Quarterly Programming Report JULY‐SEPT 2014 KPCC / KVLA / KUOR / KJAI Date Key Synopsis Guest/Reporter Duration 7/1/2014 ECON As California's minimum wage increases to nine dollars an hour and eventually $10 in 2016, it's still Chris Tilly 4:57 under the ambitious minimum wage plans in Seattle, where it will increase to $15/hour in 2017. 7/1/2014 LAW For the past decade, workers have been able to receive paid time off while taking care of a sick child, Julia Parish 5:39 parent, spouse or domestic partner. 7/1/2014 DIS On this day year the community of Prescott, Arizona was waking up to the horrific news that 19 of their Laurel Morales 4:12 own had died in the Yarnell Hill Fire. 7/1/2014 IMM Immigration reform continues to stagnate in Congress while 11 million undocumented immigrants are Hiroshi Motomura 5:51 waiting for some kind of action. President Obama announced he's taking charge in the immigration debate with bold steps on reform through executive order. 7/1/2014 MIL The World War II GI Bill sent millions of veterans to school and helped create the American middle class. Aaron Glantz 6:06 But what about the new GI Bill for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan? 7/1/2014 ENER Texas produces more natural gas than any other state, and it also leads the nation in wind energy Lorne Matalon 3:53 production. But solar? Not so much. 7/1/2014 ENV The southern resident orcas of Puget Sound, Wash. have been on the Endangered Species list since 2005, Brad Hanson 5:26 and new research suggests they still struggle to survive. 7/1/2014 ART Music supervisor Morgan Rhodes and Oliver Wang from Soul‐Sides.com bring us new music by Iman Oliver Wang, Morgan Rhodes 10:28 Omari, Miles Tackett, Vacationer and more. 7/1/2014 POLI It's been a year since Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti took office. Southern California Public Radio Frank Stoltze, Alice Walton 9:14 political reporters Alice Walton and Frank Stoltze take a look at just what he's accomplished in these 365 days. 7/1/2014 ECON A new report by UCLA finds that Orange County is home to fast‐growing Latino and Asian communities Saba Waheed 5:12 and a changing economy. 7/1/2014 SPOR At the World Cup in Brazil, six teams have qualified for the quarterfinals with two spots left. Today, Steve Crossman 6:11 Argentina faces Switzerland and the U.S. takes on Belgium. 7/1/2014 ENV Starting today, consumers in California no longer will be able to buy a potent and popular form of rat Jed Kim 4:25 poison, because the compound has been getting into the food chain of wild animals. 7/1/2014 SCIE More than a dozen spider species have been found that catch and eat fish, and they live on every Martin Nyffeler 4:27 continent except Antarctica. 7/1/2014 ENT Robert Townsend wrote, directed and starred in the movie, and its being celebrated as part of L.A. Robert Townsend 9:16 Magazine’s look at the '80s. 7/1/2014 ART Fashion Trend Daily's Michelle Tyree Dalton joins Take Two to talk about how the jumpsuit is making a Michelle Tyree Dalton 4:48 comeback and how it may or may not be fashion's next cash cow. 7/1/2014 HEAL New report from ACLU calls on LA County to find jail alternatives for the mentally ill Palta :58 7/1/2014 ENV Los Angeles ended its second dry rain season in a row yesterday {MON} ‐‐ the city saw less than half of CC :18 the 15 inches of rain that it usually gets 7/1/2014 OBIT Filmmaker Paul Mazursky has died. CC :17 7/1/2014 DC Caltrans and Metro prepares for the worst in case federal dollars dry up Felde 1:01 7/1/2014 HEAL The head of the University of California said today {TUES} that the U‐C system is launching an intensive CC :14 effort to improve food security and nutrition around the world. 7/1/2014 SCI LADWP fires up its smart meter energy monitoring program today Totten 1:00 7/1/2014 EDU Reports released today {TUES} say community college and Cal State students are taking longer to CC :09 graduate, and that's taking a financial toll on them. 7/1/2014 POLI Another super PAC has jumped into the hotly contested Westside race for Los Angeles County Stoltze :54 supervisor. 