Voter ID At Polls? Huntington Beach Residents Will Vote On Controversial Measure To Require It In March Primary
Huntington Beach voters will soon decide whether they want to require people to show ID to vote in city elections. The ID requirement is the heart of Measure 1, one of three measures on the city's March 5 ballot. Measure 1 also asks voters if they want the city to monitor ballot drop boxes and add more in-person polling locations. The measure is one of the first big tests of residents' feelings about the city's sharp turn to the right under the leadership of an ultra-conservative city council majority, elected in 2022. Supporters say Measure 1 would restore voters' trust in the election process and ensure that only registered voters are casting ballots. The proposal has set off alarm bells among voting rights advocates and state leaders, who point to evidence that voter ID requirements disproportionately impact low-income people and non-white voters. They say the state and county already have robust measures in place to ensure voters are who they say they are. Local opponents also worry the ID requirement could come at a high price to taxpayers, for example, if the city has to defend it in court.
Today on AirTalk, LAist Senior Reporter covering Orange County Jill Replogle joins Larry to talk about this proposal, and also to highlight some of the OC races in the upcoming March primary that she’s following for LAist’s Voter Game Plan.
With files from Jill Replogle at LAist.com. You can read her full story here.
SoCal History: Los Angeles’ Guerrilla Art And Graffiti Writing
Los Angeles, often called the mural capital of the world, is a city whose history is shaped and preserved by its street art. Today on AirTalk, we’ll take a look into that history, from hobo markings to Chicano muralists to the recent “bombing” of Oceanwide Plaza, and examine how graffiti and street art in Los Angeles has been influenced by shifts in culture and public opinion. Joining us to discuss are Susan Phillips, professor of Environmental Analysis at Pitzer College and author of the book “The City Beneath: A Century of Los Angeles Graffiti,” Stefano Bloch, an associate professor in the School of Geography, Development & Environment at the University of Arizona and author Going All City: Struggle And Survival in LA’s Graffiti Subculture, and Man One, a longtime graffiti writer in Los Angeles since the 1980s.
We also want to hear from you! What’s your favorite mural or graffiti landmark in Los Angeles? You can email us at atcomments@laist.com or call us at 866.893.5722.
L.A. Has Some Nightmare Parking Lots. But Fixing Them Isn’t Rocket Science
New satellite data from the LA Times reveals just how poorly parking lots are designed. From Trader Joes to In-and-Outs, inefficient parking lots are nightmares. Many of these parking lots had little research into their designs and lacked the proper signage to ease the friction. On the plus side, it may not take that much to fix them. High-visibility markings are one of the most obvious solutions to the city’s worst parking lots. Joining us today on AirTalk is staff writer at the LA Times, David Wharton. His recent piece is titled “L.A.’s worst parking lots? We figure out how to fix them.”
Freakonomics Radio’s Stephen Dubner On New Series About The Curious, Brilliant And Ultimately Vanishing Physicist Richard Feynman
What do noted theoretical physicist Richard Feynman and “Freakonomics Radio” Host Stephen Dubner have in common? Well, for one thing, they ask some of the same questions -- though, as Dubner admits in his new podcast series on the Nobel-winning Caltech professor, that’s in part because Dubner lifted those questions right from Feynman. But maybe what the two have most in common is their sense of curiosity -- the desire to know how something works, and why it works that way. In the new three-part podcast series, Dubner takes listeners on a journey through Feynman’s life, putting a finer point on the known and also unveiling some of the unknown -- from his time in his 20s working with J. Robert Oppenheimer and the team behind the Manhattan Project, to his years teaching physics at Caltech, to his selection as part of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident to his later years at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur.
Today on AirTalk, Stephen Dubner joins Larry to talk about the Richard Feynman series, and what else he’s been exploring recently on “Freakonomics Radio.”
Freakonomics Radio airs Saturdays at 10 a.m. on LAist 89.3, and the first part of the series on Richard Feynman aired this weekend -- you can find it on the Freakonomics podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts. Parts two and three in the series will air this Saturday, February 25th and the following Saturday, March 2nd, at 10 a.m. right here on LAist 89.3.
Thanks, But No Thanks - Let's Talk About Why You Turned Down That Promotion
Culturally, we’re conditioned to want more. More money, more power, more prestige. So when you’re offered a promotion, the natural response is to say yes…Right? But there are many reasons someone might turn down a higher-ranking position: better work-life balance, an aversion to managing people, and a raging case of imposter syndrome, to name a few. How do you say no despite internal and external expectations? And how should you handle that conversation? For this segment, we want to hear from listeners who have turned down promotions–why’d you do it? Are you happy with your decision? Give us a call at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com. Joining us to discuss is Melody Wilding, executive coach and author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work.
