Final Bills in the California Legislature; Future Ecology Of Lake Pontchartrain; Economic Impact Of Hurricane Katrina; New Homeland Security Technologies; FilmWeek
Final Bills in the California Legislature
Last night ended the Legislative session in California. Larry Mantle talks with KPCC State Capital Reporter Tamara Keith about the bills that are before Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Which he will sign? Which he will veto?
Future Ecology Of Lake Pontchartrain
Larry Mantle talks with experts about the affect the tainted floodwater will have on the ecology of Lake Pontchartrain. Larry talks with Jack Kindinger, Deputy Center Director, U.S. Geological Survey Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Economic Impact Of Hurricane Katrina
At the moment it's an unanswerable question, but many experts are making educated guesses as to the ultimate cost of Hurricane Katrina. Larry Mantle talks with Dean Foust of Business Week about the far-reaching economic impact of the storm, both in the Gulf region and throughout the nation.
New Homeland Security Technologies
Counter-terrorism experts gathered yesterday at a joint symposium by USC and the British Consulate-General in Los Angeles. Larry talks with representatives from the U.S. and the U.K. about the advances in homeland security technologies, software, and products. Larry talks with Terry Benzel, Deputy Director of the Computer Networks Division at the Information Sciences Institute of USC, and Duncan Fisken, International trade advisor for the security sector of UK Trade and Investments.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat discuss this week's new releases, including The Man, An Unfinished Life, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Make It Funky!, Cote d'Azur, and Touch the Sound.