Legislative Round-Up; Indian Gaming Measures Fail in the Legislature; Conservatorship Reform Bills Advance; FilmWeek
Legislative Round-Up
Ted talks with Tamara Keith, KPCC's State Capital Bureau Reporter, about the end of the legislative session. There was a lot of deal making between parties which could be trouble for Phil Angiledes' gubernatorial campaign.
Indian Gaming Measures Fail in the Legislature
Half a dozen new and renegotiated agreements that together would have dramatically expanded gambling on California's Indian reservations were defeated or stalled on Thursday. Legislative leaders and negotiators said pressure from labor groups that wanted casino workers to have more power to unionize doomed the tribal compacts. Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez said he would attempt to work with the tribes to broker a deal that lawmakers and union interests could support before the Legislature reconvenes in December. The defeated pact would have allowed the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in Palm Springs to add 3,000 slot machines and open a third casino. It would have paid the state up to $1.8 billion during the life of the deal but was opposed by labor groups opposed because it removed a method to recognize when workers want to start a union. (AP) Guest host Ted Chen talks with Nancy Conrad of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of Palm Springs, State Assemblyman Russ Bogh and Rod Wilson, a public relations consultant for a number of Indian tribes.
Conservatorship Reform Bills Advance
Four bills seeking to reform the state's conservatorship system passed in the legislature this week, and are now headed for the Governor's desk. Ted Chen talks about the development with LA Times staff writer Jack Leonard, Professional Fiduciary Russ Marshall and Jamie Court of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.
FilmWeek
Guest host Ted Chen and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic for both CityBeat and ValleyBeat discuss this week's new releases, including This Film is Not Yet Rated, Lassie, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Ankor, and Princesas. They also discuss the career of actor Glenn Ford who passed away this week at the age of 90.