"Wooden: A Coach's Life" by Seth Davis.

John Wooden coached the UCLA men's basketball team to 10 NCAA championships during the 1960s and the '70s, but author Seth Davis says Wooden's success is only a fraction of the man he was.

Davis's new biography Wooden: A Coach's Life examines the man behind the legend. Noted for being old-fashioned and disciplined both in his habits and coaching, “Wooden made UCLA the most attractive basketball program in the country,” Davis writes.

Drawing on archival research, and interviews with more than two hundred players, opponents, and coaches, Davis explores the how the well-known coach struggled to stay on top.

What fueled Wooden's competitive streak? And what conflicts surrounded his career? How did his success create more burden?

Guest:

 Seth Davis, author of Wooden: A Coach’s Life (and college basketball reporter for Sports Illustrated and CBS sports)

"Wooden: A Coach's Life" by Seth Davis.

John Wooden coached the UCLA men's basketball team to 10 NCAA championships during the 1960s and the '70s, but author Seth Davis says Wooden's success is only a fraction of the man he was.

Davis's new biography Wooden: A Coach's Life examines the man behind the legend. Noted for being old-fashioned and disciplined both in his habits and coaching, “Wooden made UCLA the most attractive basketball program in the country,” Davis writes.

Drawing on archival research, and interviews with more than two hundred players, opponents, and coaches, Davis explores the how the well-known coach struggled to stay on top.

What fueled Wooden's competitive streak? And what conflicts surrounded his career? How did his success create more burden?

Guest:

 Seth Davis, author of Wooden: A Coach’s Life (and college basketball reporter for Sports Illustrated and CBS sports)

Farrah Abraham, Maci Bookout and Bristol Palin speak to Dr. Drew Pinsky during " The Harsh Truth: Teen Moms Tell All" Town Hall Meeting sponsored by The Candie's Foundation at Lighthouse International Conference Center on May 5, 2010 in New York City. ; Credit: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images

Popular reality TV shows like '16 and Pregnant' and 'Teen Mom' have been criticized for glamorizing teen pregnancy but according to a new study, the shows may actually have a positive effect on the teen birthrate. Researchers combed through Nielsen ratings data combined with birth records from 2010 and concluded that the shows prevented more than 20,000 teenage births, nearly 6 percent of the total.

The teen birth rate declined faster in areas where teenagers actually watched more MTV programming. The two shows are among MTV's most popular with some episodes drawing more than 3 million viewers. The paper, published Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research, is being hailed by advocacy groups trying to prevent teen pregnancy but critics argue that the young moms featured in the show become celebrities with reality show fame and hefty paychecks.

One of MTV's first teen mom stars, Farrah Abraham, went on to star in the VH1 show 'Couples Therapy'. Are these shows a realistic depiction of teen pregnancy? Do they make teens think twice about becoming teen parents themselves? Or does the celebrity status of MTV's teen moms give teens an unrealistic picture of what parenthood is like? Do you think they have a positive or negative effect on teenage viewers?

Guests:

Phillip Levine, professor of economics at Wellesley College and co-author of the study

Maci Bookout, participant on  ‘16 and Pregnant’ and ‘Teen Mom’

Melissa Henson, National grassroots director for the Parents Television Council

Bill Albert, Chief Program Officer for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates smiles while participating in a Senate Defense Subcommittee hearing on proposed budget estimates for FY2012 for the Defense Department, on June 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.; Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

It has not even hit the bookstands, yet Robert Gates memoir is the most talked about in Washington.

As the Washington Post's Bob Woodward wrote in the first review last week, "It is rare for a former Cabinet member, let alone a Defense secretary...to publish such an antagonistic portrait of a sitting president."

Today on NPR, Gates seemed more nuanced in his criticism of President Barack Obama, saying: "[T]he only thing that has really troubled me a little bit is that some people who have a narrative on Obama and the war got out there early with their take on my — on what I've written, and I think shaped their discussion of the book to support their narrative of what had taken place without taking into account some of the more measured and counterbalancing discussion that's in the book."

