Patt Morrison for Thursday, July 1, 2010

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, July 1, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

1:06 – 1:19

OPEN

 

 

1:21 – 1:39

Bridging the digital divide: can broadband internet be brought to the masses?

On Monday President Obama signed a memorandum committing the government to dramatically expanding broadband access, ostensibly easing the use of electronic equipment ranging from cell phones to laptop computers.  While this is cheery news for the already wired-up among us looking for more bandwidth, and while it’s ultimately a good thing for telecommunication companies, there are still dramatic number of Americans who do not have access to dial-up or highspeed internet.  Here in California bolstering the broadband network is a matter of both economic and social importance, as the more computers in the state that are hooked up to the internet means better information sharing and more job creation.  Most politicians and technocrats talk a good game about creating universal access to broadband but much work remains to be done—can we bridge the digital divide?

 

Guests:

Norm Mineta, former Congressman & Secretary of Transportation & Commerce; head of a California Emerging Technology Fund advisory board on broadband access

IN STUDIO

Backup:  Steve Getzug, 310-633-9444; cell, 213-219-8990

 

Sunne McPeak, president & CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund

IN STUDIO

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

OPEN

 

 

 

2:06 – 2:30

Should there be a right to discriminate?  Debating the ramifications of Supreme Court’s “Christian Fellowship” decision

The Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Hastings Christian Fellowship vs. Martinez, focusing on a Christian group’s right to be recognized by the UCSF Hastings School of Law, seems pretty straightforward.  The court sided with the decision of Hastings Law School to deny the Christian Legal Society “registered organization status,” based on the fellowship’s exclusion of gay members.  The Court ruled that Hastings’ refusal of official status was a reasonable application of the school’s nondiscrimination policy.  However, by ruling that “all-comers” must be accepted has the court inadvertently paved the way for student run Jewish groups to be mandated to accept Neo-Nazi’s?  Is the 1^st Amendment actually aided by a logical amount of discrimination?

 

Guests:

Mike McGough, Senior Editorial Writer for the Los Angeles Times, author of the editorial disagreeing with the Court’s decision

HE CALLS US:

 

Leo Martinez, Acting Chancellor and Dean (until midnight tonight), Professor of Law, Hastings University

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Walter Dellinger, Chair of the Appellate Practice at O'Melveny, heads the Harvard/O’Melveny Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Clinic, and is a Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard University. 

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2:30 – 2:58:30

The Beauty Bias: the injustice of appearance in life and law

Should there be a law protecting the fat, the unattractive or the short people of America?  Is it prejudice to ridicule a female employee or a Supreme Court Justice nominee for being too ugly?  In the age of Botox, plastic surgery gone overboard, and the undying trend of youth, professional women face a bigger obstacle than equal pay.  As Deborah L. Rhode explains in her book “The Beauty Bias: the injustice of appearance in life and law,” more and more Americans are filing discrimination complaints related to appearance, but many people don’t see this type of discrimination as infringing on our fundamental rights.  How can feminism prevail over this type of prejudice when even the staunchest feminists surrender to wrinkle creams?

 

Guest:

Deborah L. Rhode, director of the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession and Ernest W. McFarland professor of law at Stanford Law School; former president of the Association of American Law Schools and law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; Rhode is the author of 20 books, including “Women and Leadership” and her newest book, “The Beauty Bias”

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Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

89.3 KPCC-FM | 89.1 KUOR-FM | 90.3 KPCV-FM

626.583.5171, office

415.497.2131, mobile

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Grand Jury Final Report Released -- it is online

The Grand Jury this morning has released its Final Report for 2009-10.   It is posted online at:

 

 

Final Report – 2009 - 2010

http://grandjury.co.la.ca.us/pdf/2009-2010%20CIVIL%20GRAND%20JURY.pdf

 

 

The website with all the reports is at:

http://grandjury.co.la.ca.us/gjreports.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marina del Rey project completed

Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                Media Contact:  Debbie Talbot

Phone:   (310) 305-9548

Cell:       (310) 809-3831

 

 

 

COMPLETION OF THE MARINA DEL REY

NORTH JETTY FENCE PROJECT

 

 

MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. – June 30, 2010 – The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors announced today the successful completion of the Marina del Rey North Jetty Fence Project.  The project commenced December 2009 with replacement of deteriorating blue plastic fencing with 4,100 feet of durable, attractive, anodized aluminum fencing along the North Jetty, located adjacent to the end of Via Marina near Aubry E. Austin Park.   

