You can quote me: "California is a natural wonder and a man-made disaster."
You can quote me: "California is a natural wonder and a man-made disaster."
Mike Stockstill joins Rick on OC World to discuss his new book about the people and forces that turned a remote, sprawling Mexican land grant rancho into one of America's most vibrant communities. Anchored by the masterplanned city of Irvine and covering an area three times the size of San Francisco, today the ranch is the centerpiece of national developer Irvine Company and has made its owner Donald Bren one of the richest people in America.
By Rick Reiff -- Sept. 20, 2023 5:55 pm ET
San Francisco
It was quite a welcome. Less than three hours after arriving in the city, we were treated to a local speciality: a smash-and-grab theft.
My wife and I exited an exhibit on Tudor England at the Legion of Honor art museum in bucolic Lincoln Park to discover that our rental car’s backseat windows had been shattered and the satchel containing my iPad snatched.
“You were lucky,” a sympathetic local assured us as we surveyed the damage. It seems the thief—or thieves—had fled the scene in haste, abandoning an apparent attempt to steal our luggage and perhaps not even noticing my wife’s travel bag on the front passenger floor.
Rick joins Will Swaim's Radio Free California podcast to recount the California Winter League, which featured integrated ballgames beginning in 1910, decades before Jackie Robinson broke the major league color line; and Gavvy Cravath, the deadball-era slugger who became a judge.
In this special year-in-review episode, Rick joins Will Swaim on his Radio Free California podcast to discuss some of the biggest stories of 2023.
After scathing audits and member defections, the new leaders of a controversial "green power" cooperative discuss what went wrong -- and what they're doing to revamp the organization.
Rick and the OC Register's Jon Lansner join Sustaining US host David Nazar to debate the pros and cons of California's energy, environmental and economic policies.
Delphine Channels interviews Rick about his career in journalism, how the profession has lost its way and what it can do to get back on track.
In this October, 2018 show, "Inside OC" looks back at three seasons of highlights, including conversations with Gavin Newsom, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Todd Marinovich and other celebrities, businesspeople, officials, academics, pundits and athletes.
Rick and David Nazar look back on 10 years of highlights: Placido Domingo, Art Laffer, Tippi Hedren, Christie Heffner, Peter Ueberroth, Pete Wilson, Jim Abbott, George Deukmejian, gun control, energy, the environment, racial unrest, politics and more.
Rick and Elizabeth Espinosa host officials, experts and other thought leaders to examine key issues impacting Southern California.
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