Guests:

Tom Ricks, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist specialising in military affairs; Author, “The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today” (2012)

Sarah Chayes, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; former special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2010-2011)

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Foreign Policy Analysts specializing in Afghanistan, Council on Foreign Relations

A surgeon wears a binocular loupe during an open-heart surgery in a cardiac surgery unit at the Angers hospital in Angers, western France, on October 24, 2013. The Angers hospital employs 6,000 people including 980 doctors.; Credit: JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/Getty Images

Many women look forward to becoming a mother. Infertility can be a huge roadblock for some on the road to parenthood.  Infertility treatments, such as In Vitro Fertilization have been around for years. But are there any options for women without a uterus?

A report from the Associated Press says, doctors in Sweden are pioneering a new surgery for womb transplants.Already, nine women have successfully received transplanted wombs. Most of the women are in their 30s and were either born without a uterus or had it removed due to cervical cancer. The women received transplanted wombs donated from relatives. Although the women have received wombs, researchers are still waiting to see if the transplanted wombs will result in successful pregnancies.

This is not the first time womb transplants have been attempted.  Doctors in both Turkey and Saudi Arabia performed womb transplant surgeries but neither was successful in producing babies.  Similar operations are being planned by scientists in Britain and Hungary.

Life-saving transplants of vital organs have been around for years, is this a natural progression or have scientists gone to far? Is it ethical to use live donors?

Dr. Richard Paulson, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Chief of the division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the USC Keck School of Medicine, and Director of USC Fertility, a non-profit fertility practice at USC

Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees stands on third base during a rehab game for the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Fightin Phils at Arm & Hammer Park on August 3, 2013 in Trenton, New Jersey. The superstar will miss the rest of this season and all of next season due to a suspension.; Credit: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's 211 game suspension for his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs was reduced to 162 games by an arbitrator this weekend, effectively forcing the slugger to sit out the entire 2014 season.

Rodriguez has denied Major League Baseball's doping allegations and vowed to take his fight to federal court to get his suspension reversed.

In an interview with 60 Minutes that aired last night, Anthony Bosch, founder of the South Florida anti-aging clinic Biogensis at the center of the scandal and MLB's key witness in the case against Rodriguez, details the player's PED use and describes personally injecting Rodriguez with banned substances.

What’s next for Rodriguez? What are the chances that his suspension will get thrown out in federal court?

Guest:

Steve Fishman, contributor editor at New York magazine who’s been covering the story

Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department patrol the streets after objects following protests, on September 7, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.; Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Crime in Los Angeles County is at a record low for the eleventh straight year. Mayor Garcetti proudly announced the final 2013 statistics today. Among the notable numbers, violent crime is down 12 percent.

Los Angeles county saw 251 homicides in 2013, the lowest number since 1966. Garcetti said gang related crime has been cut in half over the past five years. Garcetti said per capita, crime rates have not seen such lows since 1949. What is the LAPD doing different to cause the drop in crime? At what point, if at any, will it plateau?

Guests:

Erika Aguilar, KPCC’s Crime and Safety Reporter

George Tita, Associate professor of Criminology, Law and Society at University of California, Irvine

Recently built homes are seen in suburban neighborhoods under construction on top of the San Andreas Rift Zone, the system of depressions in the ground between the parallel faults of the San Andreas earthquake fault, on May 14, 2008 in the community of Highland, east of San Bernardino, California. ; Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

This is one in a weeklong series of stories on KPCC leading up to Friday's 20th anniversary of the devastating 1994 Northridge Earthquake. The series will take a look at the quake's history, its effects and its legacy on the people of Southern California. You can view more stories on our Northridge Anniversary page. Let us know what you think on our Facebook page, on Twitter and in the comments below.

The Northridge earthquake 20 years ago has taught us that buildings that have been seismically retrofitted save lives.

The quake caused $20 billion in destruction, much of it to buildings, and 125,000 people were rendered at least temporarily homeless in part because of damaged homes. It was immediately apparent that buildings that were retrofitted withstood the quake much better than those that weren't.

RELATED: The Northridge Earthquake 20 years later

Since the quake, cities including Los Angeles have encouraged homeowners to voluntarily retrofit their residences, and it's been estimated that one in 10 homes in Los Angeles county need the procedure.

How could homeowners find a trustworthy retrofitting contractor? What are the costs? Should all homeowners have their homes inspected?

Guests:

Sanden Totten, KPCC’s Science Reporter

Dave Tourjé, President of Alpha Structural, Inc., an earthquake retrofitting and foundation repair contractor based in Eagle Rock 

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At this time of year, air pollution can rise to unhealthy levels, especially when there are stagnant weather conditions.

