Morales Execution Delayed; LAUSD School Board Candidates Debate; Clean Water Act Judged By High Court; A Boy’s Dangerous Odyssey From Honduras To The U.S.
Morales Execution Delayed
Larry Mantle talks with Steve Rohde Vice President of Death Penalty Focus about the reasons behind the delay in the execution of Michael Morales.
LAUSD School Board Candidates Debate
The special election for the LAUSD School Board is Tuesday, March 7th. The winner will replace Jose Huizar who left the District 2 school board seat in November after his election to the City Council. Larry moderates a debate between the candidates running in the special election. The candidates include: Enrique Gasca, Regional Vice-Chair for the California Democratic Party and Neighborhood Council Board Member representing LA 32 in North East Los Angeles; Christopher Arellano, social worker and teacher’s representative; Ana Teresa Fernandez, with California Charter Schools Association; and Monica Garcia, social worker and former chief-of-staff to former School Board Member Jose Huizar.
Clean Water Act Judged By High Court
Since 1972, the Clean Water Act has made it illegal to discharge pollutants without a permit into the "navigable waters of the United States"—effectively reducing pollution to many of the nation’s rivers and bays. But developers and property owners have long been peeved and restricted by the definition of “navigable waters,” which includes areas such as dry creek beds and low-lying farm fields. Today, the Supreme Court will hear a case that may redefine the Clean Water Act’s scope of protection. Larry Mantle speaks with guests about the impact of this case. Guests include Russ Harding, Former head of Dept. of Environmental Quality for the state of Michigan, Howard Fox, Managing Attorney for Earthjustice, and Jeffrey Kightlinger, New General Manager and former General Counsel for the Metropolitan Water District.
A Boy’s Dangerous Odyssey From Honduras To The U.S.
LA Times journalist Sonia Nazario joins Larry Mantle to talk about her new book Enrique’s Journey, the riveting true story of a Honduran boy who braved hardship and danger to reunite with his mother in the United States. The book is based on Nazario’s Los Angeles Times series for which she traveled to Honduras and followed the same perilous route that Enrique took north, riding on freight trains, hitchhiking and interviewing people Enrique had encountered. The series won Pulitzer Prizes for feature writing and photography.