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Why Coronavirus Cases Are Rising Again, LAPD Program Builds Community Bonds, Screenwriter Behind the Oscar-Nominated "Soul"
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Mar 30, 2021
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Why Coronavirus Cases Are Rising Again, LAPD Program Builds Community Bonds, Screenwriter Behind the Oscar-Nominated "Soul"

Balancing More Vaccines and More Businesses Re-opening With Growing COVID cases, LAPD Program Celebrated for Positive Community Relationships, How Kemp Powers Became Integral to Pixar's "Soul."

LAPD Sgt. Emada Tingirides hands out beaded bracelets and books to a girl in the Nickerson Gardens Housing Project in Watts. She coordinates the Community Safety Partnership program that focuses on building relationships in an area where distrust of the police runs deep.
LAPD Sgt. Emada Tingirides hands out beaded bracelets and books to a girl in the Nickerson Gardens Housing Project in Watts. She coordinates the Community Safety Partnership program that focuses on building relationships in an area where distrust of the police runs deep.
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Frank Stoltze
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Ask An Expert: How Concerned Should We Be That Coronavirus Cases Are Rising

Coronavirus cases are ticking back up across the U.S. We check in on what that means for Southern California, and whether vaccination rates are steady enough to keep a 4th wave of this at bay.

Guest:

  • UCLA epidemiologist Dr. Robert Kim-Farley.

Amid Calls for Police Reform, One Program Stands as a Model

The LAPD's Community Safety Partnership Bureau has been celebrated for creating positive relationships in pockets with notoriously bad relationships with the police. 

  • Community Safety Partnership Bureau  Deputy Chief Emada Tingrides, 

LA County Doesn't Want the Courts Deciding How to Respond to Homelessness

The County of Los Angeles has asked to be dismissed as a defendant in an ongoing lawsuit the county, along with the city of LA are accused of bungling its response to the homelessness crisis. 

Guest: 

  • LA Times Reporter Benjamin Oreskes

Kemp Powers Has 'Soul' and Oscar Nom to Prove It

One film that's getting attention this Hollywood awards season is "Soul." It was just nominated for THREE Oscars - best Animated Film, Best Original Score and Achievement in Sound. The Pixar movie is about a jazz musician named Joe Gardner who lands his big break until his life takes an unexpected detour. Kemp Powers is the co-writer and co-director of Soul. He also wrote and executive produced the Oscar-nominated Amazon movie One Night In Miami, which was based on his own play. 

Guest: 

  • Screenwriter Kemp Powers