AirTalk for July 16, 2009

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  • Update on CA budget negotiations

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    California legislators failed to agree on a budget once again Wednesday, unable to reconcile how, and how much, to cut funding to public schools. Much of the difficulty stems from Proposition 98, a voter-approved amendment to the state Constitution that sets minimum funding levels for state-run schools, community colleges and universities. Will a budget agreement finally be reached this week? Larry Mantles gets all the latest from Sacramento.


  • Cuts to higher education in California

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    The state budget crisis is taxing higher education in California. It's expected that the UC, Cal State, and community colleges will offer fewer courses and have larger class sizes. To offset cuts in funding, yesterday a UC Regents panel approved a plan to make faculty and staff take 11 to 26 unpaid furlough days next school year. For the Cal State campuses, student fees have increased 10%, and are likely to increase up to 20%. Larry Mantle looks at how higher education in California is dealing with the drop in funding.


  • Orange County Great Park

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    Larry Mantle talks with Larry Agran, Chairman of the Great Park Corporation Board, about The Orange County Great Park, its offerings, and its significance to the community.


  • CA may penalize paparazzi

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    The California legislature is considering a bill that would impose heavy penalties on those who break laws in order to take and sell photographs of celebrities with their families. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass advanced the bill to discourage photographers from trespassing or violating traffic laws in order to get intimate portraits of the famous. Any photographer who knowingly breaks the law to obtain a celebrity family photo could be fined up to $50,000. Additionally, broadcasters of illegally obtained images could be subject to individual lawsuits. If passed, will such a bill protect privacy, or curtail the rights of a free press? Larry Mantle learns more.


  • Walking on the moon

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    On April 16, 1972, Charlie Duke, John Young and Ken Mattingly lifted off in their Saturn V on the fifth manned lunar landing mission. Duke would spend three days on the moon, collecting rock and soil samples, and driving the Rover over its surface. On this 40th anniversary of the first moon mission, Larry talks with Duke about the first landing mission to the moon and his own moonwalk.


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Film Week Oscar Preview

84th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement

Sunday, February 19, 2012
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

It’s a hit with boffo box office! The 10th annual “Film Week on AirTalk” Academy Awards preview is coming to the historic Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, Sunday, February 19th. The full cast of “Film Week” critics joins Larry Mantle to debate which nominees should take the top categories. Audience ... » More info