Today on the show we start with the news that LADWP head Ron Nichols is stepping down. Then, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti join us to talk about a number of issues from Tom Sherak's death to the President's State of the Union address. Plus, Nintendo profits tumble amid poor Wii U sales, Napa wineries are suffering due to California's drought, lessons the legal pot industry can learn from Prohibition, and much more.
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• 4:29
Ron Nichols has been General Manager of the LADWP for three years. He got the agency to embrace renewable energy, but Nichols also was linked to controversy. KPCC's Molly Peterson spoke with Nichols this week and brings us this interview with him.
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• 9:46
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti joins the show to talk about the President's State of the Union address, the latest in politics and the passing of a man he appointed to be LA's film czar.
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• 11:47
Following the President’s State of the Union, we’re joined by Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for PRI's "The Takeaway" to break down what was said.
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• 9:13
It's Super Bowl week, college Joes want to become pros and the commissioner is done after a three-decade run. That means it's time for sports with Andy and Brian Kamenetzky.
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• 6:15
Today, the film industry is mourning the loss of one their own. L.A.'s film czar, Tom Sherak, passed away yesterday after a long bout with prostate cancer. He was 68 years old.
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• 5:33
There were many people paying close attention to what the President said in his State of the Union address last night. Among them were advocates for early childhood education.
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• 3:45
LA County Sheriff Lee Baca retires Thursday after 15 years as the head of one of the country's largest law enforcement agencies. County Supervisors have chosen OC undersheriff John Scott as interim sheriff.
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• 4:28
When federal courts get involved with local police departments, the price tag can soar. In Arizona's Maricopa County, an outside monitor is now in place to ensure that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies comply with a court order to prevent racial profiling against Latinos.
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• 5:13
Nintendo recently revealed that their profits fell 30 percent in the first nine months of the fiscal year. This drop is largely attributed to slow sales of Nintendo's newest game console, the Wii U as well as their handheld the 3DS.
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• 4:41
A research team at Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi was one of six teams selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to begin testing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or Drones.
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• 4:28
Vineyard owners say the last time Napa Valley saw conditions this bad was in 1976.
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• 3:40
The LA school district is comparing a list created by UC Berkeley researchers with its own list of structures that await seismic upgrades.
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• 5:10
Sunday's Super Bowl will feature teams representing Colorado and Washington, the only two states to legalize recreational marijuana. Needless to say there will be quite a bit of celebrating happening in both states.
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• 5:52
Recreational pot is now legal in Colorado and Washington, and similar legalization efforts are underway in several other states. This gradual repeal of pot laws hearkens back in many ways to earlier chapters in American history, when alcohol was banned under Prohibition, but then eventually became legal.