Urban Sprawl; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Can Presidents Be "Of The People?"; The 19th Wife
Urban Sprawl
Guest host David Lazarus talks with Democratic Senator Darrell Steinberg about his bill SB375 that joins future planning for housing and transportation in California with California's greenhouse reduction plan. Sounds good, but will it work? Robert Gottlieb, Director of the Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College helps sort out the Senator's plan.
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
David Lazarus talks with Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly staff writer, William Lobdell, Orange County journalist, and Orange County Register senior editorial writer and columnist, Steven Greenhut, about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Can Presidents Be "Of The People?"
Do we really expect our Presidents to be "of the people?" Although President Bush was recently taken by surprise that gas costs $4.00 a gallon in this country, should we expect our representatives to be more in touch with what the average American experiences. Both Senators McCain and Obama have been accused of being elitist. When Sen. McCain was asked yesterday by reporters, "How many houses do you and Mrs. McCain own?" McCain didn't know. David asks AirTalk listeners just how much like regular folk do we want, or expect, our leaders to be?
The 19th Wife
What does it feel like to be a man's 2nd wife? What about his 19th wife? What version of faith leads people into these situations? In his latest novel, "The 19th Wife," author David Ebershoff explores these various questions as well as the mysteries of love, history and faith.