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Major Dodgers trade, a new Colorado River plan, Gianni Infantino's FIFA future and more
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal sits on the bench during the eighth inning of an MLB game against the Boston Red Sox at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium.
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- Triple Play: Dodgers pick up Skubal, the Mets say OK to bets
- What does a new Colorado River plan mean for California?
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces increasing pressure to resign
- How Adelanto detention center plans on improving conditions
- SoCal History: the military academies of yesteryear
- What was your first summer job?
Today's show: AirTalk host Larry Mantle discusses The Dodgers latest trade, a new Colorado River plan, Gianni Infantino's future with FIFA, conditions at Adelanto detention center, SoCal military academies and summer jobs.
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Triple Play: Dodgers pick up Skubal, the Mets say OK to bets
The topic:
The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.
The man: Skubal got the news during the Tigers’ 8-6 win over the Athletics and was emotional after the game as he prepared to leave the team that drafted him in 2018 and developed him into a star to join the two-time defending World Series champions.
The team: Skubal is the latest star to join the high-priced roster for the Dodgers that already has big-name players like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Mookie Betts. If everyone is healthy, he could be part of a rotation with Ohtani, reigning World Series MVP Yamamoto, fellow two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow.
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Also in baseball: On the other coast, the New York Mets have partnered with prediction market company Novig, becoming the first Major League Baseball team to integrate directly with an individual prediction market.
Guests:
- Nick Roman, host of Roman on the Radio; he's also former host of All Things Considered on LAist
- A Martinez, host of NPR's Morning Edition
What does a new Colorado River plan mean for California?
Water from the Colorado River flows through the All American Canal Hydro-Electric Plant Drop 4, eventually reaching the Imperial Valley, approximately 80 miles downstream from the plant.
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The topic:
The federal government has released its plan for water management in the Colorado River. Under the proposal, Arizona, California and Nevada would all face cuts in their use.
Why now? The Colorado River is facing severe drought, and reservoirs have reached an all-time low. States have failed to come to an agreement about allocations, causing the Department of the Interior to step in.
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So is the dispute finally solved? Not quite. Two Mexican states: Baja California and Sonora also rely on the Colorado River for water. The U.S. and Mexico still need to reach an agreement about water usage.
Guests:
- Felicia Marcus, visiting fellow of the Stanford Water in the West Program and former chair of the California State Water Resources Control Board
- Bill Hasencamp, manager of Colorado River resources for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces increasing pressure to resign
Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, speaks to the media during a FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Press Conference at Mexico City Stadium.
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The topic:
Following the proposal to offer private investors a minority stake in the World Cup, multiple continental soccer federations came out slamming the deal. The most openly disgruntled from the bunch, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), has helped lead a campaign for FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, to resign from his post.
Infantino’s Trump administration ties: Following Gianni Infantino’s creation of the FIFA Peace Prize, awarding it to President Donald Trump, Infantino and Trump's connection has been noted. One of the early investors on board with the controversial stake proposal is Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared Kushner.
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Latest: The New York Post reported that Gianni Infantino was looking to speak with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, although a spokesman for the State Department denied that. In other news, the England Football Association has joined its Welsh counterparts in withdrawing support for Infantino’s re-election bid.
Guest:
- Kevin Baxter, soccer reporter for the Los Angeles Times
How Adelanto detention center plans on improving conditions
Protesters outside Adelanto in March demanded better living conditions at the Adelanto ICE detention facility in the Mojave Desert. A federal judge in July ordered the federal government, which contracts with a private company to run Adelanto, to make immediate improvements.
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The topic:
The federal government, under a court order to immediately improve conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, filed a plan just ahead of its deadline to respond last week. Today on AirTalk, we look at this plan in depth.
What we know: The plan was short on details and included pushback. Federal officials told the court that the privately run facility is already in compliance with several of the standards set in the court order and they’d work with the contractor to bring the facility into full compliance. They also said they’d agreed with the plaintiffs on candidates for an overall facility monitor, but not on someone to focus on medical conditions.
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What’s next: Lawyers for the federal government notified the court they plan to appeal the order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and asked the court to hold off on enforcing the July 16 order until that appeal is decided. Advocates for detainees said despite the government’s claims, many issues remain unaddressed and they plan to impose efforts to stay the injunction.
Read the full piece… for point-by-point details on the government’s plan.
Guest:
- Jared Bennett, LAist immigration and law enforcement correspondent
SoCal History: the military academies of yesteryear
A historical postcard showing drilling at Harvard Military Academy in Los Angeles.
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The topic:
Military academies are often associated with the East Coast, but here in California we had our own run of propping up some of these regimented schools. Today on AirTalk, we dig into the history of these schools and their impact on SoCal.
The height: In a May piece for the Los Angeles Times, columnist Patt Morrison dug into the boon period for these schools, which she attributes to a burning sense in the early 1900s that the country was on the cusp of a new “American Century,” and we’d need a disciplined population of young men for it.
The decline: While there are still a number of these schools dotting the West Coast, military academies faced the same issue many of us can relate to: land got expensive in SoCal. Academies began moving further and further out of town, and cultural shifts around the Vietnam Era made them less appealing.
Join the conversation: Do you have a memory of one of these military academies? Did you attend one? Join the conversation by calling (866) 893-5722 or email atcomments@laist.com.
Guest:
- Patt Morrison, columnist for the Los Angeles Times, her recent piece is At ease — permanently. The SoCal military academies that thrived and then folded their tents
What was your first summer job?
Did you have a summer job?
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The topic:
A summer job can be a teenager's first foray into the wider world of responsibility, and the rewards that one can reap from the experience go beyond a handful of pay stubs. Today on AirTalk, we want to hear from you about your first summer job, and the lessons you learned.
Schools out: The neat thing about school is that (for the most part) they can't fire you for doing poorly. School understandably is meant to be a nurturing environment, and summer jobs can help complement schooling by giving teenagers the chance to learn about how the adult world works in a low-stakes environment.
Money, money, money: And while the money isn't great, teens typically don't have to pay the big bills, and a few hundred bucks every two weeks can feel pretty good when you get to decide where all of that dosh is heading.
Join the conversation: So call in and tell us: what did you learn from your first summer job? What memories stick out, good or bad, from the experience? Was it something you wanted to do? Or something you had to do? Give us a call at (866) 893-5722, or you can email us at atcomments@laist.com
Guest:
- Doug Johnson, LAist vice president of technology and operations
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