Peter Hecht on KCRW
More from KCRW
Destination Crenshaw, why some CA voters have shifted right
NewsA 1.3 mile stretch of Crenshaw Boulevard is supposed to be a future hub of Black arts and culture in LA. Residents are torn over what it’ll do to the neighborhood’s legacy and future.
Shoppers were fired up over Thanksgiving weekend, gray wolves are back in CA
NewsSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares, then lifts, martial law. It marks the boiling over of more than two years of simmering political tensions.
Teens’ ‘constant’ internet usage, Pedro Almodovar, holiday films
NewsDespite ongoing concern about teen internet use, young people are online as much as ever.
History of presidential pardons, creation of Handel’s ‘Messiah’
NewsJoe Biden issued a sweeping pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, after saying he wouldn’t. How did the nation’s founders want pardons to be used? Is this an abuse?
Anaheim failed to pass $50 limit on lobbying gifts to city officials
Orange CountyThe Anaheim City Council postponed their vote on a proposed ordinance to set a $50 limit for gifts to council members.
Boom of home kitchen businesses, death of ‘sell by’ dates
NewsSyrian rebels are advancing on Hama after capturing Aleppo, the country’s second-largest city. They’re challenging President Assad. Russia has joined the regime in counterstrikes.
Election conspiracy theories, friendship among LA’s unhoused moms
NewsPresident-elect Trump has suggested bypassing the Senate’s constitutional role providing “Advice and Consent” — to quickly install his Cabinet secretaries.
Sen. Schiff, alternative media, ‘Didion and Babitz’
NewsCalifornia Sen. Adam Schiff officially took office this month.
Abortion lawsuit, musician Kim Deal, staff holiday film picks
NewsTexas sued a New York doctor who prescribed and sent abortion pills to a woman in a Dallas suburb.