Capitol Chat A new Public Policy
Institute of California poll finds that a slim majority of
voters support Governor Jerry Brown's tax initiative for the
November ballot. And, it looks unlikely that voters will have
the option of voting on a budget spending cap. We'll discuss
these topics and more in our weekly Capitol Chat with
Capital Public Radio's capitol bureau chief Ben Adler.
Tahoe Ski Resort Consolidation Two
out-of-state companies are slowly buying Tahoe's most well known
ski resorts. Colorado-based Vail Resorts purchased Kirkwood
last month (February), which means the company owns three of the
largest ski resorts in the Tahoe Area -Heavenly, Northstar-at-Tahoe
(which it purchased in 2010), and now Kirkwood. The other
Colorado-based resort operator is KSL Capital Partners of
Denver. It purchased Squaw Valley in late 2010, and Alpine
Meadows last year. But is ski resort consolidation a good or bad
thing? Here to discuss possible costs and benefits of Tahoe
area ski resort consolidation is the Co-president of Vail Resorts,
Blaise Carrig, and the CEO of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows, Andy
Wirth.
Sikkil Gurucharan Born to a family of
flautists, Sikkil Gurucharan's vocal talent was
recognizable from age 5, and it was at this age that Sikkil made
his initial forays into Carnatic music. 30 years later, he is
recognized as one of the foremost performing musicians of Carnatic
music in India, and he'll be performing in Davis on March
9th. Today we'll be speaking with Sikkil Gurucharan and
listening to a song or two to learn about Carnatic music and what
brought him to continue practicing this particular style for his
entire music career.
Sound Advice: Remembering Luciano
Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti is possibly the most
recognized and highly regarded opera singers of the 20th
century. "At the Opera" host Sean Bianco joins us for this
week's Sound Advice with some of Luciano Pavarotti's best
works.
Insight will not be heard tomorrow so that we can bring you
the show:
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