7/1/2014 LAW The L‐A‐P‐D confiscated a large quantity of illegal commercial grade fireworks today (TUES) from CC :10 several vehicles in southeast L‐A 7/1/2014 LAW Jurors in Los Angeles have handed down guilty verdicts to six LA County Sheriff's Department CC :28 employees accused of interfering with an FBI investigation into deputy violence against inmates in the jails … two lieutenants, two sergeants, two deputies 7/1/2014 LAB A labor contract covering about 20,000 dockworkers at west coast ports expired at 5pm today (TUE). Watt 1:04 7/1/2014 ENV Past two years were driest in recorded history Kim 1:15 7/1/2014 IMM As the country deals with the tens of thousands of unaccompanied children crossing illegally into the US, Huang 1:18 there's been a lot of finger‐pointing as to what's causing this spike. 7/1/2014 POLI The midterm election ‐‐ and all the TV ads that come with it ‐‐ is months away. McNary 1:07 7/1/2014 HEAL Gonorrhea and P&S syphilis rates jumped in CA in 2013. CC :13 7/1/2014 LAW A jury convicted 6 members of the LA County Sheriff's Department today [TUES] of obstruction of justice Palta 1:14 and conspiracy 7/1/2014 EDU Two new studies released today {TUE} suggest the longer time it takes California State University and Pringle :53 Community College students to graduate is taking a financial toll on them and on the state's economy. Capital Public Radio's Max Pringle reports. 7/1/2014 POLI President Obama today told Cabinet members to be creative in coming up with ways to make what he CC :10 calls real progress on issues Congress has not acted on. 7/1/2014 POLI Mayor Garcetti again is turning outside city hall for help governing LA. Stoltze 1:09 7/1/2014 EDU New GI bill for Iraq and Afghanistan vets? Glantz 5:46 7/1/2014 ENV US Supreme Court won't hear challenge to California law requiring fuel producers to reduce greenhouse CC :17 gas emissions 7/1/2014 SPOR The US team plays Belgium today (TUE) in the first knockout round in the World Cup. Julian 4:17 7/1/2014 IMM Obama to take executive action to change aspects of the nation's immigration system. CC :17 7/1/2014 DC Lawmaker says military advisers better than troops on the ground CC :11 7/1/2014 IMM Murrieta is getting ready for the arrival today of dozens of undocumented children who crossed the US CC :18 Mexico boarder in TX. 7/1/2014 DC Social Media and obscure US law could be one reason for rise in unaccompanied minors. Felde :47 7/1/2014 HEAL Ca's Paid Family Leave Lax is extended, started today: more Californians can take time off work to care Fernandes :45 for family members. 7/1/2014 ECON Most state workers to get pay raise Tuesday. Pringle 1:09 7/1/2014 ENV Anniversary of act to protect Yosemite Valley celebrated with project to protect giant sequoias. Quinton :51 7/1/2014 HEAL Hobby Lobby decision will only have limited effect in California CC :10 7/1/2014 SPOR An LA judge has given the OK for Steve Ballmer ( former Microsoft CEO) to take part in a probate court CC :07 hearing over whether Shelly Sterling has authority to sell Clippers. 7/1/2014 EDU La Unified to hold course teaching teachers and students about the districts technology/iPad program Gilbertson 1:13 7/1/2014 TRAN Traffic signals with countdown clocks let pedestrians know how many seconds they have left to cross CC :08 the street. Drivers check the time, too. 7/1/2014 ENV A ban on powerful rodenticides is meant to protect wildlife. Why it might not go far enough Kim 4:09 7/1/2014 HEAL SCOTUS ruling on contraception coverage won't have much impact in Ca. O'Neill 1:25 7/1/2014 SPOR Spanish‐speakers have flooeded Brazil for the World Cup CC :08 7/1/2014 HEAL There is a line at the end about "this morning's announcement" so this will likely be dated after 9 am Shafer 1:06 TUE. ‐AB 7/1/2014 SPOR The US plays Belgium at 1:00 Pacific today (TUE) in the first knockout round in the World Cup CC :13 7/1/2014 POLI Orange County was once known for the affluence and conservatism of its primarily white population CC :17 7/1/2014 POLI Today (TUE) marks one year since LA Mayor Eric Garcetti took office CC :21 7/1/2014 POLI Today (TUE) marks one year since LA Mayor Eric Garcetti took office CC :11 7/1/2014 HEAL UCLA expert talks about Calif.'s relatively low rate of opioid prescriptions CC :17 7/1/2014 HEAL Calif. has second‐lowest opioid prescription rate among the states Plevin :54 7/1/14 HEAL The American College of Physicians is now stronly recommending against annual pelvic exams for health Diana Zuckerman, Jan Gurley 19_00 women.