To help keep pollution down, the South Coast Air Quality agency has started mandatory no-burn alerts. “Wood smoke from fireplaces contributes to regional particulate pollution, which is a serious public health threat,” said the agency’s lead Barry Wallerstein.

They’ve created a map to make clear which regions have “no burn” alerts from day to day.

Anyone with asthma or other respiratory illnesses knows already that high particulate levels can make breathing painful and difficult. How much of a problem are wood fires? How will this message reach everyone with a wood-burning fireplace?

Guest: 

Philip Fine, Ph.D., Assistant Deputy Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District

A physician assistant of family medicine wears a stethoscope during an examination at the Codman Square Health Center April 5, 2006 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.; Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Paying extra money to a doctor in exchange for better care and more access is a growing trend in healthcare. This method of care, often called 'concierge medicine', means patients typically pay an annual subscription fee of hundreds or thousands of dollars to the doctor of their choice. That buys them regular direct access to their doctor without having to deal with insurance companies.

The method is appealing to doctors who often complain about spending more time doing paperwork than seeing patients. It allows them to limit the number of patients that come through their office and don't have to deal with the hassles that come with insurance billing. Patients report having longer appointment times and direct contact with their doctors by phone and email.

It may have benefits to both patient and doctor but the practice is not cheap. And people often have to carry insurance anyway in case of a catastrophic illness or an accident that lands them in the hospital.

Critics argue that if more doctors flock to concierge medicine there will be even fewer primary care doctors left to handle the millions of patients who can't afford this type of treatment. Is concierge medicine pushing the nation's doctor shortage over the brink? As the practice gets more affordable, is this a way for the uninsured to still get care? Is direct a la carte pricing a better way to bill patients for medical care?

Guests: 

Dylan Roby, Assistant professor of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA School of Public Health

Dr. Pam Brar, internist with a concierge private practice in La Jolla

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas delivers his rebuttal closing argument in the trial of two former Fullerton police officers who are facing charges related to the death of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man, who died after a violent 2011 confrontation with the [then] officers.
; Credit: Joshua Sudock/Pool Photo

Two former Fullerton police officers were found not guilty of beating to death a mentally ill, homeless man, a jury found on Monday in Orange County Superior Court.

The verdicts were read as people on both sides of the courtroom reacted with gasps and sobs. Jurors found Manuel Ramos, 39, and Jay Cicinelli, 41, not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Kelly Thomas, who died unconscious in a hospital five days after he was involved in a violent altercation with officers outside a Fullerton transit station on July 5, 2011.

Jurors also found Ramos not guilty of second-degree murder and acquitted Cicinelli of an additional count of using excessive force. The jury deliberated for eight hours after a lengthy trial.

While excessive-force charges against police rarely result in guilty verdicts, some analysts are dismayed at the short span of jury deliberations. There are also questions about District Attorney Rackaukas' handling of the case and why a more experienced litigator — or one who does not have a close working relationship with police — didn't prosecute the case.

With files from Ed Joyce and the Associated Press.

Interview Highlights:

Do you think you got an especially tough jury or was this by nature a tough case to win?
"I think that we always knew that it would be a tough case. So it was one where there was never any question about that particular aspect of it. But I thought that these two police officers crossed the line to the extent that they should be prosecuted and convicted, but I never had any illusions about the difficulty in trying the case and convincing a jury."

When the jury came back yesterday did you know at that point that you lost?
"You never know until you get a result, but I did think that it was a little bit early for a conviction."

Would it have been better to assign the strongest Deputy DA to prosecute the case?
"I think it was the right decision that I made. First of all I don't admit that I was unable to handle the case, I think we put the case on pretty well. I had a lot of support and I think overall the evidence that we needed to have come in front of the jury did and I think all of the considerations were properly presented to them and they made their decision. Certainly we have people in the office with a lot of experience and that are very good trial attorneys, so I guess somebody else can second guess that, since it was my decision and it was a hard case and one where we were asking for the jury to convict two officers who were on-duty at the time, that I had to be the one asking for that verdict."

