A California ruling on affordable housing is shaking things up for developers, new data about single-parent homes, Tuesday Reviewsday new music.
Say goodbye to trans fats: FDA gives food industry 3-year phase out
The FDA on Tuesday issued a final decision giving the food industry three years to phase out partially hydrogenated oils.
Politico's Helena Bottemiller Evich explains more about what this means for your health, and for the food industry.
California's high court rules for affordable housing laws
California's Supreme Court dealt a victory on Monday for the city of San Jose's quest for more affordable housing.
In 2008, San Jose passed a law requiring developers to price 15 percent of units in new multifamily buildings for low- and moderate-income families.
Builders challenged the law saying it passed the cost of building affordable units squarely onto their industry.
But the court disagreed, with Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye writing that cities have the "general broad discretion to regulate the use of real property to serve the legitimate interests of the general public and the community at large."
Southern California Public Radio's Josie Huang recapped the ruling, and Stuart Gabriel, director of UCLA's Ziman Center for Real Estate, explained whether laws like these could have a real impact on the state's housing crisis.
NYC school's race discussion classes create controversy
A private school in New York City is causing controversy with its mandatory classes where as young as 8 years old talk about issues of ethnicity.
For part of these discussions at Fieldston Lower School, students were segregated into what the school calls "affinity groups."
Lisa Miller wrote about this for a recent issue of New York Magazine, and she tells more.
The most exciting tech coming out of E3
Today it begins... that ginormous gathering of game makers and game players in downtown Los Angeles known as E3. And some of the buzziest news from the event has come in the form of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in gaming.
of GameSpot joins Alex Cohen to talk about some of the gaming industry's biggest developments.
How single and 2-parent families break down along geographic lines
While many kids who grow up with one parent thrive, evidence shows that most seem to do better later in life if they're raised in two-parent families.
David Leonhardt of The New York Times has been looking into the impact of two-parent households on upward mobility. He joined the show to discuss how different family arrangements break down along geographic lines.
Border Patrol: No charges against agents in review
The Border Patrol recently conducted an internal review of 67 incidents involving the use of deadly force from January 2010 to October 2012.
It has been determined that none of the agents involved in the incidents will have charges brought against them.
Bob Ortega, senior reporter with the Arizona Republic, discussed the results of the report.
All chimpanzees officially on the endangered list
As of Tuesday, all chimpanzees, both wild and captive, will be labeled as an endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The new classification is a change from previous classifications. While chimps in the wild have been considered endangered, chimps in captivity were labeled threatened.
Dan Ashe, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s director, explained more.
New music from Vince Staples, Major Lazer and more
Oliver Wang and Morgan Rhodes join Tess Vigeland for our weekly new music segment, Tuesday Reviewsday. Below are their picks.
Oliver Wang
Artist: Vince Staples
Album: "Summertime ‘06"
Song: "Senorita"
Notes: This is the long-awaited debut album by Long Beach’s Vince Staples. He’s gone the mixtape route for the last five years, but in the meantime he's been groomed by the likes of Earl Sweatshirt and Mac Miller who’ve believed in his talent. I think he’s going to make a major mark this summer with this debut album.
Artist:
Album: "Every Hero Needs a Villain
Song: "Good Villains Go Last"
Notes: This is from the second collaboration between the Wu-Tang’s Inspectah Deck aka the Rebel RNS and Boston’s 7L and Esoteric. The Czarface partnership is like a ‘90s underground rap fiends dream! Oh and the last album, they dropped was on cassette.
Artist: Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators
Album: "Happiness in Every Style"
Song: "Where are you now?"
Notes: Last time, Morgan brought in Saun and Starr and this time, I’m repping for Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators, the finest retro-soul group to ever come out of Helsinki, Finland. This is from their forthcoming album, their third, and I’d say, at their best.
Morgan Rhodes
Artist:
Album: "Up All Night"
Songs: "Seein' You"
Notes: Eli Escobar is a New York DJ whose trademark house and disco sets are well known among New York nightlife aficionados. He's back with a new EP, "Up All Night," and it shouldn't be missed.
Artist: Major Lazer
Album: "Peace is The Mission"
Song: "Be Together feat Wild Belle"
Notes: Crown prince of EDM, Diplo, returns with Major Lazer's latest... a blend of dancehall, reggae and grime we've come to expect, with a dose of pop with star turns from Ariana Grande and Ellie Goulding. Whereas "Apocalypse Soon" his 2014 project was more dubby, this full length album seems more radio friendly.
Artist: Ornette Coleman
Album: "The Art of The Improvisers"
Song: "Music Always"
Notes: Ornette Coleman was a self taught saxophonist who pioneered free jazz and said, "How can I turn emotion into knowledge? That's what I try to do with my horn." He coined the term Harmolodics, a concept where all aspects of sounds are given the same weight. And he broke from conventional jazz and innovated, inspiring artists for years to come.