KUCI: Ask A Leader

A Tale of Two Parks - Tales of More Perks?

Reggie Bundekis, member of the Orange County Fairgrounds Preservation Society, connects many a local dot between the privatization attempts at the OC Fairgrounds and the privatization outcome at the OC Great Park. State Assembly bill 2490 would expand conversions of county fairgrounds throughout the state. ocfpreservationsociety.com or the facebook page Derail the Sale provide updates on the Costa Mesa property. This program will cover future developments with additional members of the society and Fair Board members past and present.

Bill Cook; OC’s Monument Man AND Adult Literacy, Read All About It

Recipes at $4 a Day AND Bend it Like Ackerman

Leanne Brown, advocate for better food systems and author, talks about her latest publication, "Good an Cheap," a low-cost cookbook for households making due on food stamps. The source of her free pdf of this publication and other undertakings is available at: www.leannebrown.ca/cookbooks. Dick Ackerman, former California Legislator, now lobbyist, recently launched "Irvine Cares," a venture that has consequences for both planning in and around the Great Park and this year's municipal elections.

Raising the Food Tent At OC Fairgrounds AND UCI Summer Artists in Residence

New TWIST for Veterans AND California Campaign Clense

New Swan Theater in the Summer of Fourteen

Marrie Stone hosts today's show presenting this summer's season of New Swan Theater. Guests include: Calvin MacLean, directing "Romeo and Juliet;" Eli Simon, directing Twelfth Night;" and Shakespeare scholar Julia Lupton, dramaturg for Romeo and Juliet, organizing 12 lectures that support this year's festival. August 18th is the Mozart Monday fundraiser. Details for performances and lectures are available at: newswanshakespeare.com.

Meet Drew Leavens, Candidate for California’s 45th Congressional District

All four candidates for the CA 45th Congressional District were invited to be on this show. The result, Drew Leavens held court for the complete hour, as the other candidates were either not available, nor replied to the invitation. This guest appearance hews closely to policy in efforts to familiarize the public with his candidacy. His campaign can be followed on www.dl45th.com or on Facebook.com/DrewLeavensForCongress.

Cybergeddon; It Ain’t Necessarily So AND Real Voters Of OC

Bill Blunden, computer security researcher, talks about his recently published book, co-written with Violet Cheung, "Behold A Pale Farce; Cyberwar, Threat Inflation, and the Malware Industrial Complex." From their exhaustively documented piece, we gain a better understanding about the political and economic factors that undermine our privacy in the name of national security. Additional commentary from Bill is available at: www.belowgotham.com; copies of the book are available at www.ipg.com. As the California direct primary on June 3rd draws near, Neal Kelley, Orange County Registrar of Voters, posts us on: the changes in our ballots, registration and absentee ballot deadlines, and all the essential polling place information. Confirmation of a voter's registration and all information pertaining to the primary are available at ocvote.com. Early voting apart from completing an absentee ballot, can be done at the Registrar's Office located at: 1300-C, Grand Ave, Santa Ana. The office is available to take calls about election day irregularities at 714-567-7600.