CA’s competitive House races, Prop 33 and 34 explainers

Libertarian Party members Ernest Glaberman and Ron Kellett, center, came to counter-picket the rent control rally held at the Santa Monica High School auditorium. They were not warmly welcomed by the crowd of over 250 in favor of rent control. Photograph dated September 27, 1977.

Libertarian Party members Ernest Glaberman and Ron Kellett, center, came to counter-picket the rent control rally held at the Santa Monica High School auditorium. They were not warmly welcomed by the crowd of over 250 in favor of rent control. Photograph dated September 27, 1977. Credit: Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library.

California may be deep blue in this fall’s presidential contest, but further down the ticket, a handful of House races in Southern California could determine whether the GOP or Democrats control the House. 

Prop 33 would expand rent control. Prop 34 focuses on health care reform. These seemingly unrelated measures are masking a fight between CA’s landlord lobby and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

Critics review the latest film releases: “Wolfs,” “Megalopolis,” “The Wild Robot,” and “Saturday Night.”

The benefit of making your own chocolate chip cookies is customization. Crispy or chewy? Nuts or not? Can you wait 24-36 hours for the dough to “age,” thus ensuring a more flavorful result, or do you need them now?

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Stephen Gregory, Angie Perrin, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Zeke Reed, Robin Estrin