EnvironmentGetting healthy, nutritious foods to California students isn’t easy. First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom is making it her priority issue.March 21, 2022 | Janelle Salanga | Manola SecairaThe state is working to track progress on efforts to serve students healthier food, and a new “farm-to-school road map for success” report is putting the spotlight on youth food insecurity and literacy. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityInterview: Where Sacramento stands on California's new food waste recycling programMarch 15, 2022 | Randol WhiteErin Treadwell spoke with us about a yet-to-be fully implemented California law that requires all residents and businesses to separate food waste from other trash. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityInterview: Celebrity chef Martin Yan on his large cookbook donation to UC DavisFebruary 4, 2022 | Megan Manata | Vicki GonzalezHost of Yan Can Cook, chef Martin Yan recently donated 3,000 cookbooks he amassed over his long career to UC Davis, where he earned multiple degrees. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareWithout guidance from Sacramento county health officials, restaurants take individual approaches to worker safety amid omicron surgeJanuary 13, 2022 | Sarah Mizes-TanSacramento County announced that they would not be enforcing measures for businesses during this surge. Some Sacramento restaurants have closed for an extended break; others continue indoor dining.
Food and SustainabilityIncreasing access to food assistance and locally-grown produce in the Sacramento region could be key to improving food system, new report saysDecember 6, 2021 | Janelle SalangaThe 2021 Sacramento Region Food System Action Plan outlines recommendations for the infrastructure and funding changes needed to offer more equitable, healthy and accessible food for people living in the Sacramento region. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityThousands of farmworkers will get pay raises thanks to a lawsuitDecember 5, 2021Guest farmworkers will see pay increases in 2022 thanks to a lawsuit to stop a Trump-era wage freeze. President Trump proposed the freeze in an attempt to help farmers who lost profit and fallowed land during the pandemic shutdown in 2020.
Food and SustainabilityRethinking the holidays: Sacramento urban farmers look beyond ‘food as charity’November 23, 2021 | Manola SecairaIn the world of food banks, efforts in the colder months double up to accommodate food drives during the holidays. But those holidays aren’t the main focus for all Sacramentans.
Food and SustainabilityNew cooking classes, student gardens at Sacramento elementary school aim to address food insecurityNovember 5, 2021 | Janelle SalangaThe cooking school will open to the public in spring 2022 and is part of a continued effort by Sacramento City Unified School District to combat food insecurity and improve student health.
Food and Sustainability$182 million in pandemic food aid is going unused in California. Here’s how to make sure you’re not missing out.November 2, 2021 | Janelle SalangaA state audit released in October found food benefits for families whose children are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals are going unused.
EnvironmentSacramento region residents want to preserve open and wild spaces, new poll suggestsOctober 8, 2021 | Pauline BartoloneOver 90% of respondents in a new CapRadio/Valley Vision survey of the Sacramento metropolitan area said they value the preservation of open space for wild animals and plants.