http://www.kpcc.org The latest news stories from 89.3 KPCC, Southern California Public Radio. @KPCC /kpcc Southern California Public Radio The latest news stories from 89.3 KPCC, Southern California Public Radio. @KPCC /kpcc KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio contact@kpcc.org no Southern California Public Radio An L.A. Unified school board member has proposed changes to the state's Parent Trigger law, including school performance information and public meeting requirements. An L.A. Unified school board member has proposed changes to the state's Parent Trigger law, including school performance information and public meeting requirements. http://www.scpr.org/blogs/education/2013/06/17/14022/la-unified-school-board-member-wants-changes-to-ca/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:02:29 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/blogs/education/2013/06/17/14022/la-unified-school-board-member-wants-changes-to-ca/ 120 Southern California Public Radio The two announced Monday that Netflix will begin running original television series from Dreamworks Animation, as well as the company's library of cartoon classics. The two announced Monday that Netflix will begin running original television series from Dreamworks Animation, as well as the company's library of cartoon classics. http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/06/17/37770/netflix-dreamworks-animation-to-partner-for-300-ho/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:01:40 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/06/17/37770/netflix-dreamworks-animation-to-partner-for-300-ho/ 114 Southern California Public Radio The man who made a false emergency call to Pasadena police, that later contributed to the fatal shooting of an unarmed man, gets three months in jail and community service. The man who made a false emergency call to Pasadena police, that later contributed to the fatal shooting of an unarmed man, gets three months in jail and community service. http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2013/06/17/14017/caller-who-lied-to-pasadena-police-about-gun-in-mc/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:11:43 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2013/06/17/14017/caller-who-lied-to-pasadena-police-about-gun-in-mc/ 78 Southern California Public Radio A judge has ruled that a battery recycling plant in Vernon can reopen despite being closed by the state as a public health threat. A judge has ruled that a battery recycling plant in Vernon can reopen despite being closed by the state as a public health threat. http://www.scpr.org/blogs/environment/2013/06/17/14014/vernorn-battery-recycling-plant-can-reopen-despite/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:52:24 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/blogs/environment/2013/06/17/14014/vernorn-battery-recycling-plant-can-reopen-despite/ 43 Southern California Public Radio Sandra Tsing Loh finds it's tough being a graduating fifth-grader. Sandra Tsing Loh finds it's tough being a graduating fifth-grader. http://www.scpr.org/programs/loh-life/2013/06/17/32290/ready-set-culminate/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:24:58 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/programs/loh-life/2013/06/17/32290/ready-set-culminate/ 147 Southern California Public Radio Ground and air crews have contained nearly 75 percent of the Hathaway Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains, north of Banning. Ground and air crews have contained nearly 75 percent of the Hathaway Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains, north of Banning. http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/06/17/37765/hathaway-fire-in-riverside-county-67-contained/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:54:06 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/06/17/37765/hathaway-fire-in-riverside-county-67-contained/ 48 Southern California Public Radio The G8 summit began today and Edward Snowden’s leaks have many world leaders concerned. According to The Guardian, Snowden has documents that show international spying during the 2009 G20 summit in London. The G8 summit began today and Edward Snowden’s leaks have many world leaders concerned. According to The Guardian, Snowden has documents that show international spying during the 2009 G20 summit in London. http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/06/17/32286/snowden-leaks-include-international-spying-during/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:58:45 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/06/17/32286/snowden-leaks-include-international-spying-during/ 831 Southern California Public Radio The election of Hassan Rouhani as the new president of Iran, replacing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has journalists and Iran watchers the world over wondering which direction the new leader will steer his country in. The election of Hassan Rouhani as the new president of Iran, replacing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has journalists and Iran watchers the world over wondering which direction the new leader will steer his country in. http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/06/17/32287/iranian-election-moment-of-change-or-more-of-the-s/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:52:06 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/06/17/32287/iranian-election-moment-of-change-or-more-of-the-s/ 500 Southern California Public Radio Bob