California's Budget; National Forests Lawsuit; FilmWeek
California's Budget
Faced with a projected $16 billion budget deficit, Governor Schwarzenegger has called for across-the-board cuts to most state programs. But yesterday, he said his administration "should go after" so-called tax loopholes in order to raise money for the state budget. In his speech, the Governor initially indicated his support for a proposal by the state's Legislative Analyst to close $2.7 billion in tax loopholes, but later tempered the statement while speaking to reporters, saying "I'm not for the recommendations ... necessarily." Larry and his guests Mac Taylor, Deputy in the Legislative Analyst's Office, and Evan Halper, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, discuss the possible cutbacks in tax breaks.
National Forests Lawsuit
The state sued the U.S. Forest Service Thursday for adopting a plan that allows the construction of roads and oil drilling in California's largest national forests. This would impact the Los Padres, Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland forests. Larry talks with California Attorney General Jerry Brown's press secretary, Gareth Lacy about the suit.
FilmWeek
Larry and critics Claudia Puig of USA Today, Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com, and Charles Solomon of amazon.com review some of the last two weeks' new feature films including "The Other Boleyn Girl," "Semi-Pro," "Be Kind Rewind," "Vantage Point," "Charlie Bartlett," and "The Counterfeiters" as well as the documentary "Chicago 10."