California gas prices are going up. How much? We ask the experts.
If you're planning a summer drive, be prepared for noticeably higher costs at the pump starting July 1. California’s state gasoline excise tax will climb 1.6 ¢—from approximately 59.6 ¢ to 61.2 ¢ per gallon—along with a similar bump for diesel. Despite typical summertime price surges, California’s average pump price is currently about 17¢ lower than last year, but as the summer driving season kicks off, can this relief last? Joining us today on AirTalk to discuss is Severin Borenstein, professor and faculty director of the Energy Institute at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Catherine Reheis-Boyd, President and CEO of Western States Petroleum Association. We want to hear from you. What's the threshold for you on gas prices? How has that moved over the years? Call us at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com.
SoCal History: LA's forgotten airports and airfields
LAX may be the city’s biggest airport today, but it wasn’t that long ago that the region was populated by dozens of smaller municipal airports and airfields since paved over. Los Angeles hosted air races back in the 1920s when aviation became a worldwide spectacle. And many of the airfields built to accommodate these events later turned into the smaller airports that we know today and some that have since been shut down such as Burbank, Glendale, and Culver City. Starlets of Hollywood’s golden age even owned several airfields like the Cecil B. De Mille airfield and the Charlie Chaplin airfield. Today on AirTalk, we discuss the history of L.A. 's aviation boom and give appreciation to the smaller airports of SoCal. Joining us to discuss is Jean-Christophe Dick, president and chair of Flight Path Museum LAX, and Barbara Schultz, aviation historian.
Read more: Why Hollywood Burbank Airport was once disguised to look like a California suburb
One year out from a major Supreme Court case, data show a spike in homelessness enforcement
It’s been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on one Oregon town’s assertion that they should be allowed to enforce a blanket ban on camping by the unhoused. The Court ruled in favor of the city in Grants Pass v. Johnson, with rippling effects throughout the country. In the year since, California cities have been able to clear homeless encampments, and in some cases make arrests, without having to first offer services like shelter beds. California’s unhoused population, and the people working in services to support them, immediately reported seeing an increase in homelessness enforcement. Now, new reporting from LAist and CalMatters reveals that the data backs up these reports, with both small and big California cities ramping up their enforcement. Joining Larry today to go over this data, and the continuing impact that Grants Pass v. Johnson is having on the state is health and housing reporter for LAist Aaron Schrank and homelessness reporter for CalMatters Marisa Kendall.
School's out. So are phones. How are you and your kids navigating screentime?
A new longitudinal study, released earlier this month, looked at data from 4,000 kids, following them for years, and found that one third of them had become increasingly addicted to social media. This addiction, the study found, is linked to higher risk of suicide thoughts and behaviors. Now that school is out for the summer, and many kids have unlimited access to their phones, how can families help their children build healthy relationships with their devices? What are healthy ways to engage in screen time? Today on AirTalk we want to hear from you. What works for you and your kid when it comes to phone use? What kinds of guardrails do you put up, if any? Call us at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com.
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The wild weird world of self-care, up close and scrutinized in a new book
Facemasks, mushroom tea, juice enemas, charcoal toothpaste – wellness hacks are everywhere these days and fueling a nearly 4 trillion dollar industry. Now, a new book examines the subcultures of wellness, taking a closer look at the science, or lack thereof, behind the fads of the moment. How to Be Well: Navigating Our Self-Care Epidemic, One Dubious Cure at a Time reveals how wellness culture acts as a mirror for societal narratives around health, identity, and control. Joining us today on AirTalk is journalist and author of the new book, Amy Larocca. We’d love to hear from you. What do you consider self-care? Have you tried any far out wellness treatments? Call us at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com.
