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March 18, 2020 A discussion with Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole about local response to the Coronavirus
Matt and Rick talk about:
- Measures the city has taken to coordinate with local, regional and national organizations.
-What city services are suspended.
-Some current predictions on timelines.
-What residents and can do to help slow the spread of the virus.
35 min
March 17, 2020 Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole on COVID-19: what we're doing locally.
Matt Hall talks with Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole about the coronavirus and its impact on our local economy, health and resources.
36 min
March 12, 2020 The Coronavirus, local experts weigh in on education and containment.
Matt and Ross discuss the coronavirus, and how much of the panic over the virus is based on what people don't know. They talk to experts from UCLA Medical Center, the City of Santa Monica and Downtown Santa Monica to discuss how the virus transmits, what the local emergency plan is and how safe it really is out there.
Hand washing or hand sanitizer? Masks or no masks? Panic or no panic?

24 min
March 03, 2020 California 50th Assembly Member Richard Bloom
Ross and Assembly Member Bloom talk about what initiatives he is working on in Sacramento, dive into the district which includes Malibu, Agoura Hills, Pacific Palisades, West LA, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and Hollywood.
Homelessness, housing, urban run off, AB5, and some new initiatives that will make sure all communities share the burden of these issues.
43 min
February 28, 2020 Producer/Director Brian Falk talks about his new show, What's Eating America on MSNBC, and why bowling alleys are essential places in our social fabric.
Brian Falk
What's Eating America, airing at 6pm on Sundays on MSNBC.
Santa Monica Bowlero
Local showrunner takes a bite out of politics in MSNBC series

46 min
February 21, 2020 Schools, Wine and Fundraising. A deep dive into the Education Foundation and the Wine Auction Fundraiser.
Come by and visit the Santa Monica Education Foundation! They need your help.
1645 16th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 396-4557
https://www.smedfoundation.org
Better yet, donate!

33 min
February 14, 2020 Buy Local and the Most Loved Contest. Why you need to vote for your favorite local business.
Voting is open now! Vote for your favorite business here.
Matt Hall interviews Jennifer Taylor, Economic Development Administrator and Chair of the Buy Local Santa Monica. They talk about the Buy Local mission and the Most Loved contest, where you vote for your favorite local business.

17 min
February 05, 2020 E-scooters and micro-mobility. The concept was born in Santa Monica, almost banned, and now beginning phase 2 of regulation. Here's what the City of Santa Monica is doing, and what the scooter companies have to say about it.
Ross Furukawa and Todd James talk about scooters and micro mobility, then Matt jumps into a conversation with Francie Stefan, Chief Mobility Officer for the City of Santa Monica. They talk about what the City is doing to regulate the micro mobility companies, how the pilot program worked, how they manage devices and how they plan to manage the programs in the future.
Matt then interviews Karla Owunwanne head of Socal Community and Government Relations for Lime. They talk about how cities are regulating, how many people are riding, how some cities have done it right and why scooter companies are pulling out of some cities.

50 min
January 23, 2020 Recently Homeless Charlie, some street hacks and hustles. Part 2
Subjects discussed:
Violence.
Mental illness.
Relationship with the cops they don’t want to touch them or put them in the car.
Where you can put a tent down.
What the cops will enforce and not enforce.
Entitlement of some of the homeless with food.
Life is good on the beach in Venice, pastry trucks, shower trucks, hot dog trucks.
Some pretty awesome conspiracy theories about what’s next for the homeless population, among the homeless population.
Where the homeless get their free smart phone.
What services are available, but they are too lazy to go get them.
How is the dating scene on the streets?
Where they can take a shower.

51 min
January 22, 2020 This is what it's like to be homeless in LA. An interview with Charlie, who recently spent 2.5 years on the street.
Ross talks with Charlie about his years on the street, and how it all goes down.
-Scooter charging and how to hack energy.
-Where his homeless hangouts
-Living with a prostitute roommate in a hotel room in the Valley
-Tells his story about how he became homeless, and how he got out of homelessness.
-Drug use, types of drugs and who's doing them.
-Safety on the streets, who is safe, how to stay safe.
-Homeless people don’t want to work, work is a 4 letter word to them.
-How to not appear homeless, stay clean and how to use some pretty interesting resources.
-His homeless cabana on Venice beach
-His friend, a former model lives in front of trashy lingerie in a tent, has been there for years.
-Why Legal Marijana is a gateway, and it's way too strong.
-Why Vegan homeless living on Venice beach is pretty easy.
-Daily pastries and food is delivered every day on the beach.
-A Wedding dress and mannequin story.
-His homeless neighbor on the beach.
-How it got a couch from Erhewon on Wilshre to the Pacific Palisades to live in the bushes.
-Where the hot homeless spots are today.
-Another homeless hustle...disabling GPS on scooters, selling them for $30
45 min