Orange County Fire Update; Ruby The Elephant's New Home; The Republican Presidential Candidates; The Failure Of The Sub Prime Lending Market; The Santa Monica Mountains
Orange County Fire Update
Guest host, Jon Beaupre, gets the latest on the Windy Ridge Fire from KPCC's Orange County reporter, Susan Valot and Orange County Fire Batallion Chief Ed Fleming. The blaze that broke out Saturday is now more than 80% contained. About 500 homes were evacuated yesterday because of the fire which has damaged four structures, including two homes.
Ruby The Elephant's New Home
Ruby, the LA Zoo's 46-year-old elephant, is getting a bigger home. Ruby will be moved to a 70-acre animal sanctuary in northern California said to be 500 times larger than her current enclosure at the zoo. Guest host, Jon Beaupre, discusses Ruby's move which animal rights activists have been campaigning for, for years.
The Republican Presidential Candidates
Who's in, who's out, and who's still on the fence? Jon Beaupre and his guests discuss the Republican Presidential candidates - both declared and rumored; their chances for success in going after the nomination and against possible Democratic opponents.
The Failure Of The Sub Prime Lending Market
Reacting to the recent housing and sub-prime mortgage market collapse, Donald J. Tomnitz, the CEO of D.R. Horton Inc., the nation's largest homebuilder, offered his most blunt assessment of the market in his presentation to an investor conference. He said, "new home prices will continue to decrease this year as builders try to sell the glut of houses currently available." He further stated that the market outlook of 2007 "is going to suck, all 12 months of the calendar year." Guest host Jon Beaupre talks with experts about the ramifications of this sub-prime mortgage market fallout.
The Santa Monica Mountains
The Santa Monica Mountains is the only range that transverses a major metropolitan city in North America, slicing Los Angeles in two. The range is dotted with everything from mountain lions, bobcats and mule deer to rock singers, movie stars and writers. It encompasses Dodger Stadium, Griffith Park, Laurel and Coldwater canyons, Hollywood, the Hollywood Sign, Beverly Hills, the Getty Museum, Pacific Palisades and Malibu, to name only a few points of iconic interest. A new, illustrated history of the Santa Monica Mountains celebrates L.A.'s 46 mile-long stretch of wilderness. Jon Beaupre talks with the book's writer, Matthew Jaffe and photographer, Tom Gamache.