Patt Morrison Mon, 12/1

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, December 1, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 1:40

OPEN

 

 

 

1:40 – 2:00

Victim of the Financial Crisis on the Local Level: Wildomar

The world financial crisis may often seem intangible, with talk of collateralized mortgage swaps and huge multi-billion dollar bailout plans, but in the end it comes down to nuts-and-bolts sacrifices made on a local level. Wildomar is a 22-square mile city in the Temecula Valley that recently incorporated, but is already dealing with tough economic decisions. As part of Marketplace's "Close to Home" series, KPCC's Steven Cuevas takes a look at this Southern California town.

 

Listen to Steven's full story this afternoon on Marketplace beginning at 3 p.m.

 

Guests:

Steven Cuevas, KPCC's Inland Empire reporter

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Wildomar Mayor Bob Cashman

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2:00 – 2:30

Smoke & Mirrors: How California Pays to Fight Wildfires

Even as the hills of Sylmar and Orange County are still smoldering and Southern California anxiously awaits the next red flag warning, various local and state fire fighting agencies are gearing up for the next round of wildfires.  All of this preparation, not to mention actually fighting the increasingly intense fires, is insanely expensive and even in the face of a year-round fire season California’s system for funding this operations remains opaque and antiquated.  In fact, California is alone among western states in paying for fire suppression out of its general fund.  Is there a better way to fund fire fighting?

 

Guests:

Bill Stewart, professor of forest management & resource economics at UC Berkeley’s School of Environmental Science, Policy & Management; former assistant deputy director of Cal Fire

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2:30 – 3:00

Manny Ramirez or Youth Baseball Fields: Dodgers Consider Their Priorities

No one should question the philanthropic credentials of the Dodgers and their owners, Frank and Jamie McCourt:  through the Dodgers Dream Foundation the team just committed to building 42 youth baseball fields around Southern California.  But Dodgers President Jamie McCourt posed an interesting rhetorical question when asked about potential big-ticket free agent signings:  in a time of recession, does it look strange for the team to commit $20+ million a year to a player like Manny Ramirez? Asks McCourt: “We’re really trying to understand, would they rather have the 50 fields?”

 

Guests:

Jamie McCourt, president of the Los Angeles Dodgers

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Matt “Money” Smith: Host of “Petros and Money” and of “The Lakers’ Zone” on KLAC

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