Federal Investigators have made an arrest in relation to the Palisades fire investigation
Authorities arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht for lighting a fire on New Year’s Day that burned down much of the Pacific Palisades a week later. He was arrested Tuesday in Florida and will appear in court Wednesday in that state. The fire that erupted on Jan. 7 killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 homes and buildings in the Pacific Palisades, a wealthy coastal neighborhood of LA. Attending a 9 a.m. news conference this morning to announce the recent developments will be Acting United States Attorney Bill Essayli, LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell, and Special Agent in Charge Kenny Cooper of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Joining us to discuss is Meghan Blanco, criminal defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor. We’re joined by Meghan Blanco, criminal defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor and LAist Science Reporter Jacob Margolis. We also want to hear from your thoughts. Give us a call at 866-893-5722 or you can email us at atcomments@laist.com.
Triple Play: Dodgers Playoffs Latest
The Dodgers made a couple of clutch defensive plays to barely turn back Philadelphia’s late rally Monday night for a 4-3 victory in Game 2 of their NL Division Series. The defending World Series champs can reach their 17th National League Championship Series with a Game 3 win on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Today on AirTalk, we get the latest on the Dodgers' playoff season with Nick Roman, former LAist host and host of the podcast Roman on the Radio, and A Martinez, host of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
With files from the Associated Press.
LA County’s sex abuse lawsuit crisis
Over the last year, an LA Times investigation has found that a law practice by the name of Downtown L.A. Law Group—a pivotal player in the county’s recent $4-billion sex abuse settlement—was paying people to sue LA County. California law bans a practice known as capping, in which non-attorneys directly solicit or procure clients to sign up for lawsuits with a law firm. This has prompted some lawmakers to question whether the law that allowed these claims went too far. Joining us today is Rebecca Ellis, LA Times staff writer, who is following the latest on the LA County sex abuse lawsuits.
How do you —or did you — pick a retirement community?
When it comes time to think about how you want to spend your golden years, there’s a number of considerations to take into account. Considerations like: how much alcohol do I want to drink on a daily basis? How many pottery wheels do I feel are important to be around? How many people do I want to interact with on a daily basis and how much alcohol do I want said people to be drinking? These are all important questions that must be mulled over before making such a decision. Today on AirTalk, we’re turning the mic over to you and asking what did or will you take into consideration when picking a retirement community? Or hey, how are you going about helping your parents pick a place? Give us a call at 866-893-5722 or you can email us at atcomments@laist.com.
