Unclaimed Corpses Crowd L.A. County's Morgue; Mike Carona; Diebold Voting Machines; FilmWeek
Unclaimed Corpses Crowd L.A. County's Morgue
Unprecedented morgue overcrowding is forcing coroner's workers to stack bodies, move them into hallways for brief periods of time, and speed the transfer of corpses to the county crematorium. The morgue is designed to hold up to 350 bodies, but 415 were being stored there at last count. The highest tally, 447 bodies, was reached a few months ago. Officials attributed today's record census to population growth, illegal immigration, familial estrangement, and poverty. Some bodies have been at the morgue for nine months. In the 1980s, the maximum body count was typically 250, and in the 1990s the number rose to about 300. Larry talks with Hector Becerra, L.A. Times Staff Writer, and Tony Bell, Spokesman for Supervisor Mike Antonovich.
Mike Carona
Larry talks with Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona about the challenges he has faced during his tenure and his bid for re-election.
Diebold Voting Machines
Larry and his guests Bev Harris, Director of Black Box Voting, and Michael Petrucello, just appointed Acting Chief Deputy in LA County Registrar's office, discuss a security flaw that has been found in Diebold touch screen voting machines, and whether it could cause a problem in the upcoming Californian primary elections.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor, and Ella Taylor of the L.A. Weekly discuss this week's new releases, including Poseidon, Just My Luck, Wah-Wah, Down in the Valley, Shakespeare Behind Bars, Three Times, Lady Vengeance and Army of Shadows.