KUCI: Ask A Leader

Meet Ari Grayson, (D) Candidate for CA State Senate Dist. 37

My guest for the entire hour is CA State Senate candidate Dr. Ari Grayson, running as a Democrat in the 37th District. He is challenging incumbent John Moorlach, a certified public accountant and former Orange County office holder, who won the special election in March of 2015, when Mimi Walters vacated that seat when she was elected to the US Congress the previous fall. Senator John Moorlach, will appear on this program on May 31st, availing all of us the chance to get familiar with both candidates who will advance to the general election as they are the only two candidates who have filed to run for this office.

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Meet UCI’s Genetics Counseling Special Interest Group

After the recent National Acceptance Day for graduate programs in genetic counseling, we tap into what a group of UCI students aspire with this leading edge practice. Jessica Greenwood, Brittany Keiser, and Kira Lee - co-founders and member respectively of UCI's Genetic Counseling Special Interest Group, bring us to the intersection of biology and ethics in this growing field. Their weekly meetings are Thursdays at 6:30 pm at Physical Sciences Classroom Bldg. Room # 210. Their new website is: https://clubs.uci.edu/gcsig/.

”Forever Changed” AND CA High Speed Rail Updates

Sarah Butts, 3rd year MFA directing student at UCI, has cut from whole cloth her brand new play entitled, "Forever Changed." Many of you will recognize the mothers whose loss of a child is the material upon which this intimate play is based. The play will be staged at Studio 4 at UCI's Claire Trevor of the Arts April 29th and 30th at 7 p.m, and May 1st at 3 pm at New Horizon School at 1 Truman Street in Irvine. Tickets to this free event are available on a reserved basis at: http://illuminations.uci.edu/events/. April 30 and May 1st performances will be followed by panel discussions. During the second half, Southern California director of CA High Speed Rail, Michelle Boehm returns to the show to talk finance, what the recent public meetings are saying, and what society gets out of investment in infrastructure. Follow the steady progress being made on this project at: http://www.hsr.ca.gov/

Affordable Housing’s Disappearing Act in OC AND Toxic Investigation in IUSD

AIDS; Still Walking After All These Years

Chris Bragg, Development Director of AIDS Services Foundation (ASF) of Orange County and ASF contributor extraordinaire Donald Hart talk about the 30th anniversary AIDS walk, the progress made, and the progress pending, in this public health arena. Don traces the same 30 years along his path of survival. Information about the May 14th at 10 am, AIDS walk at the Mason Regional Park in Irvine is available at: http://www.ocasf.org/about-aids-walk-orange-county.html.

Measure E in Irvine AND Revisiting OC’s Veteran Cemetery

How Green is My Portola High School? AND Amerikan Krazy

Harvey Liss brings us up to date with the saga of how clean is the new Portola High School site. News of these developments can be followed in TestForToxics.org and in the Irvine Community News and View. Then culture impresario Henry Korn treats us, to biting satire in his brand new book "Amerikan Krazy," published by Boffo Socko Books. Why now? Because he will be showcased at BC Space in Laguna Beach this Sunday, 3-20, at a very special Vernal Equinox celebration at 325 Forest Avenue. Resources to turn to include: http://www.henryjameskorn.com/ and http://www.bcspace.com/.