Larry talks about the latest fall-out from the California budget cuts. And, he will talk about the issue of addiction as a disorder of choice. All that and the latest news.
How will the state budget affect various L.A. and state departments and agencies?
To close the state's $26 billion deficit, California's budget deal may bring deep cuts to education, health, and social services. As many as 27, 000 inmates could be released from prison. There are plans for offshore drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara, the first new project for the state in 40 years. Additionally, the budget calls for borrowing from local governments by taking local redevelopment and highway taxes. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors says that such actions are illegal, and has voted to sue the state if county funds are pursued. It is estimated that Los Angeles County could lose at least $109 million in gas taxes and $313 million in redevelopment project funds. Larry Mantle looks at how various departments and agencies will be affected by California's budget cuts.
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor from the 3rd District
Robert Turnage, CSU assistant vice chancellor for budget
Julie Small, KPCC State Capitol reporter
Philip L. Browning, director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
Aaron McLear, spokesman for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
John Garamendi, Lieutenant Governor of California
Addiction: a disorder of choice?
Addiction is a choice, not a compulsion beyond conscious control, according to Dr. Gene M. Heyman. In his new book "Addiction: A Disorder of Choice", Heyman argues that drug use, like many other life choices, is influenced by preferences and goals. He explores the motivation behind quitting and furthering drug use. Heyman maintains the decision making process behind using drugs is similar to how people make other life choices. Larry Mantle talks with guests and listeners about the nature of addiction.
Dr. Gene M. Heyman, author of "Addiction: A Disorder of Choice" (Harvard University Press). He is a research psychologist at McLean Hospital and a lecturer in Psychology at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Larissa Mooney, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and a board certified addiction psychiatrist