August 18 - 22, 2003
Monday, Aug. 18
The Homeless in Los Angeles
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Larry Mantle talks with homeless and formerly homeless individuals about how they ended up on the streets, and what it's like being homeless in Los Angeles. Joining him are Ezell Williams, Special Projects and Major Donor Officer for the Los Angeles Mission, "Sunny," a mother of two, who recently became homeless and is a victim of domestic violence, and Ilda Gonzales, a formerly homeless mother of two.
The Growing Problem of Homelessness in Los Angeles
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Who are the homeless in Los Angeles, and how did they get there? How much has the problem grown, and what's causing the growth? Guests will also address the issue of the growing numbers of homeless women and children nationwide, and here in the Southland. Jeanette Rowe, Program coordinator for LAHSA's (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) Emergency Response Team and Paul Tepper, Director of the Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty at the Weingart Centre, join Larry to discuss the issue.
Can the Problem of Homelessness Be Solved?
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Larry Mantle talks with Ralph Plumb, President and CEO of the Union Rescue Mission, and Bob Erlenbusch, Executive Director of the LA Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness, about how we can best tackle the growing problem of homelessness in Los Angeles.
Downtown Revitalization and Skid Row: Tensions And Solutions
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Developers want to buy properties on Skid Row, especially the housing on Main Street. The idea is to develop them into lofts for working professionals to live downtown. Will any homeless be displaced by this development? Carol Schatz, President and CEO of the Central City Association, Orlando Ward, public information officer from the Midnight Mission, and Alice Callaghan, Director of Las Familias del Pueblo, join Larry Mantle to discuss the dilemma.
Tuesday, Aug. 19
Recall Update: The ACLU Lawsuit and Follow the Money
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Kim Alexander, President of the California Voter Foundation, joins guest host Patt Morrison to give an update on the latest news surrounding the ACLU lawsuit to delay the recall vote. They also ask where the recall candidates are getting their campaign funding, and what can we learn about the candidates by looking at campaign contributions?
No-Kill Animal Shelter Policy
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This past Thursday, Mayor Hahn announced that the City of Los Angeles will work to implement a no-kill policy for adoptable animals within the next five years. The Mayor tasked the Department of Animal Services to meet with animal experts and humane groups to develop a plan in the next ninety days. But animal rights groups say this no-kill policy will be business-as-usual. What does a no-kill policy mean? What are adoptable animals? Who determines which animals are adoptable, and how? Jerry Greenwalt, General Manger, Animal Services for the City of Los Angeles, Dr. Jerry Vlasak, a member of Animal Defense League of Los Angeles, and Daniel Crain, President of the San Francisco SPCA, a shelter with a no-kill policy for adoptable animals, join guest host Patt Morrison to discuss the issue.
The Destruction of the California Indians
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Patt Morrison talks with William Secrest about his new book titled When the Great Spirit Died: The Destruction of the California Indians, 1850-1860 (Word Dancer Press). The book chronicles the almost total obliteration of the Indian tribes of Central California during the Gold Rush. Patt Morrison also talks to historian George Phillips, an expert on the fate of Southern California Indians.
Mary Magdalene: Saint or Sinner?
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Mary Magdalene's image has been changing over recent years. The trend in Christianity is to revise the place and role of women in the Bible and Biblical tradition. Mary Magdalene, as a harlot, is not mentioned in the Bible. In fact, it's hard to know who the harlot was exactly. Scholars think that Mary Magdalene, the fallen woman, is an amalgam of three Biblical women. Jeffrey Kirsch, author, book columnist for the LA Times, and David Van Biema, journalist and author of a recent Time magazine article about Mary Magdalene, joins guest host Patt Morrison to discuss the icon.