Have you or anyone in your office interviewed jurors to ask about the decision?
"No we haven't done that at this point. Somewhere down the road we'll look into trying to ferret out those issues a bit better. I think that overall, it's a hard matter. You have the basic questions of whether or not these police officers abused their authority and to what extent was Kelly Thomas's behavior something that the jurors would think was inappropriate. The basic questions I think were the telling questions."

Was it a mistake to take the case to a jury?
"First, I certainly don't think that it was a mistake to bring the case. I reviewed the case and it was clear to me that there were violations of law and that these police officers should be held accountable, and that this matter had to be decided by a jury. We did that and it was decided by a jury. Whether or not another jury would do something different, I can't speculate about that. I think that we put our case on, I think we did a good job and the jurors got the facts and the evidence and the law all very clearly and made their decision, so we had our day in court. If I had it to do over again I would not hesitate to do it again." 

Were you able to refute the defense's argument that Thomas had a weakened heart?
"We could and we did. I don't think that the case was determined on the basis of the cause of death. You can watch the video and you can see what the cause of death was, so to say that he had a weakened heart and died too easily, that's just not the case. That violates common sense to begin with, but we also had a very expert and world renowned cardiologist testify that he looked at the heart on a CAT scan and that there was nothing weak about it, I don't think that issue carried the day. I think that the more important aspect of bringing those defense witnesses to testify about Kelly's heart condition was to have the jury consider evidence of his prior use of methamphetamine."

Why didn't the video evidence of the beating convince jurors of your defense argument?
"I think that was the important point, when he put those gloves on and said those things. I think that at that point there was still some back and forth between Officer Ramos and Kelly Thomas, and I can only speculate...I don't think there's any way to look at that and say well, this is lawful police conduct. I think they had to believe that even with that unlawful conduct that officer Ramos was still within his authority to continue to give orders and make demands on Kelly Thomas."

How did you attempt to refute the idea that Thomas posed a risk to the officers?
"He never did pose any risk to the officers at the scene and I think that's very clear. You can see from the behavior of Kelly Thomas and the officers that he did not in any way pose a risk to the officers. They didn't treat him as a risk, Officer Ramos even turned his back on him one time or another, and was very casual about the whole thing. So it was not that Kelly Thomas presented a risk to the officers."

How do you think the jury determined the officers were working within policy?
"I just don't think that the jury was willing to send these two officers to prison for the conduct that resulted in the death of Kelly Thomas. I think we showed them the officer's conduct very clearly, and I think that we showed them the law very clearly, and that they spoke and they weren't convinced and they acquitted the defendants."

Do you think there's a potential federal civil rights case here?
"I would leave that entirely up to them. They are privy to the case in the sense that we've provided them with files originally and we've kept them up on that. Certainly we will continue to cooperate in every way possible. Their considerations are different than ours, in other words they don't have to show murder or involuntary manslaughter, they have a different standard...It's a possibility, they'll have to look at all of the evidence and see what they think."

Will this experience make you reluctant to take on future excessive force cases?
"I look at each case independently and individually, if we see a case that is an excessive force, I will look at the case and if it merits prosecution, we'll prosecute it."

Guests: 

Tony Rackauckas, Orange County District Attorney

Ed Joyce, KPCC Orange County Reporter

Jerod Gunsberg, Criminal Defense Attorney, The Law Offices of Jerod Gunsberg in Beverly Hills

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks at a press conference announcing a bipartisan budget deal, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, as House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) looks on at the U.S. Capitol on December 10, 2013 in Washington, DC. ; Credit: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images

Congressional negotiators released a bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill on Monday night that would keep the government running until October and finally bury last year’s budget battles that spurred a 16-day government shutdown.

The 1,582-page bill details the budget deal passed by Congress in December and is full of trade-offs between Republicans and Democrats.

It would increase funding for the Head Start program by $1 billion, largely meet the Pentagon’s request for funds to be used in the construction of air craft carriers and Joint Strike Fighters and slash budgets for both the Internal Revenue Service and Environmental Protection Agency.

Under the measure, the Obama administration would get most of the money it wanted to pay for implementation of the Affordable Care Act. It also offers relief to many of the federal workers impacted by sequestration cuts.

The Republican-led House will vote on the spending bill Wednesday--and despite some pushback from Tea Partiers, it's expected to pass. What do you think of the measure? Are you pleased to see Congress forging compromise?