Additional improvements to the North Jetty include new curbs and gutters to provide improved drainage of the adjacent pedestrian path, and 22 new benches to be installed in the next few months.

For additional information, contact (310) 305-9503 or visit the Department website at marinadelrey.lacounty.gov.

 

Patt Morrison for Wednesday, June 30, 2010

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wenesday, June 30, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

1:06 – 1:19

OPEN

 

 

1:21 – 1:39

Your golden years to begin at 70? Debating the start of Social Security

It’s not the first time this idea has been kicked around but yesterday it was presented in remarkably stark terms, considering the source was a politician.  House Minority Leader John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that in the face of massive federal deficits and a potentially crippling national debt it was time to have a frank conversation with the American public about the sustainability of Social Security.  "We're all living a lot longer than anyone ever expected," Boehner told the newspaper editorial board. "And I think that raising the retirement age — going out 20 years, so you're not affecting anyone close to retirement — and eventually getting the retirement age to 70 is a step that needs to be taken."  Boehner also counseled hard decisions for politicians and the public alike:  "We just need to be honest with people," he said. "I'm not suggesting it's going to be easy, but I think if we did those three things, you'd pretty well solve the problem."  Are you willing to delay your Social Security to help bring down the debt?

 

Guests:

BOTH UNCONFIRMED

Rep. Dave Camp, R-Michigan’s 4^th District; Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Committee; member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility & Reform

 

Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-California’s 31^st District; Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus; member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility & Reform

 

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

Your tax dollars hard at work….in the pockets of Afghan warlords

Security in Afghanistan is dirty work, for all of the involved parties from the U.S. and Afghan militaries to the private contractors that provide key logistical support.  One bit of key logistical support that lies in the hands of military contractors is Host Nation Trucking, the transportation contract that provides over 70% of total good and materials distributed to U.S. troops in the field in Afghanistan.  It’s worth $2.16 billion and is a key example of how well intentioned U.S. investment ends up in the hands of extremely undesirable warlords.  The HNT contract fuels warlordism, extortion and corruption and it may be a significant source of funding for insurgents.  We look at the troubled American effort in Afghanistan through the prism of one contract that proves your tax dollars are hard at work…..in the pockets of warlords.

 

Guest:

Rep. John Tierney, D-Massachusetts’ 6^th District; Chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Security & Foreign Affairs; author of the majority report “Warlord, Inc.”

HE CALLS US:

 

 

2:06 – 2:30

The conservatives’ case against Kagan

Some on the left aren’t ecstatic with the idea of Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court, and on the right, John Yoo, the Bush administrator who authored the so-called “torture memos,” has authored his own objections to her, in a New York Times op-ed that ran last month.  Why doesn’t John Yoo heart Elena Kagan?  As thin as her record may be, there’s enough for a conservative not to like—she stood her ground against the U.S. military in protesting the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy by keeping military recruiters off of Harvard Law School’s campus; she’s been critical of Guantanamo Bay and went after Congress for writing a bill that would strip courts of their authority to review detention practices; Kagan’s self-professed “legal hero” is Thurgood Marshall, the original lion of the left on the Supreme Court.  But most significantly to a legal scholar like Yoo, it’s Kagan’s undeserved reputation—because as a nominee who has never served as a judge, how can we ever really know?—as a defender of executive powers  and her true feelings, which Yoo claims to have gleaned through a review of her academic musings.  Yesterday we looked at some liberals’ uneasiness over Kagan and today we take up the conservatives’ beef with Kagan.

