Jefferson High School Brawls Continue; School Textbook Bill; U.S. Guns in Mexico; FilmWeek
Jefferson High School Brawls Continue
Another fight broke out at Jefferson High School Thursday, one day before another “Day of Dialogue” was scheduled to address school unrest. School officials denied there were racial overtones to the brawl, which involved about 25 students, but some parents and students disagreed. AirTalk guest host Patt Morrison talks with Joe Hicks of Community Advocates, LAUSD Chief of Police Alan Kerstein, and LAUSD School Board President Jose Huizar.
School Textbook Bill
AirTalk guest host Patt Morrison talks with California State Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg about her bill that would limit the length of school textbooks to 200 pages.
U.S. Guns in Mexico
Are California’s guns killing people in Mexico? Reportedly, Mexican authorities are concerned that many of the gangs in Mexico City and other regions are obtaining high-power weaponry from the United States, smuggled across the border. Guest-host Patt Morrison discusses this issue with LA Times staff writer Sam Quinones, Jim Mosher of the San Diego Rifle and Revolver Association, USC law professor Greg Keating and Dennis Henigan of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
FilmWeek
FilmWeek is a locally-produced show devoted to reviews of each week's new films and video releases. The program is hosted by AirTalk's Larry Mantle and features prominent film critics Peter Rainer of New York Magazine, F.X. Feeney of the L.A. Weekly, Jean Oppenheimer of New Times, Lael Loewenstein of Variety, Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com, Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat, Ella Taylor of the L.A. Weekly, Scott Foundas of Variety and the L.A. Weeklyand animation critic Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com.