The Bill Handel Show

California settles opioid complaint with same company selling the state overdose meds. When buying a home is treated as a national security threat. When grief and AI collide: People are communicating with the dead. How will the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements affect the workforce? 

UCLA is using facial recognition (same technology used to identify those involved in Jan.6) to ID members of the mob that attacked the pro-Palestinian camp. Newsom is staying in the background amid California campus protests. ABC News technology reporter Mike Dobuski joins the show for ‘Tech Tuesday.’ Mike talks about Apple’s first event of the year, big changes to the iPad Pro & iPad Air, & OLED screens.

Amy King & Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Israeli forces take control of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. 43 protesters arrested on UCLA campus, police say, as school shifts classes to remote for a week. FAA investigating whether Boeing falsified 787 inspection reports. Boeing Starliner crewed launch attempt scrubbed shortly before final countdown. Warren Buffet compares AI to nuclear weapons in stark warning. Social Security projected to cut benefits in 2035 barring a fix. Police blast report naming California best place for cops.

California Supreme Court to rule on high stakes fight over taxes. ‘Do They Have a Case’ with Wayne Resnick.

UCLA has created a high-level post to oversee campus safety after mob attack. Baby boomer professors join student protests, risking arrest and violence. California officials debate Prop 47 changes to curb crime. On the street, the answer isn’t so simple. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is a case study on what ’not’ to do if you are in contention for VP.

Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Israel-Hamas War: Palestinians ordered to evacuate parts of Rafah as assault looms. UCLA introduces new ‘Campus Safety’ office following reports of ‘security lapses.’ Campus cop union blames administration for UCLA’s response to pro-Palestinian protests. Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment. Bus driver violently attacked by homeless woman in Los Angeles. How to watch the first crewed flight of Boeing’s long-awaited Starliner spacecraft.

KFI food enthusiast and Fork Reporter Neil Saavedra comes on the program to talk about saying goodbye to Ruby Tuesday and Chili’s, and fast food chains raising their prices. The show closes with this week’s ‘World in Review.’

Jailed students, a cancelled commencement, and angry parents: USC’s Carol Folt takes on critics. The far-right plan to use civil rights law to disrupt the 2024 election. Manufacturing in Mexico is having a moment. The US is buying in and so is China. California passed a law to stop ‘pay to play’ in local politics. After two years, legislators want to gut it.

Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. US college protests: Over 2,000 arrested during pro-Palestinian demonstrations. UCLA chancellor addresses community following demonstrator arrests. Conception captain Jerry Boylan sentenced to 4 years in dive boat fire that killed 34 people off Ventura County coast. Bombshell audio captures Trump and Cohen discussing supposed hush money ‘catch and kill’ plot. New California law will ban restaurant surcharges on customer bills, other fees. Eight tons of ground beef sold at Walmart locations nationwide recalled for possible E. Coli contamination. UMG and TikTok reach new licensing deal to end dispute.

Bill talks with KFI News Reporter Blake Troli about police dispersing UCLA pro-Palestinian encampments. Far right to use civil rights law to disrupt the 2024 election. Colleges love protests… when they’re in the past. America’s colleges are reaping what they sowed.