 

Guest:

John Yoo, former attorney in the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel in the Bush Administration and currently a Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and author of, “Crisis and Command: A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush”

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2:30 – 2:58:30

OPEN

 

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

89.3 KPCC-FM | 89.1 KUOR-FM | 90.3 KPCV-FM

626.583.5171, office

415.497.2131, mobile

jserviss@kpcc.org / jserviss@scpr.org

www.scpr.org

 

Patt Morrison for Tuesday, June 29, 2010

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

1:06 – 1:19

OPEN

 

 

1:21 – 1:39

The liberal case against Elena Kagan

On the surface of it liberals and progressive Democrats should love the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court—she stood her ground against the U.S. military in protesting the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy by keeping military recruiters out of Harvard Law School; she’s been critical of Guantanamo Bay went after Congress for writing a bill that would strip courts of their authority to review detention practices; Kagan’s self-professed “legal hero” is Thurgood Marshall, the original lion of the left on the Supreme Court.  So surely liberals are thrilled to have Kagan’s predictably left-leaning voice on the Court, right?  Not universally: many liberals feel uneasy about a lack of a certifiable paper trail of liberal decisions by Kagan, and more offensively she has been a reliable defender of strong presidential powers in times of war, like those enacted by George W. Bush for eight years.  What is the liberal case against Elena Kagan?

 

Guest:

Glenn Greenwald, political writer & blogger at Salon.com; former constitutional law & civil rights litigator in New York; author of “Great American Hypocrites”

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1:41 – 1:58:30

Ballot fever building for November election fight

November 2^nd’s going to be one crazy night.  The jam-packed ballot for California’s November election already includes nine initiatives and one referral, ranging from water bonds to legalizing the MJ to weakening the ban on greenhouse emissions.  Sure, it’s only ten measures (so far), but these hot-button issues can make it quite an expensive campaign and election, with big players like Valero and The Nature Conservancy.  Patt ‘hashes’ out the details on these ballot measures… no pun intended, really.

 

Guest:

Bob Stern, President of the Center for Governmental Studies

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2:06 – 2:30

Hold the penicillin burgers:  FDA cracks down on antibiotic-laden meats

Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration began urging meat producers to stop using so many antibiotics, claiming that it poses a serious public health threat.  Antibiotics are used in agriculture to prevent illness, treat sickness and to promote animal growth, although it’s not entirely clear to anyone how antibiotics in feed and water help to fatten animals.  No one is quite certain, either, of what percentage of antibiotics is being put to which use; about 84% of all antibiotics in the U.S. are used in agriculture, but estimates of what amount are used to promote growth range from 13 % to 70 %.  The industrialization of animal farms over the past several decades has made processors more dependent on antibiotics because factory farm animals tend to be sicker and feed-lot diets can encourage bacterial infections.  All this is bad news for humans, who remain vulnerable to “superbugs,” or bacteria that grows resistant to and cannot be killed by antibiotics.  The FDA has tried without success for over thirty years to ban such wide use, but in every instance, agricultural interests have succeeded in getting Congress to block the motion.  Even though this move does nothing to change the present overuse of antibiotics, it’s the first inkling in years that the agency is remounting the long-standing fight with the agro-industry.  Why now? And what will it mean for the meat industry and for consumers?

 

Guests: UNCONFIRMED

Dr. Bernadette Dunham, D.V.M., Ph.D, director of the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine

CALL HER:  TBD

 

Jay Wenther, executive director of the American Association of Meat Processors

CALL HIM:

 

Michael Pollan, author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” natural food activist & professor journalism at the University of California, Berkeley

CALL HIM:

 

 

2:30 – 2:39

OPEN

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

San Francisco stays Healthy

The California Supreme Court will not be hearing a challenge from the Golden Gate Restaurant Association against San Francisco’s universal health care program - Healthy San Francisco. The program is available to all San Francisco residents regardless of immigration status, employment status, or pre-existing medical conditions and has enrolled 53,000 previously uninsured people. Where does the restaurant association come in? Healthy San Francisco requires that employers either offer health insurance to employees or contribute money to the city’s plan and as the cost to restaurant owners rise so does the cost of dining. What costs more in the long run and is San Francisco paving the way for other cities to mandate healthcare?

 

Guests:

Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco

 

UNCONFIRMED

California Chamber of Commerce

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

89.3 KPCC-FM | 89.1 KUOR-FM | 90.3 KPCV-FM

626.583.5171, office

415.497.2131, mobile

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June 29 2010 AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

                           Board of Supervisors, County of Los Angeles  

                                                           

Contact:  Judy Hammond, Director of Public Affairs, (213) 974-1363

                 Brian Lew, Assistant Director, (213) 974-1652

Live videofeed, English and Spanish, Telco #948075      Audio–(213) 974-4700 or

                                                                                       (877) 873-8017 ext. 111111# English

                                                                                                               ext. 222222# Spanish

Agenda and supporting documents:  http://bos.co.la.ca.us/Categories/Agenda/AgendaHome.asp

Agenda Highlights: http://ceo.lacounty.gov/press.htm                                                       

 

       June 28, 2010

               

June 29 Agenda Highlights

(Meeting begins at 9:30 a.m.) 

