OCCORD’s Grassroots Menu And South Coast Rep Celebrates 25th Annual Pacific Playwrights Festival

Back in full swing, in their new Santa Ana location, is Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development with a whole roster of community activation building leaders, supporting labor, and guiding prospective citizens – all this under the helm of their executive director Ely Flores. Find out what’s the next event on their roster at: https://www.occord.org/. or call 714-621-0919 et 6. The National Day of Action will be celebrated this week 5-4-23.

In the second segment (approx. minute 34:26) is Andy Knight, co-director of the South Coast Repertory’s 25th Annual Pacific Playwrights Festival, underway through May 7. SCR’s outsized role in dramatic arts comes through with this incubation of plays: from ideas to final production. Details about the May 5-7 events at the Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts in Costa Mesa are available at: https://www.scr.org/plays/plays-landing/pacific-playwrights-festival/2023-pacific-playwrights-festival/.

Music credits: Chimora, “Africano Americano,” Sounds of Africa – album; Hermanos Guitérrez, “Esperanza” single; The Musical Stage Company performing “Dr. Silver is Gone,” Dr. Silver a musical by Anika & Britt Johnson.

http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/FloresKnight5-2-23.mp3

Prime Time Prime Real Estate in Anaheim AND One China, How Many Systems?

 With my first guest Anaheim City Council Member Jose Moreno, we head over to the Platinum Triangle as negotiations concerning the Angel Stadium and surrounding properties heat up. Interested parties can attend the city council this same day, and follow some money. Council meetings of interest in the near future are: July 16th and July 30th.

Then (minute 33:47), fresh from recent travel in the Hong Kong realm where the chief administrator blinked, UCI professor Jeff Wasserstrom speaks to the rapidly developing, consequential news still breaking there; One China, how many systems?