In the run up to California’s 6/5 primary, we continue our coverage with two more CA 45th Congressional District candidates: in the first segment, UCI law professor Dave Min; and in the second segment, (min 27:30) public policy analyst Kia Hamadanchy.

Katie Porter, UCI law professor, currently running as a Democrat in the CA 45th Congressional District, speaks about her candidacy. Additional candidates’ interviews forthcoming on AAL! Reminder that everyone confirm their voter registration at: https://www.ocvote.com/.

In the second segment (min 27:26), Michael Yassa, UCI proferssor and Director of the Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory International Conference on Learning and Memory to be held at this week, 4/18-4/22 at the Hilton in Huntington Beach. Accompanying him is Manna Yass, Director of Outreach and Education, making exceptional programs, talks, and events available to the public both at this conference and ongoing around Orange County and the US. Details for this free conference are available at: http://learnmem2018.org/.

Tiffany Ackley, Aliso Viejo attorney and municipal candidate on this year’s election ballot, talks about the wave of meetings in Orange County cities about joining the U.S. Dept. of Justice’s lawsuit against California’s SB 54 regarding sanctuary cities. Although Irvine has not scheduled a forum at this writing, the following meetings being convened are: Newport Beach 4/10, 7 p.m.; Orange 4/10, 6 p.m.; Westminster 4/11, 7 p.m.; Los Alamitos 4/16, 6 p.m.; Laguna Niguel  4/17, 7 p.m.; Lake Forest 4/17, 6:30 p.m.; and Dana Point 4/17, 6 p.m.

In the second segment (minute 36:47), UCI Law School professor Alex Camacho takes up the potential for the case of coastal property owner, Vinod Khosla, to challenge the California Coastal Act in a fundamental way. With the owners legal representation’s sights set on the US Supreme Court, the case could have far reaching consequences for California’s entire coast line.  Mr. Khosla’s property is at Martins Beach at Half Moon Bay, in San Mateo County. With the owner’s legal representation’s sights set on the U.S. Supreme Court, the case could have far reaching consequences for the entire state with respect to public access to the coastal zone. Surf’s up! Stakes are higher!

Peggy Maradudin returns to the show with her inestimably hefty insight about Russia; a week after their elections, and generations into the gulag, now a forced memory camp. The whole hour is hers to ponder the nature of what Vladimir Putin, and his inner sanctum and what they inflict upon his society and beyond.