Governor Schwarzenegger’s Strategy; King-Drew Report Issues Nearly 1,000 Recommendations; End of the Filibuster?; The BCS
Governor Schwarzenegger’s Strategy
Governor Schwarzenegger has called for a special legislative session this week, he will be giving his State of the State address Wednesday night, and he’ll release his new budget next week. Democratic lawmakers are wary of what he may be strategizing. There are signs that the governor may be planning a more aggressive stance about pushing through his reforms. Larry Mantle talks with Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Weintraub and Ralph Sonenshein, Professor of political science at Cal State Fullerton.
King-Drew Report Issues Nearly 1,000 Recommendations
The consultants hired to help fix the troubled King/Drew Medical Center have released a large and critical report on the hospital and its trauma center. The report calls for a new, independent board to replace the Board of Supervisors in overseeing changes. It also suggests the problems will take much more money and time to fix than previously thought. Joining Larry is KPCC Reporter, John Rabe, Dr. Thomas Garthwaite, Director of the LA County Department of Health Services, and Kae Robertson, managing director in Navigant Consulting’s Health Care Practice.
End of the Filibuster?
A fight is brewing to change the rules of the Senate and eliminate the filibuster, paving the way for uncontested judicial nominations by the Republican majority. Joining Larry to discuss the political wrangling is Ilona Nickels, Congressional scholar at the Center on Congress at Indiana University, and Donna Schuele, a professor of political science and public law at USC.
The BCS
It’s USC vs. Oklahoma tonight at the Orange Bowl in Miami. This year the BCS standings were the result of the AP poll, the coaches’ poll, and computer calculations. But the Associated Press announced last week it would no longer allow its poll to be used in the BCS process. There are many competing and conflicting ideas on what to do to repair the BCS system. Dr. Peter R. Wolfe, a medical doctor in Los Angeles with a passion for College Football, and Todd Harmonson, OC Register reporter, who covers College Football, join Larry to talk about college football.