SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S SHARE OF FEDERAL TRANSPORTION FUNDING; OIL DRILLING TO INCREASE IN LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST; HIROSHIMA 60 YEARS LATER; THE NEW FALL TELEVISION SEASON
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S SHARE OF FEDERAL TRANSPORTION FUNDING
Though L.A. County will receive an estimated $4.5 billion in federal funding for highway and transit projects, California will receive less per capita than almost any other state in the union. Larry talks with Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and other experts about whether Southern California is being short changed and what local projects are earmarked for the money we will receive.
OIL DRILLING TO INCREASE IN LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST
Last week Los Padres National Forest Supervisor Gloria Brown announced that a limited amount of additional oil and gas drilling would be allowed in the forest, which is home of the endangered California Condor. The drilling would be prohibited in roadless areas of the forest, and Supervisor Brown said wildlife would not be harmed. Some environmentalists disagree. Larry Mantle talks with Gloria Brown and with Jeff Kuyper of Los Padres Forest Watch.
HIROSHIMA 60 YEARS LATER
August, 1945…the Germans were defeated. The Japanese were at the end of their rope, yet they continued to fight viciously--using suicide bombers to attempt to stave off the allied advance. The atomic bomb, developed for use against the Germans, was ready. A decision was made to use this horrific weapon and with it, 100,000 lives were snuffed out. How does this decision reflect on our current conflict? Larry talks to Richard Rhodes, author of 20 books including The Making of the Atomic Bomb, which won a Pulitzer Prize.
THE NEW FALL TELEVISION SEASON
Media executive Chuck Bachrach, joins Larry for a conversation about the new shows, old favorites, and predictions of how they'll fare.