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Fri, Feb 3, 2006
The California Report Magazine 2006-02-03
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E-Voting Problems; Judge Thelton Henderson; Nevada City Anniversary -- The California Report examines the state's electronic voting problems and why local election officials are worried they might not have certified machines in time for the June primary. Plus, a new documentary profiles at a federal judge who takes on the powerful and has infuriated conservatives. Also, historians and local leaders in a Gold Country town are fighting about a civic anniversary.
Host: Scott Shafer
Mexican Alternative Health Clinic Closed
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Coretta Scott King died this week at a clinic in Mexico. She went there seeking treatment for ovarian cancer and other health problems. It turns out that the founder of the holistic clinic where King died has a troubled legal history in California. And, after inspecting the Santa Monica Health Institute in Baja, Mexican authorities suddenly shut the clinic down.
Music Bridge #1
"Dime Grand Palace" by Sex Mob, from "Dime Grind Palace" (Ropeadope)
Elections Officials Scramble to Deploy E-Voting Machines
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At this point, only five of California's 58 counties have electronic voting machines certified for use in the state's primary election in June. While most machines cleared their final federal testing hurdles this week, elections officials in some California counties think it may already be too late.
Reporters:
• John Myers
California Secretary of State on Election Readiness
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California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson discusses the state's readiness for elections in June.
Guests:
• Bruce McPherson, California secretary of state
Music Bridge #2
"Missione A Bombay" by Nicola Conte, from "Bossa Per Due" (Eighteenth Street)
Book Review: "The Ruins of California"
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In her new book "The Ruins of California," author Martha Sherrill uses images of social unrest during the 1970s as the backdrop for her novel about a dysfunctional California family.
Guests:
• Jordan E. Rosenfeld, book critic
Music Bridge #3
"There's Never Enough Time" by The Postal Service, from "Such Great Heights" EP (SubPop)
"Soul of Justice": The Life of Judge Thelton Henderson
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In the early '60s, Thelton Henderson was the only black lawyer in the Justice Department, where he monitored desegregation issues for the federal government. Henderson was appointed to the federal bench by President Jimmy Carter. His life and career are the subject of the documentary, "Soul of Justice."
Guests:
• Abby Ginzburg, producer and director of "Soul of Justice"
For more information:
• "Soul of Justice" at the Mill Valley Film Festival
End Music
"Manteca -- The Funky Lowlives Remix" by Dizzy Gillespie, from "Verve Remixed 2" (Verve)
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