Gay Marriage/Domestic Partnership; Orange County Journalists “Roundtable”; Energy Re-Regulation; A Whole New Mind
Gay Marriage/Domestic Partnership
The California Supreme Court upholds the domestic partnership law. What does this mean for legislation on gay marriage? Guest-host Jon Beaupre talks to Assemblyman Paul Koretz, Matthew Staver, president and general counsel of Liberty Counsel, the group which argued against the law in the California Court of Appeals, and David Cruz, Professor of Law at the USC School of Law.
Orange County Journalists “Roundtable”
Guest-host Jon Beaupre talks with Orange County Register op-ed column editor Chris Reed, OC Weekly staff writer Gustavo Arellano, and LA Times staff writer Jean Pasco about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Energy Re-Regulation
A non-Arnold initiative on this fall’s ballot would re-regulate California’s energy industry. Wednesday, power company lobbyists sued to block the initiative, arguing that re-regulation can’t happen without a change to the state constitution. John Beaupre talks with lawsuit plaintiff Jan Smutny-Jones, executive director of the Independent Energy Producers, initiative support and the Utility Reform Network's Sacramento representative Lenny Goldberg, and S David Freeman, the former head of LA’s DWP during California energy crisis.
A Whole New Mind
In his new book, A Whole New Mind (Riverhead Books; New York) former Al Gore speechwriter Daniel Pink looks at the changing economy and the growing demand for right-brained, creatively minded people. Guest-host Jon Beaupre talks with Pink about his book and the coming right-brained economy.