August 2010 Archives

Ken Jeffries talks with DN Sports Media Columinist Tom Hoffarth about the short Dodger career of Manny Ramirez which came in with a bang in 2008 and left today with a whimper. (Raimirez was 'waived' to the Chicago White Sox).
Hoffarth also does his best to explain the "waiver wire". (Good Luck, Tom.)

Prompted by a recent Dennis McCarthy column, Ken Jeffries talks with Jolie Mason--the Program Director of the Los Angeles Radio Reading Service [linked here]--which is based in Northridge.

The service provides readings of the Daily News and other publications--online and on a special radio frequency. Their phone number is 818-345-2874.

Ken Jeffries talks with veteran DN City Hall reporter Rick Orlov who details the City Council's approval of a plan to seek bids to lease several garages to private operators. It's an effort to save perhaps up to a thousand municipal jobs because the proceeds are projected to plug a 53-million dollar hole in this year's budget.

Congressman Henry Waxman's district covers West LA--and yes, the West San Fernando Valley.
On this podcast..you'll hear the one-hour-plus exchange between Waxman and the West Hills Neighborhood Council--which gets occasionally testy concerning items such as the economy, health care and immigration.

A wide-ranging discussion featuring Ken Jeffries...Joe Hillock (who leaves his post as UCLA Men's Basketball Director of Operations to become Head Coach at Stoneridge Prep in Simi Valley)...and Joe's son, Joe Jr. (who is in the sports equipment business).

The threesome talk about everything...from life under UCLA Head Coach Ben Howland...to the challenges of recruitment...to all the 'tats' featured by NBA players. If you're a sports fan...take a listen!!!

Ken Jeffries talks with Daily News education writer Connie Llanos, who details two new schedules for the LAUSD. Students at three high schools head back to class for the fall semester this week as part of a new shortened summer schedule. Meantime, next Monday, 17 other high schools and one elementary school in the district are slated to start THEIR year. The calendar changes are designed to maximize retention between school years.

Ken Jeffries talks with DN Columnist and 'Red Eye Radio' host Doug McIntyre about a US District Court judge overturning Proposition 8...the legal woes surounding LA City Councilman Richard Alarcon..and the continued fallout in the payroll scandal concerning the City of Bell.

Ken Jeffries talks with Daily News reporter Troy Anderson who details the city's fight to rein in city employee pensions and looks ahead to a probable battle between the Council and the city's unions.

Ken Jeffries talks with MTA Project Manager Hitesh Patel, who says the busway link between Canoga Park and Chatsworth should be finished by the summer of 2012...as work begins on a bridge over Lassen Street. When it's all said and done, commuters will be able to take the busway from North Hollywood to Chatsworth--and use rail links at either terminus.