Patt Morrison for Monday, October 18, 2010

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, October 18, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:30

OPEN

 

 

1:30 - 1:58:30

Waiting for Superman—the lottery that is American education

The war over education reform is most definitely raging and the battle lines that used to be clearly defined (Democrats were pro-teacher unions, Republicans were for the elimination of the Department of Education) are now blurred.  The new documentary Waiting for Superman is the perfect example of the new perceptions and realities.  Superman follows several public school students examining the factors that go into the formulas for success and failure—from Geoffrey Canada’s charter schools to Michelle Rhee’s battles with school unions in Washington D.C. The movie is a tale of reformers on the front lines of education.  But it all comes back to the kids, who ultimately are left waiting and wishing that their number gets pulled to attend a high-achieving public school.  There are few happy endings in Superman, but there is hope that the education of future American generations is worth fighting for.

 

Guests:

Lesley Chilcott, producer, “Waiting for Superman”

IN STUDIO

 

Chelsea Garnet, City Year core member

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• City Year unites young people, age 17 to 24, of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service as tutors, mentors and role models to at-risk students.  These young leaders help children stay in school and on track, and transform schools and communities across the United States.  City Year was founded in Boston in 1988 and has established programs in 19 cities, as well as international affiliates in Johannesburg and London.

 

• City Year Los Angeles was established in 2007 and is the fastest growing chapter.  It now has 200 corps members and has added four new schools to its list of service partners:  Malabar Elementary and Stevenson Middle school, both in Boyle Heights; NOW Academy, the UCLA Community School; Virgil Middle School in Central City and Gompers Middle School in South LA.  For more information, including a full list of service partners in LA, see www.cityyear.org/losangeles.

 

 

 

2:06 – 2:58:30

Debating Proposition 19—will California feel the effects of the high?

Ready to hear some decisive and unyeilding statements? Good, because it is election season and the time has come to discuss this year’s smokin hot propisition - 19. Proposition 19 would legalize the consumption of marijuana by those 21 and older as long as they were in a non-public place such as a home or in a place that held a license for on-site consumption, the way a bar is licensed for liquor consumption. 19 would also allow the growing of marijuana at a private residence as long as the space didn't exceed 25 square feet and was only grown for personal use. Proponents of the prop argue that it would not only end the drug war but fix the budget, save on prison costs, free up law enforcement to focus on violent and property crimes and create between 60,000 - 110,000 new jobs in the state. Sounds good right? Wait, there is more. Those that oppose the prop say that not only would the passing of 19 be a public policy nightmare but it won't fix the budget because there is no price, tax or production structure written into the proposition, it would lead to a sobering increase in under the influence drivers and potentially lead to an increase in money that the state spends on substance abuse.

 

Guests:

YES ON 19:

Dale Jones Spokesperson with Yes on 19; Executive Chancellor of Oaksterdam University

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NO ON 19:

Tim Rosales, Campaign Manager, No on 19

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Stakeholder guests:

Chief Kim Raney, Chief of the Covina Police Department; vice president of the California Police Chief Association

ON TAPE

 

Joseph McNamara, former Chief of San Jose Police Department; research fellow at the Hoover Institute at Stanford University & founding member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

ON TAPE

 

Alan Zaremberg, president & chief executive officer of the California Chamber of Commerce

ON TAPE

 

Dan Rush, statewide special operations director for the United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 5

ON TAPE

 

George Mull, president of the California Cannabis Association

ON TAPE

 

Alice Huffman, president of the California National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

ON TAPE

 

Beau Kilmer, co-director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center

ON TAPE

 

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

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