Live coverage of the Los Angeles Times festival of books and we will begin with an author panel on the environment. [inaudible] [applause] i am so thrilled to be able to have three wonderful guests we have here to discuss a very important topic environment surviving the future. I will tell you about each of them starting to my far left, lee van der voo is an independent journalist based in my favorite city in the plan of Portland Oregon and also the author of the fish market inside the bigmoney battle for the ocean and your dinner plate. Sitting next to her everyonenn hold your applause until the end come in the middle is miriam horn, the New York Times best selling sequel at the Environmental Defense fund and lived in new york city her latest title last but not least my left journalist and communitybased activists in richmond california the author of three previous books like the la times, boston globe, usa today, the progressive and many more and also helped initiate labor for the Pr
They do so after the budget is already approved in the spring. The city wants to hear those opinions before they make financial decisions. Each february, the Dubuque City Council listens to hours and hours of budget input from the head of each city department. The public is welcome to weigh in, but the city says very few people show up to speak. Each november the city manager hosts a public budget input session, still very few people attend those meetings. The city says they really want to know whats important to people prior to setting the budget. There may be things were not aware of that we could do differently or maybe some things we are funding that arent as needed as other things that come from the input we do receive. Larson says some people complain about the citys debt. Others complain if the city raises service fees. She says recently shes heard from people who want to city to spend more money on bikehike trails and public safety. Live in dubuque Katie Wiedemann kcrg tv9 news
Sit up front behind him. She wasnt surprised this now viral video showing scarbrough in an angry confrontation. I was disappointed because i had a complaint last week about the bus driver. Our son and other kids have been complaining for quite some time that the bus driver is mean and he has an attitude. Ryan in the past few days, we the bus driver. He remains in custody at the polk county sheriff. I tried to contact him to get a comment through the sheriff, but i have yet to hear back. Stacey so how are School Bus Drivers trained to handle unruly student behavior . Kevin kccis Cynthia Fodor was investigating that question today. Cynthia students cant miss the rules on this bus, including use appropriate language and keep hands and feet to yourself. Didnt heed the rules. Trained School Bus Driver joe mahaffey of oskaloosa said he was sick watching this. Joe one thing were taught, you do not lay a hand on students. Cynthia the state requires 17 hours of training for new drivers, with 4
Scarbroughs onthejob behavior. I was disappointed because i had a complaint last week about the bus driver. Our son and other kids have been complaining for quite some time. Ryan it stemmed from a seating issue on the bus. I am told by a Johnston School district spokesperson that the transportation director responded to her concern via email and a personal phone call to help resolve that issue. Live in johnston, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Stacey this incident had us wondering, what kind of training do School Bus Drivers go through to deal with student behavior . The state of iowa has policies and procedures in place to make sure students are safe on a bus. Aside from dot training to get a special license, drivers then go through scenarios on how to deal with unruly students. In most cases, they are told to pull over, secure the bus, and some districts like johnston have drivers work with a trainer. Laura this trainer has been with us since 2011. He is wellversed on wha
Soon the ghosts, goblins and ghouls will head out trick or treating and in one city, theyll be out and about at the same time as some hawkeye fafs. Cbs 2 News Reporter Mellaney Moore is in University Heights to explain how tomorrows hawkeye home game is impacting some halloween festivities. Halloween is officially tomorrow, but here in University Heights, trick or treatingngwill be tarting at six o clock because of the Football Game tomorrow. Tomorrow. University Heights Police say there is a very active tailgating scene in the city since it is so close to Kinnick Stadium. Police say they dont wawa to mix that with young trick or treaters. Iowa city officials are reminding trick or treaters to be extra careful. Thousands of fans will leave kinnick after the 2 30 game saturday. Trick or treating is also going on in iowa city from dusk until 8 00. University Heights Police say no matter when you go, there are general safety tips you should follow. Ofc. Nick sherman, University Heights po