 

Foshay Learning Center Robotics Team recognized for receiving industrial safety award in national robotics championship.

 

Retiring KCBS TV reporter Mark Coogan honored for 40-year career as radio/TV journalist.

 

$1.5 million construction contracts would complete sound insulation work on 25 properties in the Lennox/Athens area affected by airplane noise.  (Item 1-D)

 

$3.8 million loan would allow development of three affordable rental housing developments in Bell Gardens, Claremont and West Hollywood.  (Item 2-D)

 

$300,000 proposal would prevent 20 families participating in a state economic recovery ownership program from losing their escrow deposit and begin rehabilitation projects. (Items 3-D, 6-H)

 

Approval sought to reallocate $59 million for projects along the Los Angeles River in Long Beach and Paramount.  (Item 1-P)

 

Board asked to approve spending plan for Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District, which identifies $26.8 million in excess funds for allocation in 2010-11.  (Item 2-P)

 

Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Don Knabe request Probation Department employees be identified and disciplined for failures outlined in a June 2 report by the Office of Independent Review, and recent cases of employee arrests/misconduct be identified to ensure appropriate discipline is taken. (Item 2, cont. from 6/22) 

 

Proposal requests the Office of Education to initiate a moratorium on the closures of any community day schools/independent study schools for at least 30 days, and work to find solutions to keep the alternative school sites open.  (Item 3)

 

Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Gloria Molina ask for report in 30 days on ways in which Chief Probation Officer Donald Blevins can be given maximum flexibility to assemble the best possible management team to reform/restructure the Probation Department, including hiring staff outside the department.  (Item 5, cont. from 6/22) 

 

Proposal calls for giving the Office of Independent Review oversight of the Probation Department’s internal affairs operation.   (Item 6, cont. from 6/22) 

 

Action would allow taxpayers the option to file online property assessment appeal applications, in effort to decrease costs and errors.  (Item 8)

 

 Acceptance of $22.4 million grant would enhance the capabilities of the County and City of Los Angeles to respond to incidents of terrorism.  (Item 9)

 

Board asks for report back by Aug. 31 on efforts to implement human resources study recommendations designed to upgrade/streamline the County’s hiring process.  (Item 14)

 

Proposal would allow the Grand Avenue Park Development, LLC, to begin construction on the $56 million Civic Park Project.  (Item 15)

 

Action would declare official the results for the 43^rd State Assembly District election. (Item 18)

 

$183,979 proposal would fund an obstacle course/all-terrain vehicle training area within the San Gabriel Canyon off-highway vehicle area.  (Item 24)

 

Permission sought to apply for $4.7 million in grants to fund construction of nature education facilities at Carver Park, Deane Dana Park, Eaton Canyon and Placerita Canyon.    (Item 25)

 

$5.5 million proposal would fund construction of new interim data center on the MLK Medical Center campus to meet the needs of the Departments of Health Services and Mental Health, and approve the issuance of long-term bonds to finance project.  (Item 27, cont. from 6/15)

 

Proposal would extend contract with company operating County’s five airports, at estimated $605,000 annually in cost savings and revenue for the County. (Item 33)

 

$8.4 million proposal would fund expansion of Lennox Library and community center. (Item 34)

 

Proposal would allow Sheriff’s Department to use Nixle communication service to send out alerts and advisories to community resident subscribers at no cost.  (Item 63)

 

New $4 million radio system would replace outdated Sheriff’s Department equipment and provide back-up dispatch capability with Fire Department.   (Item 65)

 

Board asked to approve $400,000 medical negligence/wrongful death settlement in lawsuit filed by parents of Tremayne Cole, who died at LAC+USC Medical Center after being transferred from Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall.  (Item 67)

 

$1.9 million settlement, plus assumption of $747,204 Medi-Cal lien, proposed for James Flores    in medical negligence lawsuit arising from treatment received at LAC+USC Medical Center.  (Item 68)

