Minnesota Bridge Collapse; Do We Have a State Budget?; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Americans Now Favor Foreign Cars; Latin American Art at LACMA
Minnesota Bridge Collapse
An eight-lane bridge on I-35 in Minneapolis collapsed yesterday in the middle of the evening rush hour. Four people are confirmed dead and authorities expect to recover more bodies. The 40-year old span buckled and fell into the Mississippi River. It was undergoing repairs when it failed, with only two of the eight lanes open to traffic. Larry gets the latest information about the collapse from Tom Crann, of KNOW, in Minneapolis/St. Paul. He also speaks with Douglas Failing, of Caltrans, about the state of bridges here in Southern California.
Do We Have a State Budget?
State Senate leader Don Perata called members back into session Wednesday night spurring hopes that Republicans and Democrats had come to an agreement on the state's budget. Unfortunately that was not the case and now, more than a month past the deadline, California still does not have a budget. Larry gets the latest from KPCC's State Capital Reporter, Julie Small.
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
Larry Mantle talks with William Lobdell, City Editor of the Orange County Edition of the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register senior editorial writer and columnist, Steven Greenhut, and OC Weekly senior editorial writer and columnist, Gustavo Arellano, about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Americans Now Favor Foreign Cars
Last month, for the first time in history, more foreign cars were sold in the U.S. than American cars. Larry Mantle talks to auto industry analyst Jesse Toprak, Director of Research at Edmunds.com, about the significance of this news.
Latin American Art at LACMA
This weekend the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will unveil an ambitious exhibit titled The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820. The artwork spans the three hundred years between the discovery of the "New World" and the birth of independent, nation states, with pieces created in the areas now known as Mexico, Central America, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil. Larry talks with LACMA director, Michael Govan, as well as curators Ilona Katzew and Joseph J. Rishel, about the work that explores both the artistic differences and commonalities throughout colonial Latin America. The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820 opens to the public this Sunday, August 5th and runs through October 28th.