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With NFL Football, Events In Full Swing At SoFi Stadium, Local Stakeholders Talk Economic Impact Of Stadium On Inglewood

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 10: An exterior view of SoFi Stadium is seen prior to the game betweeen the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots on December 10, 2020
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Today on AirTalk, we speak with residents from Inglewood about how the publicly re-opened SoFi stadium is affecting their city; look into what a recent decision from an appeals court means for the homeless people living on Skid Row; discuss the latest Covid-19 headlines; review the newest movie releases with our KPCC critics; and more.
Today on AirTalk, we speak with residents from Inglewood about how the publicly re-opened SoFi stadium is affecting their city; look into what a recent decision from an appeals court means for the homeless people living on Skid Row; discuss the latest Covid-19 headlines; review the newest movie releases with our KPCC critics; and more.

An Appeals Court Struck Down A Judge’s Order to House the Homeless on Skid Row by October. What Happens Now?

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Carter Order Vacated 9.24.21

The 9th U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned a federal judge’s order requiring the city and county of Los Angeles offer shelter to everyone living on Skid Row by October. U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter handed down that order in April. A coalition of downtown business interests and homeless advocates sued the city and county, saying they hadn’t done enough to fix the homelessness crisis. The city and county had appealed. Thursday, the appeals court found the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring most of their claims in the lawsuit. They also found Judge Carter based his preliminary injunction on claims not made by those plaintiffs. Today on AirTalk we speak with
KPCC and LAist unhoused communities reporter
Ethan Ward
about the 9th Circuit’s ruling and what’s next for the case.

With files from the Associated Press

COVID-19 AMA: CDC Director Adds Recommendations To Vaccine Booster Guidance, California’s Push To Get People Boosters And More

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Covid Update 9.24.21

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with UCLA’s
Annabelle De St. Maurice
.

Topics today include:

With NFL Football, Events In Full Swing At SoFi Stadium, Local Stakeholders Talk Economic Impact Of Stadium On Inglewood

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SoFi Stadium Impact 9.24.21

The sparkling new home of the NFL's Rams and Chargers, SoFi Stadium, officially opened for football in September 2020, but did so without fans in the stands or tailgating in the lots outside -- thanks, COVID. With fans allowed back this season, Inglewood is seeing a renewed influx of traffic, both on foot and by car, on Sundays as people stream in on game days. When the stadium deal was announced, the City of Inglewood highlighted its potential to be a major job creator, to bring in increased traffic to surrounding businesses and to spur economic development around the stadium as apartments, shopping and restaurants are added in as part of the stadium complex's overall development.

Today on AirTalk, James T. Butts, mayor of the City of Inglewood, and Derek Steele, executive director of the Inglewood-based Social Justice Learning Institute join us to talk about the impact they see SoFi Stadium having on the area around it and the city of Inglewood as a whole.

FilmWeek: ‘The Guilty,’ ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ ‘Live At Mr. Kelly’s,’ And More 

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FW Reviews 9.24.21

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson; Tim Cogshell; and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on-demand platforms.

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Writer Screenwriter On Adapting A Hit Broadway Musical For The Big Screen

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FW 'Dear Evan Hansen'

The film “Dear Evan Hansen” adapted from the hit Broadway musical hits the big screen this week. It stars Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams and Julianne Moore. Steven Levenson wrote the book for the stage production and the screenplay for the film. KPCC’s John Horn talked with Levenson about the film. It’s available in theaters now and is rated PG-13.