The historic summit between U.S. and North Korean leaders will take place tonight. We discuss the significance and expectations, while also addressing its meaning to local Korean-Americans. Also on the show today is our weekly political round table; a debate over the development of Tejon Ranch; and more.
Week in politics: With the Trump-Kim Singapore summit finally upon us, a look at game plans and possible outcomes for both sides
AirTalk's weekly political roundtable covers the headlines you might have missed over the weekend and previews what to watch for this week in national politics.
The summit in Singapore between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is grabbing most of the headlines so far, and we’ll have an analysis on that, but we’re also watching a few other stories this week as well.
Recap of Friday’s G7 summit highlights and relationship with G-7 countries moving forward after tense weekend (Trump’s call for Russia to be reinstated into G-7 and trading barbs with Macron and Trudeau before the summit, Trump admin blasting Trudeau after end of summit, planned EU retaliation to tariffs)
North Korea summit preview
President Trump says he’d support federal legislation to legalize marijuana
DOJ says it won’t defend ACA in lawsuits brought by states
More Manafort indictments
Mitt Romney looks to reposition himself as establishment GOP leader in Senate
David Koch retires due to poor health -- what does this mean for GOP
Dems look to force examining Trump’s pardon power
Guests:
Lanhee Chen, research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University; he was an adviser for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign and served as policy director for the Romney-Ryan 2012 presidential campaign; he tweets
John Iadarola, creator and host of the YouTube TV political talk show 'The Damage Report' on The Young Turks Network and a co-host of The Young Turks weekly live show; he tweets
To build or not to build: The future of development planning on Tejon Ranch
The plan to build a community in northern L.A. County’s Tejon Ranch has been debated for years.
At this week’s Regional Planning Commission hearing, a conversation was sparked again. As the Los Angeles Times reports, Tejon Ranch’s proposed Centennial development plan would create a 12,000 acre site, complete with 20,000 new homes and schools, parks and a sheriff’s station.
This could be good news for Angelenos in the midst of the county’s housing crisis. It could also mean relief for nearby residents who commute far distances for work and to reach schools, parks and libraries.
But environmental groups opposing the plan argue that it would hurt air quality, endanger wildlife such as the California condor and impact grasslands. There are also concerns about earthquake fault lines and fire risks in the area. The Centennial development is one of three plans at Tejon Ranch that have been on the table since 1999.
The Regional Planning Commission will vote on the project in July. If approved, it will head to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the final greenlight.
Guests:
Barry Zoeller, vice president of corporate communications and investor relations at Tejon Ranch Co.; the company is behind the Centennial development project
Ileene Anderson, senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental advocacy nonprofit, her focus includes protecting endangered species
What to expect from President Trump’s first meeting with Kim Jong Un
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet in Singapore tonight for a historic summit.
The meeting – which will start at 9 a.m. on June 12, Singapore time – was originally announced in early March, only to be cancelled by Trump in late May. In a letter to the Chairman, Trump cited “tremendous anger and open hostility” in a recent Kim statement as his reason for backing out. On June 1, Trump announced the summit was back on after a top North Korean official met with Trump for more than 90 minutes and delivered a personal letter from Kim.
It will be the first time a North Korean leader has met with a sitting U.S. president, despite decades of tense relations. Trump is expected to be accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Chief of Staff John Kelly and National Security Adviser John Bolton, among other White House officials.
Pompeo, who was instrumental in arranging the summit, said last week that while President Trump is hopeful, he is “going into the summit with his eyes wide open.”
Larry speaks with experts in national security and the Koreas, as well as a member of L.A.’s Korean community, to get the latest reactions and expectations ahead of tonight’s summit.
Guests:
Jim Walsh, international security expert and senior research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Security Studies Program (SSP), a graduate-level research and educational program at MIT; he tweets
Sung-Yoon Lee, an expert on the Koreas and professor in Korean Studies at The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Alexandra Suh, executive director of the Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA), an immigrant advocacy nonprofit; she tweets
SCOTUS upholds Ohio’s practice of cleaning up its voter rolls
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can clean up their voting rolls by targeting people who haven't cast ballots in a while, a case that has drawn attention amid stark partisan divisions and the approach of the 2018 elections.
By a 5-4 vote that split the conservative and liberal justices, the court rejected arguments in a case from Ohio that the practice violates a federal law intended to increase the ranks of registered voters. A handful of other states also use voters' inactivity to trigger a process that could lead to their removal from the voting rolls.
Justice Samuel Alito said for the court that Ohio is complying with the 1993 National Voter Registration Act. He was joined by his four conservative colleagues.
The four liberal justices dissented.
Partisan fights over ballot access are being fought across the country. Democrats have accused Republicans of trying to suppress votes from minorities and poorer people who tend to vote for Democrats. Republicans have argued that they are trying to promote ballot integrity and prevent voter fraud.
Under Ohio rules, registered voters who fail to vote in a two-year period are targeted for eventual removal from registration rolls, even if they haven't moved and remain eligible. The state said it only uses the disputed process after first comparing its voter lists with a U.S. postal service list of people who have reported a change of address. But not everyone who moves notifies the post office, the state said.
So the state asks people who haven't voted in two years to confirm their eligibility. If they do, or if they show up to vote over the next four years, voters remain registered. If they do nothing, their names eventually fall off the list of registered voters.
With files from The Associated Press.
Guests:
Rick Hasen, chancellor’s professor of law and political science at the University of California, Irvine who specializes in election law; and writes the Election Law Blog; author of the book “The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption” (Yale University Press, 2018); he tweets
Derek Muller, associate professor at Pepperdine School of Law, where his focus includes election law, and the role of states in elections; he tweets
So you want a raise? Here’s some workplace advice from a managerial pro
How many times has the phrase “It’s not personal, it’s business” been applied to a workplace conflict? And how many times has the recipient thought, “Well if it were only that easy?”
The ratio is probably pretty even.
Well, that’s where Alison Green comes in. During her years managing a non-profit, she noticed employee after employee wanting more – a raise, increased responsibility, a new role – without knowing how to ask for it. Inspired, she started a blog called “Ask a Manager,” where readers could write in and ask for workplace advice.
Green’s new book, “Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work,” consolidates some of the most popular, pressing lessons she has uncovered on her blog. Written as a series of 200 hypothetical conversations, the book provides guidelines for how to handle difficult interpersonal and professional situations with your superiors and coworkers.
Larry sits down with the author to discuss what she’s learned during her years of giving advice, and welcomes any questions you may have regarding your own workplace conundrums.
Guest:
Alison Green, author of “Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work” (Ballantine Books 2018); she also runs the Ask a Manager daily blog and writes the workplace advice column “Ask a Boss” for New York magazine