Guest:

Seung Min Kim, Congressional Reporter for POLITICO

Narendra Parmar sits with Certified Enrollment Specialist, Laquanda Jordan, as he finishes the process of picking and signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act at a Miami Enrollment Assistance Center on December 23, 2013 in Miami, Florida. ; Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

 Young healthy Americans are not flocking to enroll in the Affordable Care Act in numbers that the White House had hoped to see.

New enrollment figures out this week show that 24 percent of those buying coverage are young adults in the prime age group between 18 and 34. That's the age range that the White House says needs to enroll in large numbers in order to balance the cost of coverage among older, sicker Americans.

The figure are a big improvement over the last two enrollment announcements but it's still short of the roughly 2 in 5 Americans that analysts have said are required to prevent health plans' premiums from going up.

One-third of the 2.2 million people who have enrolled so far are 55 to 64 years old. Members of this group are important for keeping insurance costs down, since they are typically healthier.

Why aren’t younger Americans enrolling in masses? Does allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ plan until 26 affect enrollment? How can the marketplace become more attractive to the young enrollees? What effect will the lack of young enrollees have in the long term?

Guests:

Dylan Roby, Assistant professor of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA School of Public Health

Yevgeniy Feyman, fellow at the Manhattan Institute

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie enters the Borough Hall in Fort Lee to apologize to Mayor Mark Sokolich on January 9, 2014 in Fort Lee, New Jersey. According to reports Christie's Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly is accused of giving a signal to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to close lanes on the George Washington Bridge, allegedly as punishment for the Fort Lee, New Jersey mayor not endorsing the Governor during the election.; Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie might be in the middle of a pretty juicy scandal but he seems to be emerging without too much damage to his reputation and future prospects. 'Bridgegate', the controversy surrounding the traffic jam caused by lane closures on the George Washington Bridge, did shave a little bit off of Christie's popularity but a new Quinnipiac poll shows that New Jersey residents are largely sticking by their governor.

Christie profusely apologized for the lane closures but does the 'revenge' approach to politics make him out to be a bully? More than half (54%) of those polled said that Christie was more of a leader than a bully, with only 40 percent picking bully. New Jersey is no stranger to tough politics and some politicos are arguing that sometimes politicians like Chris Christie should play dirty.

The tough politicians have a track record of being successful in Washington. Is it the tough and pushy politics that actually gets things done? If this same scandal had happened in another state would it be as easily shrugged off? Should we accept a little bit of ‘bully’ in our politicians?

Guests: 

Bob Ingle, Senior Political Columnist for Gannett New Jersey newspapers and co-author of “Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power” (St Martin’s Press, 2012)

David Plotz, editor of the online magazine Slate and a co-host of Slate's Political Gabfest

On Monday Dec. 9, 2013 Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca held a press conference to respond to the F.B.I. arrests of 17 Los Angeles sheriff's deputies.; Credit: Ken Scarboro/KPCC

Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell has launched into the race for LA County Sheriff with a list of banner endorsements. Despite inexperience running a political campaign, he begins boldly with support from LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, L.A.

County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, former L.A. County District Attorney Steve Cooley, and developer Rick Caruso. The other declared candidates in the race are Assistant Sheriff Todd Rogers; former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka; former Sheriff's Commander Bob Olmsted; former Sheriff's Lt. Pat Gomez and LAPD Sgt. Lou Vince. The primary is in June.

Guest: 

Frank Stoltze, KPCC Reporter

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's SWAT team helicopter flies low over homes in the search zone during a massive manhunt for a suspect who attempted to kill two LAPD detectives on June 25, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. ; Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Included in the 1 trillion dollar federal spending bill for 2014 is a provision that could limit helicopter noise over Los Angeles County within a year. The provision directs the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration to create regulations on excess helicopter noise.

That is, unless the FAA can prove the voluntary measures it suggested last year are working.The voluntary measures included propositions such as mapping new helicopter routes, flying at higher altitudes, and creating a noise-complaint system.

Representative Adam Schiff has fought for comprehensive legislation from the FAA since many of his constituents are bothered by the noises caused by helicopters flown by the press, paparazzi and tourists.

While the provision might be seen as a milestone, how far will the FAA go to control helicopter noise in one of the busiest airways in the nation? How will the FAA enforce new regulations? And how soon might residence have relief?

