The May Budget Revise; Brown vs. The Board of Education; FilmWeek
The May Budget Revise
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announces his final budget plan today. Yesterday, the governor announced a deal that would save the state $2.5 billion, and cost the cities, counties and local districts $1.3 billion in lost revenues. However, the lost revenue would start to be returned in fiscal year 2006-2007. Larry speaks with Alex Padilla, President of the Los Angeles City Council and 2nd VP of the California League of Cities, David Janssen, Chief Administrative Officer for the County of Los Angeles, Jean Ross, Executive Director of the California Budget Project and Dr. Elisa Nicholas, Executive Director of the Children’s Clinic, serving children and their families, located in Long Beach.
Brown vs. The Board of Education
Amy Stuart Wells, professor of sociology of education at Teachers College, Columbia University, joins Larry to discuss her new study called “How Desegregation Changed Us.” Featured in the study is John Muir High School.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat discuss this week's new film releases, including Troy, Coffee and Cigarettes, A Slipping Down Life, After Freedom, the original 1954 Japanese cut of Godzilla, Since Otar Left, and last week's The Saddest Music in the World.
Larry and the critics also highlight Los Angeles: Site Unseen at UCLA's James Bridges Theater.