A California State Senator is looking to shore up protections for civilians who record police activity in public places. Also, a solution to the shortage in health care workers: Expand the role of nurses. Then, it's T-G-I-Filmweek.
Breaking down new bill underscoring civilians’ right to record police activity
A California State Senator is looking to shore up protections for civilians who record police activity in public places.
He’s introduced Senate Bill 411, which Senator Lara says in a press release would reinforce civilian’s right to record police activity so long as they are in a public place where they have a right to be. It adds that police do not have the right to detain or arrest civilians for obstructing police because they are recording.
What could the impact of this bill be on local law enforcement agencies? Where does one draw the line between a civilian who is recording police activity and a civilian who is getting in the cops’ way?
Guests:
Peter Bibring, Director of Police Practices & Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Southern California
Peter Moskos, associate professor in the Department of Law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a former Baltimore City police officer.
Draft Environmental Impact Report released for 210 to 710 expansion
A draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) regarding a proposed expansion that would close the 4.5 mile gap between the I-210 Freeway and the I-710 Freeway was released today by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).
An announcement is expected to be imminent, and you can access the draft EIR here. The proposal has run into significant criticism by community groups during the public comment period, and final funding for the project is still unclear.
Would you support an expansion between the 210 and the 710?
Guest:
Sharon McNary, KPCC's Politics reporter
CA Senator resurrects bill to expand role of nurse practitioners
California State Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) has re-introduced a bill that would give nurses the ability to provide primary care without supervision by a physician.
The language of Senate Bill 323 still needs to be fleshed out, but Hernandez told KPCC that it would likely give nurses the power to diagnose patients, provide primary care, and write prescriptions independently. A similar bill introduced by Hernandez in 2013 failed.
Last week, a study released by the Association of American Medical Colleges, a lobby group for medical schools, found that the shortage of doctors in the US will rise to between 46,000 and 90,000 by 2025. One solution is to expand the role of nurses--something that doctors and associations representing doctors have been traditionally against.
Guests:
Ed Hernández (D-West Covina), California State Senator who represents the 22nd Senate District, which encompasses the cities and communities of the San Gabriel Valley, including Alhambra, Monterey Park, West Covina. He is the author of Senate Bill 323.
Donna Emanuele, Registered Nurse and President of the California Association of Nurse Practitioners
Yvonne Choong, Senior Director of Medical and Regulatory Policy at the California Medical Association
Filmweek: 'Chappie,' 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,' 'Unfinished Business' and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Henry Sheehan review this week’s releases, including “Chappie,” “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Unfinished Business” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and Variety
Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and CriticsAGoGo.com
'Chappie' and 21st Century sci-fi grasps to imagine future of artificial intelligence
"Chappie," the big science fiction film opening this weekend, takes on the concept of artificial intelligence - when robots become empowered to think for themselves often with dangerous consequences.
It's well-trodden ground by sci fi masters such as James Cameron & Gale Anne Hurd, Stanley Kubrick and George Lucas. However, in the 20th century, those filmmakers had the advantage of the genre being more fictional than scientific.
As our techie culture continues to make leaps and bounds, are filmic portrayals of artificial intelligence keeping up? What makes a robot believable in the 21st century? What was evocative about R2-D2, the Terminator, and Samantha in Spike Jonze's "Her?"
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and Variety
Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and CriticsAGoGo.com