Inside the Daily Press

By Santa Monica Daily Press

So you live or work on the Westside of LA, but want some easily consumable news to bring up at your next dinner party? We will make you sound smart! Inside the Daily Press delivers a weekly podcast th... more

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The podcast currently has 262 episodes available.

Inside the Daily Press episodes:

June 08, 2020 Black Girls Surf organizes a worldwide paddle out. Talking with Alleanna Clark, a Persian American surfer and Amani Lawrence, a black local surfer about race, protests and what the protest represents
Ross talks with Elleana Clark and Amani Lawrence about surfing, race, and the recent worldwide paddle out organized by Black Girls Surf.
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39min
June 06, 2020 Town is still locked down, boarded up. Local protests come in all shapes, sizes and levels of organization. Some insight on what moved and failed this week.
Ross and Matt talk about the ongoing protests happening on a daily basis in Santa Monica following the looting and rioting, and why so many people are still angry, confused, nervous or just downright angry. Where is the city and police communication failing?
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51min
June 04, 2020 The aftermath. A conversation with Chief of Police Cynthia Renaud and Interim City Manager Lane Dilg
Ross Furukawa and Matt Hall describe the state of the city after the riots and looting, and the questions that listeners and readers are demanding answers. Matt has a discussion with Chief Renaud and Interim City Manager Lane Dilg on their accounts of what they saw that day, where they were, and how decisions were made in the deployment of Santa Monica police, neighboring police forces and the National Guard.
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56min
June 01, 2020 Protesting, riots and looting. What the heck just happened?
Ross and Matt discuss the events of Sunday, May 31st. On the ground accounts of the riots and looting, some strong opinions on what went wrong and where we should have done better. This is a raw, very early account of what we saw as we covered this very dark day in Santa Monica history.
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59min
May 12, 2020 Lane Dilg, Interim City Manager talks about layoffs and budget cuts.
Lane Dilg discusses priorities for Santa Monica in light of the recent budget cuts.
She talks about what the city has done to shrink its workforce, and the methodology used in this challenging time.
Matt and Lane dive into some of the details of programs, jobs and other areas that will see significant reductions that will affect residents.

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38min
May 08, 2020 Getting to know Lane Dilg, Interim Santa Monica City Manager.
Matt and Lane talk about her experience, neighborhoods, and favorite restaurants. They discuss her qualifications, and her view of the role as City Manager, the current economic stress and finding solutions together as a community.

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29min
May 01, 2020 Josh Loeb from the Rustic Canyon family of restaurants talks about tough decisions, rents, food supply and why people love dining.
Josh Loeb talks with Matt Hall about his 8 independent restaurants and the decisions they had to make as a result of the current pandemic. They discuss alternative plans, keeping workers employed, the difficulty in opening a business in Santa Monica, some great thoughts around the greater role that independent restaurants play in our city. https://www.rusticcanyonfamily.com/
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55min
April 29, 2020 The city budget crisis. This is when our city values get tested. Part 2 of a discussion with former Chief Sustainable Officer Dean Kubani and former Mayor Mike Feinstein.
Ross and Matt discuss the Santa Monica budget crisis at a 30k ft level, then dive into discussions with former Chief Sustainable Officer Dean Kubani (17:46) about why environmental values should be considered essential, and insight to his hopes for how they will make decisions around the cuts. He also gives us a great nugget at (44:45) Former Michael Feinstein (47:02) discusses the decisions that had to be made as Mayor during 9-11, and some parallels to the current crisis. Mike talks about income inequality in city salaries, possible creative solutions, and philosophically how he would be looking at this if he were on City Council. Mike has spoken to many people in and out of the city, to unions, to council members, and has a unique, informed perspective.
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1h 18min
April 24, 2020 Rick Cole, Santa Monica City Manager resigns. A discussion with former Mayor Michael Feinstein and former Chief Environmental Officer Dean Kubani
Ross and Matt talk about the recent departure of the Santa Monica City Manager.
Michael Feinstein gives his perspective as a former mayor, and Dean Kubani talks about his experience as a department head and how the transitions have typically gone in the past.
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31min
April 11, 2020 Pausing evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Eda Suh and Gary Rhoades from the City Attorney's office.
Gary Rhoades, Deputy City Attorney
Eda Suh, Deputy City Attorney
https://www.santamonica.gov/coronavirus
City of Santa Monica 310-458-8400
City Attorney's Office 310-458-8336

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FAQs about Inside the Daily Press:

How many episodes does Inside the Daily Press have?

The podcast currently has 262 episodes available.