Mayor Villaraigosa's Affordable Housing Plan; The Best of the Atlantic Monthly
Mayor Villaraigosa's Affordable Housing Plan
Mayor Villaraigosa has unveiled a plan that would require housing developers in Los Angeles to include affordable units. Larry Mantle discusses the pros and cons of the idea with City Councilman Ed Reyes, San Francisco's Housing Director Matt Franklin, Building Industry Association CEO Holly Schroeder and Lisa Payne, Policy Director for the Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing.
The Best of the Atlantic Monthly
Larry Mantle talks with Robert Vare, editor at large for the Atlantic Monthly, about the magazine's new compilation of writings called The American Idea: The Best of the Atlantic Monthly; 150 Years of Writers and Thinkers Who Shaped Our History. The Atlantic Monthly was founded in 1857 and its contributors have included some of the most prominent thinkers, commentators, journalists, historians, and writers of our time.