What To Know About The Atmospheric River Battering Southern California
As of Monday morning, it appears that Los Angeles County has been the hardest hit. The storm has parked itself over the area, causing debris flows and widespread flooding. Throughout the day, the storm should shift slightly to the west, impacting western L.A. and Ventura counties, which have already been getting walloped. Downtown L.A. saw 4.1 inches of rain, breaking the previous daily rainfall record of 2.55 inches set in 1927. However, those rainfall totals are mild compared to what we've seen at other weather stations. Nearly 10 inches of precipitation has fallen on the Western San Fernando Valley in spots like Topanga Canyon and Woodland Hills. Flood watches and warnings are in place from Santa Barbara to San Diego counties through Tuesday. And with this one-two punch of storms we’ve seen over the last several days, we’ll also look back at the SoCal history of severe weather, and how rain, wind, lighting and more have shaped Southern California. Joining us today on AirTalk is Mike Wofford, meteorologist at National Weather Service, Oxnard, Jacob Margolis, LAist Science Reporter, Andy VanSciver, firefighter and Public Information Officer with Ventura County Fire, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times Columnist who has written about L.A. 's history of severe weather, and Lindsey Horvath, chair of the LA County Board of Supervisors; she represents the county's third district, which stretches from the Ventura County line to West Hollywood and include parts of the San Fernando Valley
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LA County District Attorney Race: L.A. County Superior Court Judge Craig Mitchell
Incumbent Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is up against 11 other candidates hoping to take his seat. Gascón was elected for his progressive approach to reforming L.A.’s criminal justice system, but that’s also what’s gotten him in hot water. AirTalk is talking with the candidates running for DA. Today, Larry’s joined by Craig Mitchell, Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, and candidate for Los Angeles County District Attorney. If you have questions, please call 866-893-5722 or email atcomments@laist.com.
LAist Launches Its Voter Game Plan: What To Know And Where To Find It!
Real talk: Voting in California is actually easier than in many other states. Ballots magically land in our mailboxes. You can vote by mail or at any vote center in L.A. County, not just the one closest to your home. But deciding how to vote? That’s the hard part. And that’s what LAist's Voter Game Plan is here for. No more Googling necessary. We explain it all, from why the U.S. Senate is on your ballot twice to what races have the biggest impact on public safety and the climate emergency. Can’t make sense of Prop. 1? Not sure what a proposition even is? We’ll help with that too. And, yes, we even do our best to make sense of all those judges. The important thing is that you vote. Let us know how we can help. Joining us today on AirTalk to talk about the Voter Game Plan is Frank Stoltze, Civics & Democracy Correspondent at LAist and Brianna Lee, Engagement Producer, Civics & Democracy at LAist.
Find the full LAist Voter Game Plan here.
Rice Is One Of The World's Most Eaten Foods--So What's Being Done To Keep The Foundation Of CA's Food Pyramid Climate Resilient?
The food pyramid is an outdated way of quantifying our diets, but one honest takeaway comes from its base... and that's that rice is king. Outside of corn, which is a product that's eaten and used in other products like oil, rice is a starchy staple that you'll find on tables across the world. Although not producing as much rice as cities in China or India, the grain is still in high demand in California. With some farms, mainly located in Northern California, the state relies on its agricultural sector and imports to get rice to the masses that regularly eat it. But with climate change impacting every crop, in the Sunshine State and across the globe, what's being done to sustain supply for years to come? Today on AirTalk, we answer those questions with Whitney Brim-Deforest, wild rice advisor and UC Cooperative Extension director in Sutter and Yuba counties, and Erika Styger, professor of practice in tropical agronomy at Cornell University.
‘Murder In Hollywood’ Explores Actress Lana Turner’s Fatal Love Affair In A True Crime Thriller From Tinseltown’s Golden Age
On the evening of Friday, April 4, 1958, police arrived at the Beverly Hills home of actress Lana Turner to find her boyfriend, Cohen crime family enforcer Johnny Stampanato, stabbed to death on the bedroom floor. Turner would later testify that her daughter, Cheryl Crane, had heard her arguing with Stompanato and, fearful for her mother’s life because of Stompanato's previous abuse of Turner, got a knife from the kitchen and intervened. The homicide was ultimately ruled justifiable, due to Stompanato’s history of abusive behavior, but rumors and theories have swirled in the years after that it was Turner who killed Stomapanato and that Crane took the blame to protect her mother -- allegations Crane has denied. In his new book “Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime,” journalist and New York Times Bestselling Author Casey Sherman recounts the events that led up to that fateful night, and explores some of the details around both the widely accepted explanation that Cheryl Crane killed Stompanato, and the theories that it was actually Turner who stabbed him.
Today on AirTalk, Sherman joins Larry to talk about his new book.
Casey Shermanwill be in conversation with “Boardwalk Empire” writer Terence Winter, who is also producing a limited series adaptation of “A Murder in Hollywood,” at Book Soup at 8818 Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood on February 13. Click here for more information.
