KPCC / KVLA / KUOR Quarterly Programming Report JULY AUG SEPT 2013 Date Key Synopsis Guest/Reporter Duration 7/1/2013 HEAL Step therapy may delay relief for some, but is an important regulation mechanism Martinez 4:13 7/1/2013 TT Federal student loan rates double Monday CC :13 7/1/2013 Loh Life Summer Guests Loh 2:23 7/1/2013 HEAL Step therapy for chronic pain CC :05 7/1/2013 ENT Monsters rule the box office again Jahad :44 7/1/2013 EDU LAUSD closes a charter school Fernandes 4:13 7/1/2013 ENV Buying and selling shark fins is now illegal Orr 1:00 7/1/2013 LAW West Hollywood City officials temporarily deputized to perform same-sex marriages CC :14 7/1/2013 LAW Shark fin ban in effect CC :13 7/1/2013 DC No deal means loans go up Monday Felde 1:12 7/1/2013 SPOR Heat drains runners in Pasadena half marathon Jahad :45 7/1/2013 POLI Anaheim City Council set to approve new voting system Bergman :50 7/1/2013 SPOR Heat drains runners in Pasadena half marathon CC :09 7/1/2013 POLI Angelenos talk about their hopes for Eric Garcetti's economic policies CC :11 7/1/2013 POLI Angelenos talk about their hopes for Eric Garcetti's economic policies CC :14 7/1/2013 POLI Eric Garcetti began his day at an Inaugural Prayer Service CC :14 7/1/2013 POLI Eric Garcetti began his day at an Inaugural Prayer Service CC :08 7/1/2013 POLI Eric Garcetti began his day at an Inaugural Prayer Service CC :10 7/1/2013 POLI Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas on his hopes for Eric Garcetti CC :11 7/1/2013 POLI Angelenos talk about what they hope Mayor Eric Garcetti accomplishes in foru years CC :15 7/1/2013 POLI Angelenos talk about what they hope Mayor Eric Garcetti accomplishes in foru years CC :12 7/1/2013 POLI A profile of the Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson Walton 4:02 7/1/2013 ENT LA rapper Kendrick Lamar among top winners at BET awards Sunday CC :15 7/1/2013 TRAN San Francisco public transportation workers strike Myrow :41 7/1/2013 MEDI Tribune Co becomes the largest commercial TV station owner in the country Lee :48 7/1/2013 DIS LA County Fire captain's son dies while responding to Arizona wildfire CC :09 7/1/2013 TRAN San Francisco public transportation workers strike CC :12 7/1/2013 LAW Dozens of gay couples lined up for marriage licenses Moore 1:21 7/1/2013 TRAN Ford plans to fix sticky throttles Mattingly :38 7/1/2013 DC Veteran Irvine lawmaker reflects on career CC :17 Tribune Co says it will buy 19 TV stations, which some analysts say signals they will sell its eight 7/1/2013 ECON newspapers, including the LA Times Lee 1:14 7/1/2013 DC Veteran Irvine lawmaker reflects on career Felde 1:02 7/1/2013 HEAL Study finds doctors aren't very good at dishing out important advice about vitamins O'Neill :54 7/1/2013 HEAL With heat reaching record highs through the Southland, some advice on how to stay safe Martinez 1:34 7/1/2013 ENV Death Valley celebrates record breaking heat CC :16 7/1/2013 POLI Mayor Eric Garcetti spends first day in office meeting with small biz owners, supporters CC :15 7/1/2013 LAW Four of 19 firefighters killed in Arizona fire were from Southern California CC :21 7/1/2013 HEAL CA insurance commissioner wants health care exchange to include dental for kids Small 1:01 7/1/2013 POLI Eric Garcetti has his first day as mayor of Los Angeles Walton 2:15 7/1/2013 EDU New school funding plan signed into law Orr :52 7/1/2013 LAW US Attorney in LA intends to prosecute owners of medical marijuana dispensaries Stoltze 1:10 7/1/2013 ECON S&P likes new California budget CC :07 7/1/2013 POLI Governor Brown celebrates passage of school funding plan CC :11 7/1/2013 ENV CA needs to change environmental policy to meet greenhouse gas emission goals Quinton :53 7/1/2013 POLI Eric Garcetti sworn in outside City Hall ?? :43 7/1/2013 POLI Eric Garcetti sworn in outside City Hall CC :12 7/1/2013 POLI Eric Garcetti sworn in outside City Hall CC :22 7/1/2013 POLI Jimmy Kimmel emceed Garcetti's inauguration CC :15 7/1/2013 POLI Ron Galperin sworn in as LA City Controller CC :15 7/1/2013 POLI LA has a new mayor Stoltze :38 7/1/2013 ECON Robert Iger will stay on as CEO of Walt Disney Company longer than planned Watt :37 The Egyptian Army has called on President Mohamed Morsi and all political groups to resolve the country’s protests or face intervention within 48 hours. The military’s statement, which