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As heard on December 17 - December 21, 2001 on Talk of the City
Monday, December 17
LAPD's Compressed Workweek
About one month ago, Mayor Hahn announced that two area police stations would
implement the 3/12 or compressed workweek schedule for its officers. Guest host
Val Zavala checks in with the commanding officer of one of those stations, the
Hollywood area Community Police Station, to find out how the new schedule is working.
Federal Judge Vacancies
It¨s reported that Los Angeles U.S. District Court judges are each hearing nearly 700 civil cases
per year, more than double the 300-case civil workload in 1980. Each judge is handling 20 to
30 motions per week, instead of the typical 12 to 15. Chief District Judge Terry Hatter and
Marketplace correspondent Jack Shaw discuss the ramifications of the overload, including
case backlogs, trial delays, burnout and more.
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates has been nominated for a National Book Award, a finalist for the
Pulitzer, reached No. 1 on the NY Times best-seller list, chosen for Oprah's
book club, taught writing at Princeton University, published a short-story collection and
her 94th book. What's more, she's accomplished all this in the last year. The woman who puts the
"O(ates)" in "Prolific" takes time out to speak about her latest creation, Middle Age: A Romance
(Ecco books), and how the heck she can accomplish so much in a day.
Tuesday, December 18
INS
Guest host Val Zavala speaks with the director of the INS LA district office,
Thomas Schiltgen, about immigration policy post 9/11. She looks at new
legislation to tighten restrictions on student visas, new technology that recognizes
and screens frequent border commuters, the proposed re-organization of the
INS that may eliminate regional offices such as the LA district office and more.
She Says: Women in News
Since the days of the women's movement, the ranks of women in television newsrooms
across the country have tripled, the percentage of female news directors is almost fifty
times greater than three decades ago, and almost twenty percent of newspaper editors
are women. "She Says/Women in News," a one-hour PBS documentary, airing on KCET,
Thursday, December 20th 8-9pm, profiles ten women in positions of power. The director
and producer, Barbara Rick, and Narda Zacchino, senior editor for the San Francisco
Chronicle and featured in the documentary, examine the changes in the
industry with guest host Val Zavala.
Wednesday, December 19
New LGBT Resource Guide
Guest host Brad Pomerance speaks with Susan Holt from the LA Gay and Lesbian Center about a new resource
guide for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community for dealing with
issues of domestic violence.
Movies v. Books
How do movies of children¨s books affect children¨s reading habits? Is a book
or movie more apt to stimulate the development of a child's imagination and
creativity? Guest host Brad Pomerance talks to two experts, Dr. Stanley
Greenspan, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, and Bonnie Kunzel, President of
the Young Adult Library Services Association.
30 Years of the National Enquirer
The National Enquirer: Thirty Years of Unforgettable Images (Talk Miramax Books)
celebrates three decades of riveting scandal and celebrity news that have made the
paper a legend (of sorts). Guest host Brad Pomerance speaks with the National
Enquirer photo editor and photo editor of the book, Val Virga.
Thursday, December 20
Affordable Housing in LA
From the Mercado La Paloma, host Kitty Felde speaks with housing experts, Sally Richman
from the LA Department of Housing, Jan Breidenbach, executive director of the Southern
California Association of Non-Profit Housing, California Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal, and
Tony Salazar, a for-profit developer with an interest in building affordable housing, about the
state of affordable housing in LA. How did we get into our current housing crunch? What can
we do in the future to alleviate the situation? Kitty asks these questions and more.
Building Neighborhoods and Communities
An essential part of creating affordable housing is building neighborhoods and communities that
residents will use. This holistic approach focuses not only on the housing
units, but the surrounding community. That means social centers, markets and other centers that
residents can access. But, how do you determine what a community needs and what it will use?
And, how do you balance that need with the needs of the city? Host Kitty Felde speaks with Sister
Diane Donoghue, director of Esperanza Community Housing Corporation, John McCoy, deputy
administrator of the Community Redevelopment Agency, and Richard Gollis, principal of The
Concord Group.
Friday, December 21
Alternative Holiday gifts
Want to get off of the consumer merry-go-round this holiday season? Nationally, a
trend has emerged of searching for more meaningful, less costly gifts. Host Kitty
Felde speaks with several organizations that might give you some creative ideas
for those last minute gifts.
Suggestions websites mentioned on the show:
www.ellisislandrecords.org,
www.wallofhonor.com,
www.peacetreesvietnam.org,
Adopt-an-Animal Program,
SEVA Foundation, and
Original Artwork of your home or business.
Quick Cooking with Candybars
A tried and true shortcut to delicious desserts is to start with good old American candy and you'll end
up with M&M meringues or Cream Cheese Lemon Bars with Kit Kat Crust! Husband and wife dessert
chefs Allison Inches and Ric McKown shower host Kitty Felde with delectable samples from The
Candy Bar Cookbook (Longstreet Press).
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