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Here’s what made CA’s November ballot, plus huge changes for data privacy and a ban on local soda taxes

By AirTalk Staff

Published Jun 29, 2018 9:56 AM

Would you think twice about that 20-ounce soda if you were informed that it would take 5 miles of walking — or 50 minutes of running — to burn it off?

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The final initiatives for the November ballot are in, and we give listeners the lowdown on all 12. We also discuss the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award's name being changed due to racist content in the author's books; and get all the latest reviews from our FilmWeek critics.

Here’s what made CA’s November ballot, plus huge changes for data privacy and a ban on local soda taxes

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Here’s what made CA’s November ballot, plus huge changes for data privacy and a ban on local soda taxes

On Thursday, 12 final propositions met the deadline to cement a spot on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Californians now have four months to decide how to cast their votes on initiatives ranging from approving $16 billion in new borrowing for housing, water and hospital measures, to splitting the Golden State into three. Propositions for cage-free eggs and slashing the gas tax have also made the ballot.

But two prominent initiatives are missing from the mix: the push for sweeping data privacy rights by the group Californians for Consumer Privacy, and the initiative to limit state taxes, which was backed by companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi to halt health-driven soda taxes popping up throughout the country.

That’s because the California State Legislature passed two bill-versions of the initiatives just hours before the Thursday deadline to withdraw.

AB 375 will enact the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and AB 1838 will prohibit the state from creating new taxes on “groceries” until 2030. Both bills have been signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

The new legislation is seen as a major compromise between initiative proponents, business interests and lawmakers.

We check in on Sacramento for the latest.

Guests:

Dan Walters, long-time CA politics observer with CALmatters, a nonprofit public interest publication

John Myers, Sacramento bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times; he tweets

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Progressive or revisionist? Laura Ingalls Wilder Award’s name changed after debate over racist content

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Progressive or revisionist? Laura Ingalls Wilder Award’s name changed after debate over racist content

“Little House on the Prairie” is often associated with log cabins and family hardships, but a recent move by the Association for Library Service to Children has brought a new theme to the fore: racism.

The group voted last week to change the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award’s name to the Children’s Literature Legacy Award, citing the author’s derogatory language towards Native Americans as reason for the name removal. The name change was first proposed in February of this year, and members spent months of discussion before reaching a verdict.

Though the official decision has already been made, public debate over the issue continues. The association has faced backlash from both literary scholars and institutes, including a Missouri museum dedicated to Laura Ingalls Wilder. Critics accuse the association of attempting to redact history rather than breed conversation.

What do you think? Is the pain associated with Wilder’s content enough reason to remove the author’s name from an award? Or is the removal doing more harm than good in shielding readers from America’s past? Call 866.893.5722.

The Association for Library Service to Children’s full statement regarding the award’s name change can be read here.

Guest:

Sherri L. Smith, young adult author and faculty at Goddard College’s MFA in Creative Writing program and Hamline University’s MFA in Children’s Writing program; her newest book comes out in August and is called “Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?”

FilmWeek: ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado,’ ‘The King,’ ‘Leave No Trace’ and more

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FilmWeek: ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado,’ ‘The King,’ ‘Leave No Trace’ and more

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases.

"Sicario: Day of the Soldado" in wide release
"The King" at Nuart Theatre
"Ideal Home" at Laemmle's Playhouse
"Woman Walks Ahead" at ArcLight Santa Monica
- Listen to The Frame's interview with star Jessica Chastain here.
"Leave No Trace" at ArcLight Hollywood & The Landmark
"Three Identical Strangers" at ArcLight Hollywood & The Landmark.
- Listen to The Frame's interview with director Tim Wardle here.
"Calling All Earthlings" at Ahrya Fine Arts Theater
"Hover" at Arena Cinelounge Hollywood