E-mail a friendJune 4, 2007
Rep. Xavier Becerra, assistant to House Speaker Pelosi, weighs in on the immigration reform debate. Legendary music producer Lou Adler reflects on the 40th anniversary of the Monterey International Pop Festival.
Rep. Xavier Becerra
Rep. Xavier Becerra
Rep. Xavier Becerra has been a member of the House since '93. In the 110th Congress, he's the Assistant to the Speaker of the House and the first Latino to serve on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. After earning his J.D. from Stanford Law School, he began his legal career representing the mentally ill and previously served as California's Deputy Attorney General and a member of the State Assembly. Becerra delivered the Democratic response to the ‘07 State of the Union address in Spanish.
Lou Adler
Lou Adler
Grammy winning music producer Lou Adler is known for founding the Monterey International Pop Festival—an event that's been called a defining moment in rock and roll history and made icons of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and others. He also founded Dunhill Records and Ode Records and launched the careers of such California acts as Jan & Dean and Carole King. Adler's screen credits include producing the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show and directing the Cheech & Chong movie series.