Freeze On Jewish Settlements Expires, Are Peace Talks In Jeopardy?. Elections 101: Prop 21 - should car fees be raised to pay for state park improvements? The method of lethal injection. Bridging the achievement gap. How a sister's love launched the global movement to end breast cancer. And, the latest news.
Freeze On Jewish Settlements Expires, Are Peace Talks In Jeopardy?
Israel did not extend its moratorium on Jewish settlement construction on the West Bank as of the midnight deadline, putting Arab-Israeli peace negotiations at risk. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will delay his decision for a week whether or not to quit peace talks in order for the U.S. to step in and work out a compromise. Larry talks with the Honorable Jacob Dayan and Hussein Ibish about settlements and the impact on peace talks.
Guests:
Honorable Jacob Dayan, Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles
Hussein Ibish, Senior Fellow at The American Task Force on Palestine
Should car fees be raised to fund parks? California’s Prop. 21 debated
This ballot measure proposes to increase the vehicle license fee by $18 to raise about $500 million a year for California’s 278 state parks. The funds collected from this license fee would go into a dedicated fund that could only be used to operate, maintain and repair state parks and to protect wildlife and natural resources. Commercial vehicles, trailers and trailer coaches would be exempt from the surcharge. Proponents of Proposition 21 argue that there is a $1 billion backlog of repairs at California’s state parks and that this fee is the only way to ensure needed funding. Opponents argue that the surcharge is wasteful and unnecessary because the governor fully funded state parks in his 2010 – 2011 budget. They also argue that taxing vehicles is regressive, harming primarily low income drivers. Where do you stand on Prop. 21?
Guests:
Jay Ziegler, Director of External Affairs at The Nature Conservancy
Peter Foy, Supervisor for Ventura County’s Fourth District which includes Simi Valley, Moorpark, Somis, Home Acres, and the Santa Susana Knolls. Supervisor Foy is also currently the President of the Ventura County Chapter of Boy Scouts of America, and serves as the California Chairman of Americans for Prosperity.
California executions set to resume, but questions about lethal injection methods remain
Death row inmate Albert Greenwood Brown was given until noon Sunday to decide what method of lethal injection the state should use to end his life – a single drug or three-drug cocktail. He refused. Lawyers for Brown called such a choice “unconstitutionally medieval” and are seeking a stay. But prison officials are now set to proceed with California’s standard three-drug execution Wednesday, unless state or federal courts intervene. Executions in California were halted in 2006 in a ruling that excoriated its lethal injection practices. What questions remain about the three-drug cocktail? Why does California use this method instead of Sodium Pentothal alone, which is used in two other states and might eliminate the potentially painful second and third chemicals in the sequence?
Guest:
Ty Alper, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Associate Director of the Death Penalty Clinic, UC Berkeley School of Law
Practical Solutions for bridging the Achievement Gap
On Tuesday, community leaders and national experts are convening a two day national town hall at the California Endowment in Los Angeles. The focus is on finding solutions and strategies to build healthier communities for boys of color. But many of these involve intangible concepts like changing mental scripts. What does that mean on a practical level and what is the feasibility of implementing these ambitious strategies in our schools?
Guest:
Edward Fergus, Deputy Director of NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and contributor to the forthcoming book, Changing Places: How Communities Will Improve the Health of Boys of Color
Ambassador Nancy Brinker’s promise & the race for a breast cancer cure
Suzy and Nancy Goodman were more than sisters. They were beloved best friends. But in 1977, Suzy was diagnosed and later died from breast cancer. Nancy’s love for her sister sparked a promise to change the way the world thinks, speaks about, and treats breast cancer. Three decades later, Nancy Goodman Brinker, who founded Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is still fighting. In her new memoir, Promise Me, she shares her story of love, loss and transformation. No doubt, the worldwide movement to end breast cancer has come a long way – but will the battle ever be won?
Guest:
Nancy Brinker, author, Promise Me: How a Sister’s Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer; founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure; She has served as Ambassador to Hungary and White House Chief of Protocol and as Global Ambassador for Cancer Control for the World Health Organization.