Patt Morrison for Mon 7/13/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, July 13, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

 

1:00 – 1:30

Grilled Sotomayor…it’s Nutritious & Delicious!

Sure Monday kicks off the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, but the real heat comes on day two when Senators get a potential 9+ hours to question the judge.  From her history of allegedly “racialist” and “gender-biased” comments to the background politics haunting the old Democrat vs. Republican rivalry, we look ahead to day 2 and the grilling of Sotomayor.

 

Guests:

TBD

 

1:30 - 2:00

OPEN

 

2:00 – 2:30

This is Your Brain Country on Drugs

Did you know, past U.S. anti-drug campaigns actually encouraged drug use? Or that the meth epidemic—the one that seems to be finding its way into news headlines and popular culture everywhere you look, actually peaked long, long ago? Journalist Ryan Grim is here with these truths and more, about our country on drugs.

 

Ryan Grim, This Is Your Country On Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America

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2:30 – 3:00

Re-BURBIA

Is there an innovative, eco-friendly and practical way to re-imagine suburbia? The gauntlet has been thrown down by Dwell magazine and Inhabitat.com. What would you do with the vacant car-dealership in your neighborhood? Wouldn’t those display windows make for a great greenhouse? We talk design, suburban planning and forward thinking with the men and woman that make it happen.

 

Jill Fehrenbacher, founder and editor-in-chief of Inhabitat.com

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Fritz Haeg, founder, Edible Estates

 

Rick Cole, City Manager for the City of Ventura

 

 

ANTONOVICH SUPPORTS "GREEN" BATTERY FACTORY GRANT IN PALMDALE

 

 

       

 

PRESS RELEASE	Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy Office:      (213) 974-5555   Cell: (213) 215-5176 E-mail:     tbell@bos.lacounty.gov
July 10, 2009	For Immediate Release
ANTONOVICH SUPPORTS “GREEN” BATTERY FACTORY GRANT IN PALMDALE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – To promote clean energy and create jobs in Los Angeles County, a motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich supporting the construction of a new state-of-the-art lithium ion battery manufacturing plant in Palmdale will be on Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting agenda.    “The Antelope Valley is becoming the nation’s new center for green technology,” said Antonovich.  “When built, more than 400 new jobs will be created -- and upon completion in 2012, another 2,360 long-term skilled manufacturing and installation jobs will be created for Los Angeles County.”   Quallion LLC, is the largest U.S. manufacturer of customized high-quality lithium batteries used for medical, military, aerospace, and vehicle applications.  The company estimates that  with this grant funding, the proposed facility could produce more than 20,000 zero emission advanced lithium ion batteries for automobiles and trucks every year – and further federal goals to have one million plug-in hybrid cars on the road by 2015.   The motion directs the Chief Executive Officer to send a five-signature letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, in support of Quallion and their request for Department of Energy grant.
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ANTONOVICH REAPPOINTED TO BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE

 

 

       

PRESS RELEASE		Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy Office:      (213) 974-5555   Cell: (213) 215-5176 E-mail:     tbell@bos.lacounty.gov
July 10, 2009	For Immediate Release
CALIFORNIA CHIEF JUSTICE REAPPOINTS ANTONOVICH TO BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – An advocate for foster youth and adoption, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich has been reappointed to the California Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care by Chief Justice Ronald M. George of the California Supreme Court. The commission’s mission is to recommend to California’s Judicial Council the steps that courts and their partners can take to improve outcomes for children in foster care.   Through the Supervisor’s leadership, Los Angeles County has driven state legislation and allocated resources to improve the quality of life for foster youth and promote the placement of eligible children into safe, loving adoptive homes.  “Children aren’t the future, they are today,” says Antonovich.  “If we don’t meet their needs today, they will have no future.”    Through his efforts, the County has implemented innovative programs to: ü streamline the adoption process ü promote the adoption of older youth ü improve educational opportunities for foster and adoptive children ü develop public awareness campaigns promoting County adoptions   To provide children with permanent homes, Supervisor Antonovich negotiated the Title IV-E Project that gives the County flexible use of funding for innovative service delivery.  Supervisor Antonovich sponsors annual Foster Youth Career Fairs and Resource Expos, Adoption Festivals, fundraisers for foster youth needs, faith-based forums and provides supportive housing for transition age youth who are homeless or at-risk.  The National Association of Counties honored Antonovich with the 2003 “Counties Care for Kids” Award.
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County Memo on Cash Flow

We have been getting a number of media inquiries on cash flow, IOUs, impact on County -mandated programs, etc.  so I am forwarding this memo that went out this afternoon on this issue.

 

 

 

press conference on court furloughs -- next Wednesday

Los Angeles Superior Court Los Angeles County www.lasuperiorcourt.org Contact: Public Information Office 213-974-5227 Public Information Officer: Allan Parachini

    MEDIA        

ADVISORY

July 10, 2009

 

not for broadcast or publication

 

Presiding Judge Addresses Media about

Court Budget, furlough Operations

 

WHO:             Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Charles W. “Tim” McCoy Jr.

 

WHAT:           News conference detailing operations on the court’s Wednesday, July 15^th furlough – the first of 12 scheduled for the Los Angeles Superior Court system through June 2010.  Among the topics he will discuss:

                                                                                                                                                                                

• Critical services
• Budget shortfall  
• Staff impact
• Countywide court operations 
• Bench officers’ contributions 

 

WHEN:          2:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2009

 

WHERE:        North plaza adjacent to U.S. Flag’s pole and the Grand Avenue entrance of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse at 110 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles 90012.

 

WHY:             Due to critical court budget shortfall, historic furlough program implemented.

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Michael Jackson Hearing Continued

MEDIA        

ADVISORY Los Angeles Superior Court

Los Angeles County

www.lasuperiorcourt.org

Contact: Public Information Office 213-974-5227

Public Information Officer: Allan Parachini

 

 

 

July 10, 2009

 

NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST

 

Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. Et Al Guardianship Hearing Will Be Continued (BP117319)

 

 

At the request of Katherine Jackson and Deborah Rowe, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. Et Al guardianship hearing originally scheduled for Monday, July 13, 2009 will be continued to July 20, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 5 of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

All prior orders remain in full force and effect, with Katherine Jackson as temporary guardian of the children. A conference call in this matter is scheduled for July 17, 2009 at 3 p.m.

 

Advisory: Air quality unhealthy in Santa Clarita Valley

 

County of Los Angeles Public Health, 313 N. Figueroa Street, Room 806  ·  Los Angeles, CA 90012  ·  (213) 240-8144  ·  media@ph.lacounty.gov

 For Immediate Release:                                                      

July 10, 2009                                                  

 

 

AIR QUALITY ADVISORY:

 

Air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive individuals in the Santa Clarita Valley

 

 

LOS ANGELES - According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive individuals in the Santa Clarita Valley until further notice.

 

Los Angeles County Health Officer and Public Health Director, Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, advises people living or working in the Santa Clarita Valley with heart disease, asthma or other respiratory disease to minimize outdoor activities. Schools that have children with sensitive conditions, including heart disease, asthma, other chronic respiratory diseases, should not participate in PE or outdoor physical activity and should stay indoors as much as possible. 

 

The Department of Public Health is committed to protecting and improving the health of the nearly 10 million residents of Los Angeles County. Through a variety of programs, community partnerships and services, Public Health oversees environmental health, disease control, and community and family health. Public Health comprises more than 4,000 employees and an annual budget exceeding $750 million. To learn more about Public Health and the work we do, please visit http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov.

 

 

 

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