Next month, Art Leahy will move from the top position at Metro to become the chief executive officer at Metrolink. Also, the shootings of two police officers outside the Ferguson Police Department on Thursday have brought the St. Louis suburb back into the national spotlight. Then, A debate over whether the American flag should be banned from display in a student government office is still raging across the campus of UC Irvine more than a week after the issue erupted
Outgoing Metro head, Art Leahy on biggest challenges to come
Next month, Art Leahy will move from the top position at Metro to become the chief executive officer at Metrolink.
While at Metro, Leahy supervised highway and transit projects worth over $14 billion. At Metrolink, he will lead the third largest commuter rail agency in the United States based on miles and the eighth based on annual ridership.
Art Leahy stops by AirTalk, so join our conversation with your questions.
Guest:
Art Leahy, outgoing Metro Chief and soon to be CEO of Metrolink
Assessing the fallout in Ferguson after shooting of officers reignites community-police tension
Just when you thought the dust was settling in Ferguson, Missouri, the shootings of two police officers outside the Ferguson Police Department have brought the St. Louis suburb back into the national spotlight.
Officials are calling the shootings an “ambush,” but so far have not arrested anyone in connection with the incident. How is the community responding to these latest shootings?
Guests:
, reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch who has been covering the story
Willis Johnson, pastor at Wellspring Church in Ferguson, Missouri.
UC Irvine flag ban divides campus, nation
A debate over whether the American flag should be banned from display in a student government office is still raging across the campus of UC Irvine more than a week after the issue erupted.
A student government council at UCI last week voted 4 to 1 to ban all flags, including the American flag, from being displayed at an office used by the group. The decision was eventually overturned by a higher student government body, but not before the story went national, drawing media attention and condemnation from far beyond the confines of the Orange County school.
Two full student government meetings where the flag ban was to be debated were cancelled this week, after the school received what it deemed were credible threats.
Guest:
Phuc Pham, News Editor who’s been following the story at UC Irvine’s campus newspaper, New University
FilmWeek: ‘Cinderella,’ ‘Run All Night,’ ‘The Wrecking Crew,’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Amy Nicholson review this week’s releases, including “Cinderella,” “Run All Night,” “The Wrecking Crew,” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
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Guests:
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and USA today
Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC and chief film critic for LA Weekly