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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Hosted By Vicki Gonzalez

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.

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Monday – Thursday, noon – 1 p.m. Rebroadcast 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

County Coronavirus Updates / Closed Schools Offer Free Food, Restaurants Follow New Guidelines/ New Film Documents ‘Co-housing’

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

CDC via AP

Today's Guests

  • Nevada County Public Health Director Ryan Gruver on the county's first confirmed case of COVID-19
  • Solano County Public Health Director Dr. Bela Matyas on how the county is managing amidst the coronavirus outbreak
  • YubaNet Founder Pascale Fusshoeller, 
  • Democratic Assemblymember David Chiu 
  • CapRadio State Government Reporter Scott Rodd
  • CapRadio Politics Reporter Nicole Nixon 
  • Natomas Unified School District Director of Communications Dierdre Powell checks in on how the first day of free meals went at the start of a three-week district shutdown 
  • California Restaurant Association President & CEO Jot Condie discusses the new guidelines restaurants, breweries, bars and pubs must abide by 
  • Activist and filmmaker John De Graaf on his newly directed film, "The Best of Both Worlds"

    Segments

  • San Francisco’s Quarantine And Thoughts On Staying Solvent

    Residents across the nation are being asked to self-quarantine and practice social distancing to decrease the spread of COVID-19. San Francisco has the toughest mandate in restricting people to their homes.

  • Free Lunch For Kids And Hard Times For Restaurants And Bars

    Kids can get free lunches while school is out of session. Natomas Unified School District is one of many giving out these free meals. Restaurants and bars may see a dip in patronage this St. Patrick’s Day after the governor asks businesses to close.

  • ‘The Best of Both Worlds: Cohousing's Promise’ Airs On PBS

    A film on cohousing showcases the lives of those living in cohousing communities in Northern California. We talk to filmmaker John De Graaf about the project and its reception since the premiere.

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