 

$300,000 settlement proposed for employee Leamon Scott concerning allegations that he was subjected to employment discrimination at the Department of Community and Senior Services. (Item 69)

 

Adoption of new employee retirement contribution rate would increase County costs by $200 million annually.  (Item 70)

 

Supervisors meet in closed session to discuss lawsuit arising out of claims of retaliation by Sheriff’s Department employee Sgt. Patrick Gomez. (Item CS-2)

 

 

 

 

--lacounty.gov--

 

Patt Morrison for Monday, June 28, 2010

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, June 28, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

1:06 – 1:39

OPEN

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

Cardinal sin: evidence of coordinated effort by the Catholic Church to hide assets

If the allegations prove true it will be the text-book definition of adding insult to injury:  facing lawsuits that could total in the hundreds of millions of dollars in payouts, there is mounting evidence that the Roman Catholic Church has been hiding and shielding assets from victims of priest sexual abuse.  Dan Rather, in his new role of investigative journalist on the HD Net show “Dan Rather Reports” found evidence that wealthy U.S. dioceses from California to Boston have claimed to be broke or filed for bankruptcy simply to avoid paying damages.  In some cases bishops have even used corporate shield laws to protect assets in abuse lawsuits.  Even when courts find that churches are liable for the sexual abuse carried out by their priests, can they be trusted to pay up?

 

Guests:

Dan Rather, host of “Dan Rather Reports” on HD Net

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TBD:  representative of the Los Angeles Roman Catholic Church diocese

 

 

2:06 – 2:30

In Afghanistan, it’s war… as usual

We are 8 ½ years into the War in Afghanistan, and June was the deadliest month for international troops in the war thus far. In addition to a bloody June, General McChrystal was asked to resign after controversial comments made in an interview, as he was replaced with returning cast member General David Petraeus. The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime released a study that shows drug addiction in Afghanistan has increased to 800,000 Afghan adults, about 3%, in just the last 5 years.  Reports out of Congress suggest that the U.S. military is funding, both directly and indirectly through a corrupt Afghan government, the very same Taliban warlords that we’re supposed to be fighting. All of this has made the already unstable Afghanistan look like it could implode at any moment. So, what do we do next?

 

Guest:

UNCONFIRMED

Rep. John Tierney, D-6^th District of Massachusetts; Chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Security & Foreign Affairs

 

 

2:30 – 2:39

OPEN

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

Spiders! They’re creepy and crawly, but are they really that dangerous?

A spider is just one of those creatures greeted with an automatic “ick” from humans. They jump, they crawl, the hang from webs, and most importantly, they have fangs. Nonetheless, they’re here to stay. Some are poisonous, but many are harmless. So which spiders really warrant a scream and squish? Patt talks to an expert from the Los Angeles Natural History Museum to get the dirt on these creepy crawly neighbors. By the way, there’s a spider on your back.

 

Guests:

TBD

 

 

Patt Morrison for Friday, June 25, 2010

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, June 25, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

1:06 – 1:39

Big Man on Campus – Q&A with LAUSD Superintendent Ray Cortines

The LAUSD 2010 – 2011 budget has just been approved by the Board of Education - it keeps getting smaller and school problems – they just keep getting bigger. Teacher and staff furloughs, shuttered classes for disabled students, funding shortages for athletics…  LAUSD superintendent Ray Cortines is here with his answers to Patt’s questions and yours.

 

Guest:

Ramon Cortines, Superintendent of the Los Angeles United School District

IN STUDIO

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

OPEN

 

 

2:06 – 2:19

OPEN

 

 

2:21 – 2:39

Busting the cozy relationship between doctors and Big Pharma

The University of Michigan Medical School says it will no longer take money from drug makers to pay for coursework that’s required for doctors renewing their medical licenses.  Commercial financing for postgraduate medical education, known as Continuing Medical Education (CME), has recently come under increased scrutiny by academics, medical associations, ethicists and lawmakers for its potential to push products over patients’ health or interests.  Commercial industry currently covers about half the cost of CME courses nationwide, amounting to about $1 billion.  Shunning pharmaceutical industry money could mean higher course fees for doctors but do companies face an inherent conflict of interest by footing the bill?  The answer could create a schism among some of the nation’s highest profile docs.