Guest: 

Rep. Adam Schiff, Democratic Congressman for California’s 28th District (Stretching from West Hollywood to the eastern border of Pasadena, and from Echo Park to the Angeles National Forest)  and a member of the House Appropriations Committee

Larry Welk, President of Angel City Air, a full service helicopter company; Former pilot and reporter for CBS 2 and KCAL 9

French president Francois Hollande speaks during a press conference to present his 2014 policy plans at the Elysee presidential palace on January 14, 2014, in Paris, France. This high-profile press conference was initially expected to culminate with a key announcement on reforms to spur economic growth and create jobs but it is yet mostly seen as his first public appearance since news of his alleged affair with a French actress became public.; Credit: Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images

A French magazine, Closer, published exclusive photos last week showing a man it alleged to be French president Francois Hollande arriving at the apartment of actress Julie Gayet by scooter. The man's face was obscured by the helmet he was wearing, but the magazine said he could be positively identified as France's socialist president by the shoes he was wearing.

Hollande, who is unmarried but is in a long-term relationship, has not denied the affair allegations. While the French public seems just tepidly interested in the scandal, the French press has been having a field day. Has the scandal done irreparable harm to the Hollande presidency?  How would it derailed his plans to get the lackluster French economy back on track?

Guest:

Craig Copetas, Correspondent-at-Large at Quartz, digitally native news outlet launched by Atlantic Media. He is based in Paris, France.

Tom Wheeler, current head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), attends the announcement in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2013. ; Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

A federal appeals court gave a mixed ruling on Internet access regulations yesterday. The DC Circuit Court affirmed that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authority to create open-access rules. But in a setback for the Obama administration's goal of Internet openness, the court ruled that the FCC failed to establish that its 2010 regulations don't overreach.

Some consumer advocates are wringing their hands over the decision. "[The] ruling means that Internet users will be pitted against the biggest phone and cable companies - and in the absence of any oversight, these companies can now block and discriminate against their customers' communications at will," according to Craig Aaron of Free Press.

Jeffrey Eisenach of the American Enterprise Institute think tank has a different take. He writes, "While the Court's discussion of Internet economics leaves much to be desired, its ultimate conclusion -- which leaves in place the freedom to innovate which has applied to the Internet since its inception -- is good for consumers, for innovation and for economic growth."

What does this mean for your Netflix, HBO GO, iTunes and the like? How soon could changes occur, if at all? Will this case make it to the Supreme Court? Who has the knowledge to make a tech-savvy ruling?

With files from the Associated Press.

Guests: 

Roslyn Layton, Visiting Fellow, Center for Internet, Communications, and Technology Policy at the American Enterprise Institute - a think tank focused on free enterprise

Craig Aaron, President and CEO of Free Press - described as a nonpartisan organization building a nationwide movement for media that serve the public interest

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck (C) speaks during a news conference at Los Angeles Dodger Stadium on April 14, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.; Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

The field to replace retiring Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has just become more crowded, with Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell announcing that he's joining the race. Why is Chief Beck endorsing him?

A jury this week found two former Fullerton officers not guilty in the beating death of Kelly Thomas, and the Orange County D.A. has dropped charges against a third cop. The FBI is now looking into the case. We get the Chief's take on the case.

Larry will also discuss next steps in outfitting Los Angeles police officers with body cameras now that the LA Police Commission has hit their $1.3 million fundraising target. They'll also talk about Mayor Eric Garcetti's pledge to restore overtime pay for the LAPD.

Guest: 

Charlie Beck, Chief of Los Angeles Police Department

Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium on August 27, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.; Credit: Jeff Gross/Getty Images

The deal costs $215 million over the seven years, and shatters the seven-year, making the 25-year-old the highest paid baseball player ever. The contract comes with an opt-out clause after five seasons, meaning that left-hander could become a free agent at 30 years old.

Kershaw has established himself as one of the best pitchers in the game, having won the Cy Young Award twice in the last three seasons and helping to lead the Dodgers to a division championship last year.

What would keeping Kershaw in Los Angeles mean for the Dodgers? Pitchers are particularly prone to injury, does this contract extension make financial sense for the Dodgers?

Guest:
Bill Shaikin, who covers baseball for the Los Angeles Times