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AirTalk Oct. 19, 2026
No Kings protests, Prop. 37, new LACMA exhibit on past visions of the future homes, Latino voters on Trump, and the history of gay and lesbian bars in SoCal.
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Were you at a No Kings protest this weekend?
Rallies organized by the No Kings network opposed to President Donald Trump were held Saturday in cities and communities across the U.S., with an aim of getting people out to vote early in the midterm elections.
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11:33
Prop 37: low-cost mortgages
Proposition 37 seeks to create a “middle class” down payment assistance program funded by revenue bonds of up to $25 billion. Under the proposed program, homebuyers earning up to 200% of their area’s median income could apply for state funding to cover down payments of up to 17% for newly-built homes. We lay out the pros and cons of the proposition and how it would work.
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10:06
New LACMA exhibit looks at past visions of the future homes
LACMA’s new exhibit, 'Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias,' explores visions of how living in American homes would be transformed by future technologies. Some of these predictions, like rooms centered around television sets, would come to pass while ideas like self-cleaning kitchens remain tantalizingly out of reach.
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10:54
Latino voters helped put Trump back in the White House. What’s their next move?
As a group, Latinos shifted toward Trump two years ago, helping return him to the White House with a Republican-controlled Congress. Now, many are souring on the president and his party, which could upend the balance of power in Washington in the Nov. 3 elections.
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20:25
The economic downfall of gay and lesbian bars
Over the last century, Southern California’s gay and lesbian bar scene has helped build cultural hubs throughout the region. From the Coast Inn’s historic Boom Boom Room in Laguna Beach to The Boulevard in Pasadena, many historic venues have since shut down due a sharp decline in standalone gay and lesbian bars. We look at the history and the various economic factors that’ve hit the region and beyond.
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