There's No Place Like Home; State Begins to Clean Up Diesel Emissions; Does Pot Smoking Lead to Psychotic Disorders?; Girl 27; FilmWeek Reviews
There's No Place Like Home
LA Times reporters Jack Leonard and Matt Lait reported today that Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Braithwaite-Burke, who represents the Second District, is currently living in a Brentwood home outside of her district. The law requires representatives to reside in the districts they represent. Larry talks with Leonard, Lait and Burke about the story and whether or not Burke is breaking the law.
State Begins to Clean Up Diesel Emissions
California air quality regulators have adopted the nation's toughest emission standards for construction vehicles, which contributes close to 20% of the state's diesel pollution. An estimated 180,000 vehicles would have to be replaced or retrofitted with smog traps, filters or cleaner-burning technology beginning in 2010. The rules would be phased in through 2020 for fleets of large vehicles and 2025 for smaller equipment. The clean-air proposal was sought by health advocates but has been the focus of an intense lobbying campaign by the construction industry, which believes the new rules will have a damaging affect on California's economy. Larry Mantle talks with Mary Nichols, Chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, and John Dunlap, consultant to the Coalition to Build a Cleaner California.
Does Pot Smoking Lead to Psychotic Disorders?
A new study published Thursday finds that frequent marijuana smokers increase their risk of developing psychotic disorders by 40%. Larry discusses the details of the study with Richard Rawson, associate director of the Integrated Substance Abuse Program at UCLA.
Girl 27
Larry talks with documentarian David Stenn about his new film, Girl 27, which uncovers a long-forgotten Hollywood scandal in 1937. The film opens today.
FilmWeek Reviews
Larry Mantle and critics Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media, Claudia Puig of USA Today, and Charles Solomon, animation historian and critic for amazon.com discuss this week's new releases including The Simpsons Movie, No Reservations, Macbeth, Moliere, One to Another, Arctic Tale, The Real Dirt on Farmer John, Girl 27, Punk's Not Dead, and the re-release of Labyrinth.