Southern California Environmental Report Card, 2003: Smart Growth; State Employee Layoffs; Science Talk with Michael Shermer
Southern California Environmental Report Card, 2003: Smart Growth
UCLA Professor Jonathan Zasloff wrote the chapter on Smart Growth in the 2003 Environmental Report Card issued by the UCLA Institute of the Environment. Professor Zasloff gave the City of Los Angeles a grade of "B." He joins guest Host Patt Morrison to discuss the Housing Element part of the General Plan. Is the City of Los Angeles doing what it needs to in terms of planning for the City's future housing needs? Also joining the conversation is Jack Weiss, Los Angeles City Council member for the Fifth District. Mr. Weiss serves on the Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
State Employee Layoffs
Governor Davis's 2003-2004 budget calls for 1.1 billion in payroll cuts. This amounts to approximately 16,000 state employee jobs. Only 500 jobs have been eliminated so far. What are the options for governor-elect Schwarzenegger, and what impact are massive layoffs likely to have on the local economy? Patt talks with Jim Hard, Director of the California State Employees Association's Civil Service Division, Marty Morgenstern, Director of the Department of Personnel Services for the State of California, and Jack Kyser, Chief Economist for the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation.
Science Talk with Michael Shermer
Patt Morrison talks about the latest science stories with Michael Shermer, KPCC science expert, and publisher of Skeptic Magazine.