Update On The WGA Strike; Economic Stimulus Plan For Los Angeles; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; God In The White House; Gang Leader For A Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes To The Streets
Update On The WGA Strike
The horror of watching reruns and reality shows may be coming to a close, as there are finally signs of progress in the three-month-old writers' strike. Writers and producers will hold informal talks today and the guild has dropped demands to unionize writers of animated movies and reality TV shows. They also agreed not to picket the Grammy Awards. But the strike may still hurt the Oscars if celebrities refuse to attend and fundamental issues remain between producers and writers. Larry gets the latest from Joe Adalian, TV Editor for Variety, and writers, Collin Freisen, Steve Skrovan and Peter Barsocchini.
Economic Stimulus Plan For Los Angeles
15 months ago Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa appointed The Los Angeles Economy and Jobs Committee, a panel of 26 business, labor and academic leaders, to research the city's economy and find ways to create new high-quality jobs and strengthen the economy. The committee's chairman, Russell Goldsmith, CEO of City National Bank, joins Larry Mantle to examine the report's 100 recommendations to improve economic prospects in the City of Los Angeles. The committee presented its recommendations to the Mayor this morning at City Hall.
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
Larry Mantle talks with William Lobdell, City Editor of the Orange County Edition of the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register senior editorial writer and columnist, Steven Greenhut, and Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly staff writer about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
God In The White House
In his new book, God in the White House: A History - How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush (HarperOne), author Randall Balmer tackles the question of how we got from John F. Kennedy declaring his firm belief in the separation of church and state to George W. Bush's declaration that Jesus is his favorite philosopher. In this examination of the "religionization" of politics, Balmer offers a new lens through which to view our current political situation. Balmer joins Larry to talk about faith, politics and the American presidency.
Gang Leader For A Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes To The Streets
...is the story of Sudhir Venkatesh's seven years spent with one of the most violent crack-dealing gangs in some of the worst projects in the country. While researching his book, Venkatesh met prostitutes, squatters, hustlers, Housing Authority workers, good and bad cops, drug dealers, gang bosses - and learned first-hand how the community inside the projects worked together to survive. The author joins Larry in studio to discuss real life in urban war zones.