Today on AirTalk, we talk to LA Mayor Eric Garcetti about the city's vaccination plan and with councilmember Curren Price about funding for a universal basic income pilot program. Also on the show, we answer your questions on CA's COVID-19 relief package; answer your COVID-19 questions; and more.
AirTalk Interviews: Mayor Eric Garcetti And Councilmember Curren Price
AirTalk sits down with Mayor Eric Garcetti to get the latest on the city’s vaccination plan, as sites expand eligibility this week.
Plus, we’ll talk with 9th district councilmember Curren Price about potential funding for a universal basic income pilot program for South L.A.
With guest host Libby Denkmann.
Guests:
Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles; he tweets
Curren Price, Los Angeles City Council member representing the 9th district, which encompasses much of South Los Angeles and the western portion of Downtown Los Angeles including L.A. Live, the Staples Center, and the Los Angeles Convention Center
When Will The Stimulus Checks Come? Answering Your Questions On COVID Relief Package, EDD And More
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $7.6 billion COVID-19 relief package, which includes $600 direct payments to nearly six million low income Californians.
Those payments will also be available to workers without legal status.
If you're eligible for the money, you can expect it to arrive about two months after you file your state taxes.
The bill also includes more than $2 billion to support small businesses, which Newsom called the "backbone" of the state's economy:
Read more on LAist.
We dive into when Californians can expect stimulus payments, plus we’ll talk about navigating unemployment and EDD. If you have a question for us, call 866-893-5722.
If your job has been affected by the coronavirus and you need consultation to help determine your employment benefits, call the Center for Workers' Rights at 916-905-1625 for help.
With guest host Libby Denkmann
Guests:
H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the California Department of Finance
Daniela Urban, executive director of the Center for Workers' Rights in Sacramento which advocates for workplace justice
COVID AMA: LA County Positivity Rate Lowest It Has Ever Been, Merck Will Help Johnson & Johnson Make Vaccine And More
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Libby Denkmann speaks with Dr. Dean Blumberg from UC Davis.
Topics today include:
Merck will help Johnson & Johnson make its COVID-19 vaccine, Biden to announce
CDC chief warns of 'potential fourth surge' and urges US to keep COVID-19 rules
Hospital transfers spark COVID surge at LA nursing homes
L.A. County says rate of positive COVID-19 tests is ‘lowest it’s ever been’
Teachers, food workers now eligible to get vaccinated in LA County
Vaccine rollout for farmworkers in California is messy
Blue Shield is responsible for California’s vaccine distribution - how are they following through?
CNN: Single Pfizer vaccine shot provides strong protection for those who've had Covid-19, UK studies suggest
With guest host Libby Denkmann.
Guest:
Dean Blumberg, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital
The Broader Implications For Election Law As Supreme Court Considers Case That Could Impact The Voting Rights Act
Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting.
The justices are taking up a case about Arizona restrictions on ballot collection and another policy that penalizes voters who cast ballots in the wrong precinct. The high court’s consideration comes as Republican officials in the state and around the country have proposed more than 150 measures, following last year’s elections, to restrict voting access that civil rights groups say would disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic voters. A broad Supreme Court ruling would make it harder to fight those efforts in court. Today on AirTalk, we discuss the Supreme Court hearing and the various election law efforts at play across the country. Do you have thoughts or questions? Join the conversation by calling 866-893-5722.
With files from the Associated Press
With guest host Libby Denkmann
Guests:
Kimberly Robinson, U.S. Supreme Court reporter for Bloomberg Law and co-host of Bloomberg Law’s podcast “Cases and Controversies”; she tweets
Justin Levitt, professor of law at Loyola Law School; he is a former deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where his focus included voting rights; he tweets
‘Count Down’: How The Chemicals All Around Us Are Affecting Fertility
In 2017, environmental and reproductive epidemiologist Shanna Swann conducted a meta-study that found that sperm counts in Western men have gone down over fifty percent over the last forty years.
And that’s the tip of the reproductive iceberg, when it comes to how lifestyle and environmental factors are affective humans’ fertility, according to the new book co-authored by Swan and health writer Stacey Colino: “Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race.”
We sit down with Swan and Colino to discuss what they discovered over the course of researching their book.
With guest host Libby Denkmann
Guests:
Shanna H. Swan, environmental and reproductive epidemiologist; professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City; co-author of “Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race”
Stacey Colino, writer specializing in health and environmental issues; co-author of “Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race”