HOMELESS RULING QUASHES LAPD PLAN ON SKID ROW; PREVIEW OF PARENT-TEACHER COALITION ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING SHIFT IN POLICY FOR LAUSD; TAX TIME; EARTHQUAKE HISTORY AND NEW SPACE-AGED TECHNOLOGY; RIDING WITH STRANGERS
HOMELESS RULING QUASHES LAPD PLAN ON SKID ROW
The LA police department and the Mayor’s office have big plans for downtown. But visions of a downtown Mecca of culture and nightlife conflicts with skid row and the concentration of homeless people. Now a ruling from a federal appeals court will make it impossible for the LAPD to clear the homeless from sleeping on the sidewalks. Guest-host Judy Muller talks with experts about the implications of this new ruling.
PREVIEW OF PARENT-TEACHER COALITION ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING SHIFT IN POLICY FOR LAUSD
At 2PM today, six community organizations and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) will offer their proposal for LAUSD reform. Their ideas include increasing funding for all schools and reducing class sizes for all students. The press conference occurs one day before Mayor Villaraigosa’s “State of the City” speech, which will also address school reform. Guest host Judy Muller speaks with UTLA president AJ Duffy to get the union’s perspective.
TAX TIME
They’re due. And we’re paying, but what do we really think about them? Is Washington using the money wisely? Are they too high? Too low? Or just right? Guest-host Judy Muller talks about a study from the American Enterprise Institute about what Americans think about the taxes they pay. Then she’ll talk to John Irons of the Centers for American Progress and Phillip Swagel, also of AEI, about why we feel how we do about our taxes--and how things could change for the better.
EARTHQUAKE HISTORY AND NEW SPACE-AGED TECHNOLOGY
One hundred years ago San Francisco was hit by a devastating earthquake that touched off fires that destroyed the city. Guest-host Judy Muller talks to historian and author Simon Winchester about the quake. She’ll also talk to Andrea Donnellan, a geophysicist from NASA whose work could have far-reaching implications for our ability to deal with future quakes.
RIDING WITH STRANGERS
Hitchhiking, often thought of as a vestige from an earlier era, is alive and well on America’s highways, according to writer Elijah Wald. Guest host, Judy Muller, talks with Wald about his latest book, Riding With Strangers which details his hitchhiking journey from Boston to Seattle and celebrates the spirit of the open road.