Gay Marriage Bill Passes California Legislature; Demographic Shifts In California; Floods And Levees; The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Gay Marriage Bill Passes California Legislature
Larry Mantle discusses AB 849 sponsored by Assemblyman Mark Leno that passed the California Assembly Tuesday night. This is a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, and it passed by a 41-35 vote from the California Assembly, completing its final hurdle in the state legislature. Larry talks with Tamara Keith, KPCC State Capital Bureau reporter, Ray Haynes, Assemblyman, from the 66th District, and Jackie Goldberg, Assemblywoman, from the 45th District.
Demographic Shifts In California
Did you know that Inland Empire and Central Valley are now home to some of the fastest growing cities in the nation? Larry Mantle talks with demographer William Frey from the Brookings Institution about this and other surprising demographic patterns that have emerged in California since the year 2000.
Floods And Levees
Larry Mantle talks with flood and levee experts about why the devastation from Hurricane Katrina was so severe, what went wrong, and how to prevent future wide spread flooding. Larry talks with Mike Tidwell, journalist and author of Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana’s Cajun Coast, John M. Barry, author of Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America, and Hassan Mashriqui, assistant professor of research at the LSU Hurricane Center.
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Larry Mantle talks with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton about their latest musical endeavors, and about the 20th anniversary of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a concert on Sunday, September 11th at the Ford Amphitheatre at 8 p.m.