SACRAMENTO UPDATE; NEW HEAD OF KING/DREW MEDICAL CENTER; THE HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY MOVEMENT; FILMWEEK
SACRAMENTO UPDATE
Negotiations broke down last night between Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and State Senate and Assembly Democrats over a compromise deal on the special election. Guest host Patt Morrison gets the latest on this issue from KPCC's State Capital Reporter, Tamara Keith. Also, Michael Finnegan, LA Times staff writer who covers state politics, joins Patt to talk about the Federal Election Commission ruling yesterday that allows members of Congress to raise unlimited sums of money to support or oppose California ballot measures in the upcoming special election.
NEW HEAD OF KING/DREW MEDICAL CENTER
For the first time in almost four years, a permanent chief executive has been hired to run the troubled Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center. Patt speaks with Antionette Smith Epps, about the position she will assume on October 17th - one day before a scheduled public hearing to discuss the possible closure of the some of the hospital's wards.
THE HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY MOVEMENT
Friday is Statehood Day in Hawaii, a holiday commemorating the day Hawaii became the 50th state. For many native Hawaiians, it's not a day of celebration, but a day to protest what they see as an illegal takeover of the islands by the United States. This view, once considered radical, has lately gained more credence, and a bill is now moving through the U.S. Senate that would grant native Hawaiians some sovereignty, much like American Indians have received. Patt Morrison talks with Kekuni Blaisdell, convenor for the Kanaka Maoli ("True People") Tribunal, Judge Robert Klein, Counsel for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, and William Aila, Jr., a native Hawaiian fisherman, about the desire by native Hawaiians for more independence.
FILMWEEK
Guest host John Rabe and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times, Peter Rainer, past president of the National Society of Film Critics and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com discuss this week's new releases, including Red Eye, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Valiant, The World, and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. Also, the life and career of animator Joe Ranft is remembered.