co-chair of the e4 Mobility Alliance at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
co-chair of the e4 Mobility Alliance at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
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Michael Boehm
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Making LA: Traffic Last week -- in the inaugural segment of our new ‘ Making LA ’ series -- we talked about LA’s built environment. This week, we talk about something near and dear to the hearts - or blood pressure - of all Angelenos: traffic and transportation. As long as people have cars, there will be traffic and congestion. But with more Metro lines being built and the advent of driverless cars and services like Uber and Lyft, transportation in LA may be in for some interesting changes.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Recovering Looted Art Seventy years ago, as the Nazis rolled through Europe, they plundered art from museums, galleries and private collections. Today, the owners of about 100,000 stolen pieces of art are still trying to get them back, and one family has gotten a small step closer. Yesterday, they scored a legal victory against Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum, and the case could have a ripple effect on similar cases throughout the country.
Which Way, L.A.?
What's the Future of Art and MOCA? Four years ago, the Museum of Contemporary Art was on the brink of financial disaster. MOCA Trustee Eli Broad ponied up tens of millions of dollars to save it and installed a controversial new director to steward the place into the future. Since gallerist Jeffrey Deitch came to town, critics have opposed his leadership as too driven by flash and commercialism. He's reportedly been at odds from the start with MOCA's Paul Schimmel, who was pushed out three weeks ago from his $235,000 a year job.
Which Way, L.A.?
In Fiscal Crisis, MOCA Courts LACMA for Merger Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art has a world-class collection of 6000 works by artists including Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenbeg and Mark Rothko. But MOCA's in big financial trouble—so much trouble it might even merge with another institution. Mike Boehm broke the story in the LA Times.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Previewing James Comey's blockbuster testimony Former FBI director James Comey testifies Thursday in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, but his opening statement has been released. In it, he says he felt pressured by Donald Trump to declare loyalty to him and publicly clear him of any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Accusations of lying fly between James Comey and White House During his testimony Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey accused President Trump and other White House officials of lying when they said the FBI was in disarray and its staff had lost confidence in him. President Trump’s lawyer said Comey was wrong -- that the president never asked for his loyalty, and never asked him to back off the investigation into former NSA director Michael Flynn.
Good Food
Shaking up the USDA, 'The Beef Cookbook' and 'Tartine All Day' Peggy Lowe explains why Trump’s pick for USDA Secretary is rattling rural America. Dario Cecchini talks future plans for Chianti ramen, and Richard Turner shares cuts from “PRIME: The Beef Cookbook.” Writer Matthew Sedacca looks at the controversy behind liquid smoke. Jonathan Gold tries Chengdu-style dishes, and Elisabeth Prueitt of Tartine fills us in on the latest. Plus, chef Michael Beckman shares a recipe for cactus confit.
The Business
In 'Speechless,' Scott Silveri combines comedy, family & disability Scott Silveri has written and produced sitcoms for more than 20 years. In all that time, he never encountered a TV family that looked anything like the one he grew up in -- with a mom, a dad...and a brother with cerebral palsy. He changed that with his show Speechless on ABC. Silveri tells us about looking to his own past for stories, and why he was determined to make a family comedy and not just a "disability show."