Election Preview; Cuba; Santa Monica Living Wage Measure JJ
Election Preview
Host Larry Mantle talks with Caltech professor of Political Science Michael Alvarez, and assistant professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine University Michael Shires, about the upcoming election. The two provide an overview of the ballot.
Cuba
Host Larry Mantle talks with award-winning investigative journalist and author Ann Louise Bardach about her new book Cuba Confidential: Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana that discusses the politicians, assassins, and the militant exile leadership that has shaped political and cultural life in Cuba, and Miami.
Santa Monica Living Wage Measure JJ
Host Larry Mantle discusses this measure that would require employers of businesses in Santa Monica’s coastal zone, grossing more than $5 million, to pay workers $10.50 an hour with health benefits or $12.50 an hour without. The Santa Monica City Council already passed the ordinance last year but a coalition of hotel owners succeeded in getting the issue on the ballot. Larry talks on the pro side with Vivian Rothstein, Director of the Santa Monicans Allied for Responsible Parenting, and Tom Larmore, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, who is against it.