Discussing the impact of yesterday's UCLA campus shooting; debating the sales tactics of Trump University and Larry Mantle hosts a debate with the candidates vying for Don Knabe's seat on the L.A. Board of Supervisors.
UCLA community shares thoughts in aftermath of campus shooting
The Los Angeles Police Department identified the gunman in yesterday’s tragic murder-suicide at UCLA as former doctoral student, Mainak Sarkar.
Sarkar took the life of his former advisor, engineering professor William Klug before taking his own life.
According to LAPD, Sarkar had accused Klug of stealing his computer code. In an interview with KPCC, LAPD Captain Andy Neiman said a “kill list” was found at the gunman’s residence along with the names of Klug and another UCLA professor. Neiman also said the list contained the name of an unidentified woman who was found dead by gunshot wound in her home in the gunman’s home state of Minnesota.
The university announced that most classes at the campus of over 40 thousand students will resume today.
As members of the Bruin community begin the process of coping with the death of a professor and the frightening events of the two hour campus-wide lockdown that followed the shooting, Airtalk invites UCLA students, professors, campus staff, parents, and friends to call in and talk about how they have been personally impacted by yesterday’s events.
Are you a student or professor returning to class today to finish up finals? How did yesterday’s shooting impact how you feel about campus safety? How will yesterday’s tragedy change how you go about your daily interactions with other students and professors? What are you doing to bring comfort to those still shaken and grieving? And what can be done to prevent tragedies like this from happening again? Call us at 866-893-5722 to share your thoughts.
Guest:
Adam Winkler, professor of law at UCLA and author of the book, "Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America" (W.W. Norton & Company, 2013)
Did Trump University take the art of the hard sell too far?
Testimonies from the former managers of Trump University have been released and they have been scathing.
The word from former workers of the for-profit school say that it relied on high-pressure sales tactics, employed unqualified instructors, made deceptive claims and exploited vulnerable students willing to pay tens of thousands for Trump’s insights.
But how fair is it to criticize the school recruited people to enroll? After all, many for profit educational facilities use the "hard sell" to convince prospective students that they would be good for them. Are the Trump University tactics all that different?
Guests:
Neal McCluskey, Associate Director of CATO Institute Center for Education Freedom
Christina Wilkie, National Political reporter for Huffington Post; she tweets from
Josh Gerstein, Senior reporter at POLITICO; he tweets from
Adele calls out a fan for videotaping her during a concert
During a recent stop in Verona, Italy for her world tour, the Grammy award winner stopped in the middle of her performance to tell an audience member to stop filming her with her video camera.
Adele told the fan to enjoy the singer “in real life” because there were plenty of others who would have loved to see her perform in person.
Do you have a story of your concert experience being ruined by someone holding up their cellphones in your line of view? Or do you defend the right to take video of your favorite musician? Give us a call.
Guest:
Dave Brooks, founder and editor of Amplify, which covers all aspects of the music business
Candidates debate for Knabe’s seat on LA County Board of Supervisors
The most important vote those in L.A. County will cast this June is arguably NOT one for president, but for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Two longtime Republican members step down from the Board this year, a result of term limits passed in 2002 limiting supervisors to three terms of four years.
Board member Mike Antonovich has served since 1980 and his fellow conservative Don Knabe since 1996. The Board’s influence cannot be overstated. It is felt throughout Southern California.
They manage a $28 billion budget, run the nation’s largest jail and foster care systems and the second-largest public health system in the country. And while the five-member board is officially non-partisan, Antonovich and Knabe’s departure could open the door to a continued shift leftward of the powerful panel’s politics. That would be the first liberal “supermajority” on the board in modern history, although another Republican will likely fill Antonovich’s seat.
Knabe’s deputy and former Manhattan Beach Mayor, Steve Napolitano, governing board member of the Whittier Union High School District, Ralph Pacheco and Congresswoman Janice Hahn are all vying for the contested position.
Join "AirTalk" host, Larry Mantle for a lively debate with these top fundraising candidates. Hear about their plans for the vacated seat and for some of the seemingly intractable issues that face Los Angeles County.
Candidates:
Janice Hahn, U.S. Representative from California's 44th congressional district, which is centered in South Los Angeles and Los Angeles Harbor region
Ralph Pacheco, Governing board member of Whittier Union High School District
Steve Napolitano, former Manhattan Beach Mayor, 1992 to 2005, and deputy to Don Knabe