Meistrell and his twin brother co-founded the Body Glove clothing company and are credited with developing the first neoprene wetsuit. Meistrell died Sunday of a heart attack while on his boat at the age of 84. Bob Meistrell and his twin brother co-founded the Body Glove clothing company and are credited with developing the first neoprene wetsuit. Meistrell died Sunday of a heart attack while on his boat at the age of 84. http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/06/17/32289/body-glove-co-founder-bob-meistrell-dies/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:49:49 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/06/17/32289/body-glove-co-founder-bob-meistrell-dies/ 264 Southern California Public Radio How have terrorist attacks been carried out by men behind bars? In “The Spectacular Few: Prisoner Radicalization and the Evolving Terrorist Threat,” criminology professor and former prison warden Mark S. Hamm examines why prisoners can be radicalized. How have terrorist attacks been carried out by men behind bars? In “The Spectacular Few: Prisoner Radicalization and the Evolving Terrorist Threat,” criminology professor and former prison warden Mark S. Hamm examines why prisoners can be radicalized. http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/06/17/32285/does-prison-overcrowding-lead-to-prisoner-radicali/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:40:51 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/06/17/32285/does-prison-overcrowding-lead-to-prisoner-radicali/ 984 Southern California Public Radio There's one group of California students that will be greatly underrepresented during upcoming high school graduation ceremonies. Less than 50 percent of students in foster care earn a high school diploma, leaving them few opportunities for jobs that pay a living wage. There's one group of California students that will be greatly underrepresented during upcoming high school graduation ceremonies. Less than 50 percent of students in foster care earn a high school diploma, leaving them few opportunities for jobs that pay a living wage. http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/06/17/32288/class-for-foster-youth-teaches-life-skills-and-eas/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:37:13 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/06/17/32288/class-for-foster-youth-teaches-life-skills-and-eas/ 306 Southern California Public Radio According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the LA Unified School District, boys here are twice as likely as young men in the rest of the country to induce vomiting or use laxatives to control their weight. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the LA Unified School District, boys here are twice as likely as young men in the rest of the country to induce vomiting or use laxatives to control their weight. http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/06/17/32282/survey-eating-disorders-among-teen-boys-in-la-are/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:26:40 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/06/17/32282/survey-eating-disorders-among-teen-boys-in-la-are/ 407 Southern California Public Radio It's a fight that pits waitstaff against other restaurant workers and proprietors. This month, a federal appeals court ruled that the Labor Department went beyond its authority when it issued regulations prohibiting the use of tips by an employer. It's a fight that pits waitstaff against other restaurant workers and proprietors. This month, a federal appeals court ruled that the Labor Department went beyond its authority when it issued regulations prohibiting the use of tips by an employer. http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/06/17/32284/court-ruling-on-tip-pooling-affects-restaurant-wor/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:18:27 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/06/17/32284/court-ruling-on-tip-pooling-affects-restaurant-wor/ 1300 Southern California Public Radio Voting began Friday on California's $96 billion budget and wrapped up over the weekend, delivered on time and on budget. Additionally, the legislature passed a major piece of the Federal Affordable Care Act that would expand Medicaid coverage to more than a million low-income and uninsured Californians. Voting began Friday on California's $96 billion budget and wrapped up over the weekend, delivered on time and on budget. Additionally, the legislature passed a major piece of the Federal Affordable Care Act that would expand Medicaid coverage to more than a million low-income and uninsured Californians. http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/06/17/32283/update-on-california-s-budget-and-other-recent-leg/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:10:41 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/06/17/32283/update-on-california-s-budget-and-other-recent-leg/ 337 Southern California Public Radio Critics are worried that the Governor is putting the planet on the back burner as he focuses on the state's economy. Critics are worried that the Governor is putting the planet on the back burner as he focuses on the state's economy. http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/06/17/32281/is-governor-brown-doing-enough-to-keep-california/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:40:14 GMT news, kpcc, scpr http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2013/06/17/32281/is-governor-brown-doing-enough-to-keep-california/ 332