Dodgers Sale; Sheriff Deputies Work Action; Strikes: Grocery Checkers and MTA; Nuclear Non-Proliferation: North Korea & Iran; Wine in California
Dodgers Sale
The transition of ownership of the Dodgers to Boston real estate developer Frank McCourt will begin this week. Larry Mantle discusses the sale of the Dodgers with Ross Newhan, Sports Writer for the L.A. Times, about what may lie ahead for the team, staff, and stadium.
Sheriff Deputies Work Action
Host Larry Mantle speaks with Doyle Campbell, Assistant Sheriff, about the "blue flu."
Strikes: Grocery Checkers and MTA
Host Larry Mantle speaks with KPCC Reporter Adolfo Guzman-Lopez about the two major strikes ongoing in Los Angeles.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation: North Korea & Iran
The post-Cold War world is defined by the threat of nuclear proliferation by rogue states, especially in the shadow of the war on terrorism. Experts agree that the nations of North Korea and Iran pose a potential nuclear danger, but how should the US work to keep them contained? Joseph Cirincione, Senior Associate and Director of the Non-Proliferation Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss the issue.
Wine in California
California is more than halfway through the fall grape harvest. Charles Sullivan, noted viticulture historian, and Steve Riboli, owner of the San Antonio Winery in Los Angeles, join Host Larry Mantle to discuss California's wine industry. Due to a planting boom, there has been a much-publicized grape glut, causing some Central Valley growers to pull up their vines and pursue other crops. Steve Riboli discusses his family business, the San Antonio Winery, the last functional, independent winery in Los Angeles. Did you know that Los Angeles used to have over 100 bonded wineries, many located along the LA River? Also, Charles Sullivan discusses THE California grape, Zinfandel. His new book is called Zinfandel: A History of A Grape and Its Wine (UC Press).