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Menu Listen Donate News Listen Donate AirTalk Things To Do Program Schedule How To Listen Podcasts In Brief LA Probation Officers Sixty-six on leave, pending internal investigation CHP And UCLA Protesters Officers’ less-lethal weapon usage examined Fine Art And Lowriders This L.A. artist is mixing both worlds Your Afternoon LA Report Listen: CA budget woes, Wayfarers Chapel, more HB Airshow Dispute Taxpayers want details about a $7M settlement News CHP Isn’t Supposed To Aim Less-Lethal Munitions At Protesters’ Heads And Fire Into Crowds. It Did At UCLA A CalMatters review documented at least 25 instances in which officers appeared to aim their weapons at the eye-level of pro-Palestinian protesters or fired them into crowds. Remembering KTLA Reporter, Host Sam Rubin Today on AirTalk, we remember longtime KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin and his impact on the greater Los Angeles community. Also on the show, we begin our weeklong conversation on neurodiversity in adults; we dive into a new LAist guide on the dos and don’ts of recycling in Los Angeles; we look at the historical context behind the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar; and more. Today On AirTalk Remembering KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin Understanding the research on neurodivergence New LAist guide: how to recycle correctly in LA Drake v Kendrick: The long history behind rap beefs Listen • 1:39:15 Episode Detail FilmWeek: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘The Last Stop in Yuma Country,’ ‘The Roundup: Punishment,’ And More Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Andy Klein review the latest releases on FilmWeek. Today on FilmWeek: FilmWeek critics review the latest releases FilmWeek Feature: New Book Looks At The Blues Brothers Listen • 30:34 Episode Detail Climate and Environment As Land Underneath Keeps Shifting, Historic Wayfarers Chapel Will Be Disassembled The iconic chapel will be moved to storage while church officials debate next steps. The shift of land has been averaging about 7 inches each week. Civics & Democracy Why A Huntington Beach Taxpayer Is Demanding Details About The $7M Airshow Payout The city settled a lawsuit with the annual airshow operator — and residents want to know details about what taxpayers are on the hook for. Criminal Justice LA County Places 66 Probation Officers On Leave, Citing Internal Investigations The L.A. County Probation Department says all of the sworn officers were placed on leave this year pending internal affairs investigations into allegations of misconduct or arrests. Housing and Homelessness Should California Be Able To Require Sobriety In Homeless Housing? Two new bills would allow state funding to support sober housing for homeless residents, a significant departure from California’s current ‘housing first’ law. Arts and Entertainment Meet The Artist Shaking Up Male-Dominated Lowrider Culture (With A Hot Pink Cadillac) There’s still lowrider car clubs that have laws and bylaws that don’t allow women to even sit in on their car club meetings,” artist Jacqueline Valenzuela says. Civics & Democracy How Vietnamese Lawmakers Struck Back When LA County Declared Jane Fonda Day Los Angeles County recently declared the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon Jane Fonda Day,” outraging California’s Vietnamese-American lawmakers. They’re glad the county is reconsidering the controversial decision. 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Family-Sized Housing Shortage No American city shuts millennials with kids out of homeownership more than L.A. For Many Young Parents, Family-Sized Housing Is Out Of Reach In LA — To Buy Or Rent The severe lack of family friendly housing has millennial parents asking: Is leaving Southern California our only option? With No Easy Solutions To Get More Family-Sized Housing Built In LA, Is Public Housing An Option? We talked to experts and lawmakers and found no clear consensus on how to solve the growing problem. Young Parents Need Bigger Homes, But Older Angelenos Aren’t Moving Empty nesters own more L.A. homes than millennials with kids. Here’s how some older homeowners are finding ways to spread their wealth. Support your source for local and NPR news today! 2024 will be an important year for reliable local and national reporting. Help us continue to highlight LA stories, hold the powerful accountable, and amplify community voices. Your support keeps local journalism strong. 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