Wednesday, Aug. 20
Proposition 54
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If it passes on the October 7th ballot, Proposition 54 would prohibit classification of "any individual by race, ethnicity, color or national origin in the operation of public education, public contracting or public employment." This is the language from the text of the ballot. But what does it mean? Will police not be allowed to collect data? What about health statistics and medical research? Opponents of this proposition charge that Proposition 54 will amount to an information ban that will hurt people in the long run. Joining guest host Patt Morrison to discuss the issue is Ward Connerly, Spokesperson for "Yes" on Prop. 54, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Director of Public Health and the Health Officer for Los Angeles County, and Daryl Smith, PhD., Professor of Education and Psychology at Claremont Graduate University.
Patt Morrison also opens the phones to take listener calls on Proposition 54.
The Bombing of the UN Mission in Baghdad
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Terrorists bombed the United Nations mission in Baghdad today, killing at least twenty people and wounding over a hundred. Among those killed was the top UN Envoy to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Guest host Patt Morrison discusses the evolving situation in Iraq with Edward Mortimer, director of communications and head of the speech-writing unit for the executive office of the Secretary General, Adam Schiff, Congressman for California's 29th Congressional District, James Woolsey, former CIA Director under President Bill Clinton, and GI Wilson, a retired Infantry Colonel in the United States Marine Corps.
Lucille Ball
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Guest host Patt Morrison talks with author Stefan Kanfer about his new biography of Lucille Ball, Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball (Knopf). It traces the arc of her career, from its unlikely beginnings in upstate New York to the pursuit of stardom when she met a Cuban Conga drummer named Desi Arnaz, and became the first woman with major economic power in postwar Hollywood.
Thursday, Aug. 21
Recall Update
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Guest Host Patt Morrison speaks with a variety of experts on the latest news surrounding the California recall election. Joining Patt are the following guests: Art Torres, retired State Senator and Chairman of the California Democratic Party, Margaret Talev, Political reporter with the Sacramento Bee, Duf Sundheim, Chairman of the California Republican Party, Kristin Heffron, Chief Deputy Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder, Marc Cooper, contributor to LA Weekly and The Nation and Dianne Feinstein, United States Senator representing California.
Orange County News
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Guest host Patt Morrison talks with Orange County Register, Op-Ed editor Chris Reed about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Ashcroft's Patriot Act Road Trip
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Attorney General John Ashcroft is traveling across the country, defending the Patriot Act, which is coming under more and more fire from civil liberties groups. Critics charge that some of the Act's provisions, like "roving wiretaps" and "sneak and peek" surveillance, intrude too much upon the lives of ordinary citizens. Proponents of the Patriot Act point to the new realities of the war on terror and to the lack of attacks on US soil since 9-11, they say, in part, because of the Patriot Act and the powers that it gives to law enforcement. Joining Patt Morrison to weigh-in on the issue is George Cardona, Chief Assistant US Attorney, Central District of California, David B. Rivkin, Jr., a partner in Washington office of Baker and Hostetler and a former Reagan and Bush administration official, Anthony Romero, Executive Director of the National ACLU, Robert Levy; senior fellow in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, and Emily Sheketoff, Executive Director of the Washington Office of the American Library Association.
Friday, Aug. 22
Carol Burnett
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Broadcasting from the Museum of Television and Radio in Beverly Hills, guest host Patt Morrison talks with actress and TV legend Carol Burnett about her new memoir, One More Time (Random House).
Mental Health in the West Bank
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Guest Host Patt Morrison speaks with a psychiatrist and psychotherapist from the West Bank about her work with Palestinian families and children. Joining her is Dr. Viveca Hazboun, Director of the Guidance and Training Center for the Child and Family in Bethlehem.
For more information about the Guidance and Training Center for the Child and Family, send an e-mail to: gtc@p-ol.com
FilmWeek
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Guest host Steve Julian and critics
Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both
CityBeat and ValleyBeat
and
Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and the L.A. Weekly
discuss this week's new film releases, including The Medallion, Thirteen, The Battle of Shaker Heights,
Madame Sata, Dust, Lady, and
Lost Boys of Sudan.
Steve and the critics also discuss Breakfast With Hunter, part of the
InFact Theatrical Documentary Showcase at the Arclight, as well as this week's new videos.