describes the protests as peaceful and calls for the people’s demands to be heard, seems to undermine the President Borzou Daraghai, 7/1/13 FOR and puts significant pressure the Muslim Brotherhood Party to take action. Khaled Elgindy 15:00 Shortly after Newport Beach's Hoag Hospital forged a formal affiliation with Catholic hospital, St. Joseph 7/1/13 HEAL Health, Hoag announced it would discontinue abortion procedures. Jon Dunn, Bill Dunlap 16:00 Bold, and some say, desperate Lakers billboards splashed up on Staples Center and on Hollywood Boulevard last week. They brandish an all-caps plea to Lakers center Dwight Howard: “STAY.” The 7/1/13 SPOR billboards could be a futile effort according to an ESPN story Thursday. Is it a risky campaign? Bill Plaschke 17:00 The real estate market is on fire right now. Some see it as a bubble, others think rising interest rates will drive away investors and speculators and spur real buyers afraid of getting stuck with a high interest Richard Green, Chris 7/1/13 HOUS rate into the market. But the question is, where will those new buyers come from? Thornberg 15:00 Last week the crowd funding website Kickstarter was at the center of a controversy involving a project it allowed to be funded. After protests, Kickstarter offered an apology for not removing the project, but it Julianne Pepitone, 7/1/13 TECH raised questions of the site’s guidelines and how it determines projects’ legitimacy. Jason Cooper 18:00 Mark Gerchick, former counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration, explains how flying has become such a stressful, uncomfortable and expensive experience in his book “Full Upright and Locked 7/1/13 TRAV Position.” What really goes on behind the scenes at airports? What would you like to see change? Mark Gerchick 14:00 Michael Kodas joins the show to discuss how fire-prone regions can best prepare for wildfires while 7/1/2013 ENV ensuring firefighter safety. Michael Kodas 9:20 The batteries that power electric cars have a finite lifespan, so what will happen to them when they need to be replaced? Are they toxic? Can they be recycled, or are we on the verge of creating an entire new class of hazardous waste? Mike Millikin joins us to discuss. 7/1/2013 ENV Mike Millikin 5:33 Out of the top 10 fastest growing cities in the country, three of them are in California. None of them are major urban centers like Los Angeles or San Francisco. In fact, they're pretty suburban: Chula Vista, 7/1/2013 IMM Irvine, and Bakersfield. Joel Kotkin joins us to discuss. Joel Kotkin 6:12 50 years ago, the U.S. Postal Service introduced the zip code system to more efficiently and accurately 7/1/2013 HIST deliver mail. But not everyone was excited about the idea. Anna Clark 6:41 Now its time for our regular Monday discussion of the entertainment biz, On the Lot with LA Times 7/1/2013 ENT reporter Rebecca Keegan. Rebecca Keegan 9:05 Wally Drangmeister, Mora County, New Mexico told the oil and gas industry "no thanks" this spring when commissioners Bernard Weinstein, 7/1/2013 POLI passed the nation's first county-wide ban on fracking. John Olivas 4:16 The media behemoth which owns dozens of TV stations and newspapers across the country, including the Los Angeles Times is about to get even bigger. This morning, the company announced a massive 7/1/2013 ECON $2.7 billion dollar purchase of 19 local TV stations. Brian Stelter 4:06 7/1/2013 POLI Los Angeles has a new mayor. Yesterday, Eric Garcetti took the oath of office outside City Hall. Frank Stoltze 9:49 Wesson, Ruben Eric Garcetti is on his first day as the mayor of Los Angeles, but at LA City Hall, there's another man Gonzalez, Steve 7/1/2013 POLI whose power rivals that of the mayor: Herb Wesson. KPCC's Alice Walton reports. Soboroff, 4:02 Under a bill approved by the state Senate in a 22-11 vote last week, the North Fork Rancheria of Mono 7/1/2013 POLI Indians will be allowed to build a casino on land that is off the reservation. Greg Lucas 4:08 Elvia Hernandez , Silvia Torres-Guillén, A patchwork of state and federal agencies handles these kinds of cases, but California is the only state Jack Sodhi, Amy 7/1/2013 LAW that has its own special court for resolving labor disputes between farmworkers and growers. Wolfe, James Randles 6:39 Insurance companies can use their clout to limit how doctors prescribe certain medications.