John Garamendi Looks Back On One Year As Lieutenant Governor; L.A. County Supervisor District 2 Race; Obama Campaign Update; Science Stories Of 2007; Oscar Peterson Passes
John Garamendi Looks Back On One Year As Lieutenant Governor
John Garamendi joins Larry Mantle to discuss his first year as California's Lieutenant Governor, then looks forward to 2008 and the repercussions of the budget shortfall.
L.A. County Supervisor District 2 Race
Larry discusses how the race is shaping up between Mark Ridley Thomas and Bernard Parks to replace outgoing L.A. County Supervisor Yvonne Burke. Joining Larry is Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Political Analyst for KNBC, and senior scholar at the USC's School of Policy, Planning and Development, and Raphael Sonenshein, Professor of Political Science at Cal State University Fullerton. His latest book is Los Angeles: Structure of a City Government.
Obama Campaign Update
San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris is the first elected official in California to endorse Obama for president. She is now Co-Chair for the Obama Campaign in California and joins Larry Mantle to talk about Obama's campaign strategy and what the latest polls mean for Californians.
Science Stories Of 2007
Publisher and Founder of the International Skeptics Society Michael Shermer joins Larry Mantle to provide a wrap-up of the most interesting science stories of 2007.
Oscar Peterson Passes
One of the world's best known jazz pianists, Oscar Peterson, died today from kidney failure at age 82. Los Angeles Times Jazz Critic Don Heckman joins Larry to look back at Peterson's remarkable career.