no road in America quite like Route 66. The highway winds its way from Chicago to Los Angeles and captures an iconic piece of American history.

A new exhibit at The Autry museum, “Route 66: The Road and Romance,” explores the rise and fall of Route 66 and its powerful symbolism in American identity.

The exhibit opens on Sunday, June 8 and will run through January 4, 2015. Larry joins The Autry museum curator, Jeffrey Richardson with a preview of the show.

Guest:

Jeffrey Richardson, museum curator, The Autry

Ben Fitzsimmons, Senior Manager, Programs and Public Events at Autry National Center

As hopes for a NFL team fizzle, City Council oks convention center Plan B

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The proposed football stadium and new Pico Hall would add more exhibition space to the Los Angeles Convention Center. ; Credit: Anschutz Entertainment Group

The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday on a so-called Plan B to renovate and expand the Convention Center in Downtown, as the deadline for Anschutz Entertainment Group, the developer behind the Farmers Field stadium, to bring a NFL team to Los Angeles approaches.

The proposal approved by the City Council’s Economic Development Committee calls for a $300 million renovation of the convention center. Over two dozen architecture firms will vie for the contract to design the upgrade, which could include the addition of a new hotel.

In 2012, the Los Angeles City Council approved the proposal for a 72,000-seat football stadium. The agreement, which expires in October, is contingent on AEG securing a pro-football team for the city.

 

Guests:  

David Zahniser, LA Times reporter covering City Hall and local government

 

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