 

Guests:

NOT CONFIRMED:

Dr. James O. Woolliscroft, dean of the University of Michigan’s medical school

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- wants education to be free from bias, to be based on the best evidence and a balanced view of the topic under discussion.

 

-         This year, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education said it would no longer grant credit to doctors for attending medical meetings that feature industry employees presenting product research.

 

OR

 

Dr. Paul R. Lichter, director of the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, part of their medical school

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- His department has not accepted industry financing for such courses for decades

 

 

Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institute of Health

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-         thinks banning this funding will unfairly cut physicians off from scientific knowledge in the private sector

OR

 

Dr. Bernard Lo, lead author of a 2008 Institute of Medicine report on conflicts of interest

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- thinks that the prohibition did not go far enough - private doctors and academic physicians who are paid to speak for drug companies should be barred from presenting educational material at accredited conferences.

 

- calls them “Mouthpieces for their products,”

 

Art Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania

CALL HIM: 

 

 

 

2:30 – 2:41

OPEN

 

 

NO MUSIC BRIDGE

2:48 – 2:58:30  (time TBD)

Los Tigres Del Norte at Disney Hall

From a small farming town in Mexico to the top of Latin music charts, Los Tigres del Norte have come a long way over their three-decade career.  The norteño-ensemble of brothers and cousins are fixtures in the Latin music scene, with more than 55 albums under their belt and five Latin Grammy Awards.  Their corridos and ballads speak to the hearts of Latino people everywhere, with lyrics about pursuing dreams, immigration, love and family.  Los Tigres return with their album “Detalles y Emociones” and prepare for their upcoming performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in the Global Pop concert series. 

 

PATT:  Los Tigres Del Norte performs at the Walt Disney Concert Hall tonight at 7:30.

 

Guest:

Jorge Hernandez Jr., directs the band, sings lead vocals, and plays the accordion

CALL HIM:

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

89.3 KPCC-FM | 89.1 KUOR-FM | 90.3 KPCV-FM

626.583.5171, office

415.497.2131, mobile

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Free household waste roundups in the County

Media Contact: Kerjon Lee, T (626) 458-4348, M (626) 476-0533 or kelee@dpw.lacounty.gov

 

Clean Up Los Angeles!

Visit a Household Hazardous Waste/e-Waste Collection Event

 

Say goodbye to used motor oil, dirty oil filters, unwanted electronics, and old paint cans by saying hello to a County-sponsored household hazardous waste collection event.

 

Disposing of oil and paint improperly can be devastating to a community. In fact, one gallon of motor oil—the amount of a typical auto oil change—can pollute nearly one million gallons of drinking water! By properly disposing unwanted household hazardous waste items, County residents can help prevent stormwater pollution, protect the environment, and safeguard local groundwater supplies.

 

“When it comes to protecting the environment, individual actions make a big difference,” said Gail Farber, County Public Works Director. “If each of us does our part to properly dispose of unwanted items, we’ll prevent pollutants from reaching our waterways. By taking advantage of these collection events, we can be part of our community’s clean water solution.”

 

County-sponsored household hazardous waste/electronic waste (HHW/E-Waste) collection events are free and open to all residents of Los Angeles County. These events are scheduled on Saturdays (except for holidays) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at various locations throughout the County. Permanent HHW/E-Waste collection centers, operated by the City of Los Angeles, are open to the public as well.

 

For a calendar of upcoming events, permanent HHW/E-Waste collection center locations, and a list of acceptable HHW/E-Waste items, visit www.CleanLA.com.

 

Here are a few simple steps to prevent stormwater pollution:

ü  Put litter and extinguished cigarette butts in trash cans—not on the street.

ü  Carry a litter-bag in your car or backpack and remember to use it.

ü  Always pick-up after your pet.

ü  Keep your truck bed litter-free and always tie-down your load.

ü  Purchase non-toxic household items.

ü  Apply pesticides or fertilizers sparingly and never before it rains.

ü  Recycle used motor oil and oil filters at a certified collection center or bring these items to an HHW/E-Waste collection event.

 

For information about the County's pollution prevention programs, call 1(888)CLEAN LA or  visit www.CleanLA.com.

 

 

 

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