Following High Profile Smash And Grab Incidents And Other Violence, What Trends Are We Seeing With Various Types Of Crime?
A number of high profile smash and grab thefts across the country, including in Northern California and Los Angeles, have put shoppers and retail workers on edge. Officials announced more than a dozen people had been arrested in connection to L.A. area incidents. The thefts come alongside other rising crime rates, including homicides. Today on AirTalk, we discuss the trends we’re seeing with various types of crime and what it means for communities.
What Music Got You Through 2021?
With how turbulent this year has been, it has left a lot of folks feeling a myriad of emotions, a lot of which tend to get soothed by the power of music. Regardless of the genre, music can really help a person get up in the morning and go about their day.
The pandemic has put a damper on some folks’ listening habits, with concerts just now starting to ramp up and allowing folks to once again enjoy in-person events. Today on AirTalk, Larry discusses with NPR music critic Ann Powers and LA Times pop music critic Mikael Woods about their music listening habits this year.
COVID-19 AMA: Fauci Says Early Omicron Reports Are Encouraging, U.S. Averaging More Than 100,000 Cases Per Day Again, And More
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Paul Adamson, infectious diseases physician and assistant clinical professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Topics today include:
- New York City to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers
- Fauci says early reports of the Omicron variant are encouraging
- Where Omicron could have spread
- The U.S. now averages more than 100,000 new COVID cases per day
- Starting Monday, international travelers to Los Angeles face new COVID testing rules
Things You Hope Stick Around After The Pandemic
Yosemite National Park limited visitors and required reservations this summer for visitors amid the pandemic. Now there are calls for the park - and others like it - to make those capacity limits permanent. Meanwhile, some restaurant owners are pushing to make sure street-side dining sticks around post-pandemic, food and grocery delivery keeps growing, and employees are pushing for the flexibility of work from home.
Today on AirTalk, we want to hear from you: what pandemic restrictions or rules do you hope will stick around? Capacity limits? Outdoor dining? Work from home?