Today on AirTalk, Larry sits down with KPCC's housing and homeless reporter to discuss the newly released annual report on homelessness from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. We also examine the significance of the Michelin Guide, as well as the LA area restaurants crowned last night; and more.
Comparing Major 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Proposed Climate Change Plans
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren both unveiled ambitious climate change proposal today.
Both of the proposals include the goal of completely cutting net emissions of greenhouses gases by 2050, which is also the objective laid out in the Green New Deal.
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s proposal is a ten year, $1.7 trillion plan, that includes trade penalties for non-compliant countries, to be paid for by reinstating President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) proposes directing $2 trillion towards tackling climate change, in part by taxing corporations.
Warren and Biden aren’t the only presidential candidates who’ve dropped climate change proposals. Washington Governor Jay Inslee has proposed totally getting rid of greenhouse gases by 2031. And former Rep. Beto O’Rourke also supports the 2050 goal, proposing $1.5 trillion in spending.
These proposals might be politically energizing, but are they viable? Who will foot the bill? We compare and contrast the currently available plans.
Guests:
Amy Harder, energy and climate change reporter for the news site Axios in Washington DC; her weekly column “Harder Line” focuses on climate change; she tweets
Nick Loris, an energy economist at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Washington D.C.
Coveted Three Stars Evades Los Angeles In Newly Released California Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guide has come back to Los Angeles for the first time since 2010.
Big names such as Trois Mec and Osteria Mozza received a coveted star. The list of two-star restaurants was slimmer, with n/naka, Vespertine and Providence being among the six restaurants chosen. No restaurants in Los Angeles received three stars, which caused some backlash.
For those of us tighter on cash, the Michelin Guide dropped its California Bib Gourmand list last week, which included 62 restaurants in Los Angeles where you can get two courses and dessert or a glass of wine for under $40.
The Michelin Guide has garnered mixed reactions in Southern California, with critics arguing that the Guide favors expensive, European-style restaurants. Others think that the Guide can help add legitimacy, at least in the eyes of outsiders, to L.A.’s already rich and thriving food scene.
We discuss the significance of the Guide, as well as the restaurants crowned last night.
Guest:
Elina Shatkin, food editor at KPCC and the LAist; she tweets
As Statewide Homeless Numbers Spike, Los Angeles City And County Anticipate Local Homeless Numbers
The annual Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) count of people who live without shelter in the city and county of Los Angeles will be released on Tuesday.
While the state of California has been experiencing spikes in homelessness, paired with the ongoing housing crisis, LAHSA’s count will bring light to just how dire the situation is for Angelenos.
Larry sits down with our housing and homeless reporter, Matt Tinoco, who will bring us the newly released numbers.
Read KPCC's housing reporter Matt Tinoco's story on the homeless census at LAist here.
Guests:
Matt Tinoco, housing and homelessness reporter for KPCC; he tweets
Andy Bales, CEO at Union Rescue Mission, a private Christian homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row
Heidi Marston, chief program officer of Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Support (LAHSA), the agency that conducts the homeless count for Los Angeles.
Va Lecia Adams Kellum, president and CEO of St. Joseph Center which works with working poor families, and homeless men, women and children; they are based in Venice and service L.A. County ; tweets