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Award-winning journalist Vicki Gonzalez hosts interviews with community leaders, advocates, experts, artists and more to provide background and understanding on breaking news, big events, politics and culture in the Sacramento region and beyond.
Monday – Thursday, noon – 1 p.m. Rebroadcast 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.on News Station
The Ferguson Fire burns along a ridgeline in unincorporated Mariposa County, Calif, on Monday, July 16, 2018.
Noah Berger / AP Photo
As wildfires burn around Yosemite National Park for the second year in a row, we hear from Cal Fire officials about containment efforts. CapRadio reporters Bob Moffitt and Ezra Romero also join us to explain fire’s cost to nearby communities.
Lauren Gustus, Regional Editor for McClatchy and editor of the Sacramento Bee, joins us to outline the media company’s plans for the future, efforts to find a sustainable business model and the importance of local coverage.
A recent Forbes article made an argument to privatize public libraries and turn them into Amazon book stores to save taxpayer money. Twitter was not amused, and many public libraries took to social media to help explain their role in communities.
Sacramento-area band performs an eclectic mix of original and cover songs.
