Governor Facing Contempt Of Court Judgement; Meaure T: Commercial Development Cap In Santa Monica; Election Freak Out; That Minority Thing; Christian Science Monitor To Stop Daily Publication
Governor Facing Contempt Of Court Judgement
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson said he will proceed with a contempt-of-court hearing against the Schwarzenegger administration for not providing the money sought by the court-appointed receiver to fix the inmate medical system in California's prisons. KPCC's State Capital reporter Julie Small, Republican State Senator George Runner, and Democratic Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny join host Larry Mantle to discuss this development and others related to California's overcrowded prisons.
Meaure T: Commercial Development Cap In Santa Monica
Larry Mantle moderates a discussion debating the pros and cons of Measure T which would set an annual limit on commercial development in Santa Monica of 75,000 square feet, about half the current level, until 2023. Larry talks with Diana Gordon who is in support of Measure T, and Terry O'Day who opposes it.
Election Freak Out
Supporters of Obama and McCain can agree on this much...this has been a very long, very intense and emotional campaign. Do you find yourself mopping up every last blog post about the election? Are you unable to switch off CNN or FOX or MSNBC for more than a few minutes? Do you find yourself glued to this station, salivating for the latest morsel of campaign news? And are you a member of one of those families that's split between the two candidates...so that any discussion of politics can lead to a family blow up? In other words...is the election just turning you into a sleep-deprived, bleary-eyed, political stress monster! As we enter the final week, Larry asks KPCC's listeners: are you losing it over the election? Larry is joined by Drew Westen, professor of psychology at Emory University, and author of "The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of a Nation."
That Minority Thing
A new website- thatminoritything.com - was launched to provide news and opinion pieces in support of minority communities. Novelist and sociopolitical commentator John Ridley formed the website to showcase stories he felt often went overlooked by the general media.
Christian Science Monitor To Stop Daily Publication
Larry Mantle talks with Marshall Ingwerson, long time Managing Editor of The Christian Science Monitor about their announcement that they will halt the printing of their daily publication and focus on their online magazine.