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As heard on June 10 - June 14, 2002 on Talk of the City
Monday, June 10
FBI Papers
The FBI, working covertly with the CIA and then-Governor Ronald Reagan, spent years unlawfully trying to put down the voices and careers of students and
faculty deemed subversive at the University of California. After a 17-year legal challenge by San Francisco Chronicle reporter Seth Rosenfeld, the
agency finally released more than 200,000 pages of confidential records covering the 1940s to the 1970s. Rosenfeld joins Kitty for a discussion of his findings.
Catch the Last Eclipse until 2012
A partial eclipse of the sun will be visible from southern California late this afternoon. Griffith Park lecturer John Mosley joins Kitty for a preview of what you
will see tonight and to explain why youd better get a solarama to view it correctly. After today the next eclipse visible from LA wont be until the year 2012! Tonight,
Griffith Observatory and the Los Angeles Astronomical Society and the Los Angeles Sidewalk Astronomers will provide telescopes for safe public viewing
of the eclipse on the lawn. Solaramas will be sold on the front steps of the Observatory from 4:00-7:00 pm. For more information, call the
Sky Report at 323-663-8171.
One Arab, One Jew, One Stage
After becoming dissatisfied with the limited acting roles he was being offered (think terrorist, taxi driver), Egyptian-born Ahmed Ahmed turned to stand-up
comedy. When he met comedian and Rabbi Bob Alper, the idea of an Arab & Jew comedy duo that could help diffuse tensions between their people through
their performances was born. In the past few months, the duo has grown from a novelty to something more weighty, especially as tensions continue to escalate
in the Middle East. Kitty talks to Alpert and Ahmed as they prepare for their final show in Southern California tonight at Temple Beth El in Aliso Viejo at 7:30pm.
For more information, call 949-362-3999
KPCC Quiz: Secession
Its the latest installment of the KPCC Quiz - this time testing your knowledge on the facts of secession. Frank Stoltze, KPCC reporter and secession expert
will help Kitty provide the correct answers. Call in to test your secession smarts against other Angelinos: 866-893-5722.
Tuesday, June 11
Harbor Remote
LAFCO recently rejected the proposal to get the harbor secession initiative on the ballot. Even though Angelinos will not
vote on harbor secession come November 5th, the issues that fueled the proposal for a new harbor city remain. Today Talk of the City
broadcasts live from the birthplace of the Port of Los Angeles to host a discussion on the relationship between LA and the harbor.
Join Talk of the City host Kitty Felde and panelists for the special broadcast at
Banning's Landing at 100 E. Water Street in Wilmington.
Guests include: Councilwoman Janice Hahn; Andrew Mardesich, Director of the Harbor Study Foundation;
Art Almeida, president of the San Pedro Bay Historical Society; Frank O'Brien, executive director of the Los Angeles
Harbor-Watts Economic Development Council; Vernon Hall, co-chair of the Port Community Advisory Committee;
and Carol Coy, deputy executive officer for Engineering & Compliance at the Southern California Air Quality Management District.
The broadcast is live from 1-2:30pm. The public is invited to attend.
Parking is FREE! Park next to the building or on the street.
Arrive early, bring sunscreen and consider wearing a hat (the broadcast is outside)!
Directions to Banning's Landing:
South on 110
exit C Street
Right onto Figueroa Street
Left onto Harry Bridges Blvd.
Right onto N. Avalon Blvd.
Avalon Blvd. bisects Water Street. The big building that looks vaguely like a ship is Bannings Landing.
Wednesday, June 12
Mayor Hahns LAX Plan
Today the Daily Breeze reported the details of Mayor Hahns $8 million overhaul for LAX.
Kitty talks to the reporter who broke the story, Ian Gregor of the Daily Breeze, and KPCC reporter Adolfo Guzman Lopez who
continues to follow the story.
Deborah Tannen
Best-selling author Deborah Tannen joins Kitty for a discussion about communication within the family. The family is our greatest comfort, but,
according to Tannen, it can also be our greatest pain, especially when those we are most intimate with become our biggest critic. Whether its
issues with your mother, father or sibling member, Tannen has a method to help you feel comfortable talking with your loved ones. Her latest book is
called I Only Say This Because I Love You.
Drabble Creator
Kevin Fagan was only 22 and the youngest syndicated cartoonist when Drabble first appeared in newspapers in 1979. Kitty talks to the Drabble creator
about his strip and the family world of characters Ralph, June, Norman, Patrick and Penny.
Thursday, June 12
Harbor Remote Reprise
LAFCO recently rejected the proposal to get the harbor secession initiative on the ballot. Even though Angelinos will not vote on
harbor secession come November 5th, the issues that fueled the proposal for a new harbor city remain. On Tuesday, Talk of the City
hosted a discussion on the relationship between LA and the harbor from Bannings Landing in
Wilmington.
Guests include: Andrew Mardesich, Director of the Harbor Study Foundation; Art Almeida, president of the San Pedro Bay
Historical Society; Frank O'Brien, executive director of the Los Angeles Harbor-Watts Economic Development Council; Vernon Hall,
co-chair of the Port Community Advisory Committee; and Carol Coy, deputy executive officer for Engineering & Compliance
at the Southern California Air Quality Management District.
Friday, June 14
Elizabeth Kaye on the Lakers Three-peat
Journalist, author and all around Lakers expert, Elizabeth Kaye, joins Kitty from New York for a discussion on the Lakers back to back
to BACK victories and todays parade through downtown LA. Kaye is the author of Aint No Tomorrow: Kobe, Shaq, and the
Making of a Lakers Dynasty.
The Motley Fools
In the midst of unprecedented economic instability, many of us watched our portfolios drop 20 to 50 percent, and put our plans for early
retirement on hold. Corporate earnings have collapsed. Some 1.3 million jobs were cut in the past two years. The broader stock
market indices have all fallen more than 20 percent from their highs. David and Tom Gardner - the brothers who founded the
premier financial education company, The Motley Fool, and authored four bestselling investment guides - tell anxious investors
how to survive todays economic uncertainties and prepare for the inevitable recovery. Their latest book is The Motley Fools:
What to do With Your Money Now.
The Emperor of Ocean Park
Yale Law School professor Stephen Carter takes a break from publishing non-fiction works to try his hand at fiction.
He joins Kitty for a discussion on his debut novel, The Emperor of Ocean Park, a rare look into the world of wealthy and
established black families. Carter will be reading and signing from his book tonight at 7pm at Dutton's Bookstore at 11975 San
San Vicente Boulevard. For more information, call 310-476-6263.
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