Tune in to Los Angeles NPR affiliate KPCC (89.3 FM) at 10:40 Thursday morning for AirTalk, where you’ll hear Voice of OC Editor-in-Chief Norberto Santana Jr., OC Weekly Managing Editor Gustavo Arellano and the Orange County Register’s Chris Knap, editor for government, politics and investigations, chat with Larry Mantle about this week’s top headlines in Orange County.

Likely topics this week include the fallout from the Kelly Thomas police beating death in Fullerton, gamesmanship on redistricting efforts in OC and rising protests over homeland security immigration sweeps.

— THE EDITORS

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