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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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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Coronavirus Updates And The Homeless / Stimulus Package And Finances / Business During Social Distancing

Tents along the bike trail near the American River.

Tents along the bike trail near the American River.

Scott Rodd / CapRadio

Today's Guests

  • Dr. Dean Blumberg talks COVID-19 and touches on the case in Southern California, where a teen who tested positive for the disease died of sepsis
  • The Sacramento Poor People's Campaign's Faye Kennedy and Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness Executive Director Bob Erlenbush talk about what they are trying to do to help the homeless during the coronavirus outbreak
  • CapRadio State Government Reporter Scott Rodd discusses his recent reporting on homelessness and coronavirus
  • Sacramento State Finance Professor Sanjay Varshney talks about the loans being offered to businesses to cover payroll and other costs
  • Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Amanda Blackwood touches on the new hotline the Chamber is rolling out today
  • Camille LeVasseur discusses how small businesses can continue selling online while customers practice social distancing
  • An update from Denise Morse, the Davis resident who was on the Grand Princess cruise ship and at Travis Air Force Base

    Segments

  • Coronavirus And Homeless People

    Dr. Dean Blumberg touches on the recent death of a teen in Southern California and discusses the state of the UC Davis Medical Center and whether or not the hospital needs supplies. We’ll also discuss how homeless people are handling this time.

  • Stimulus Package: What It Means For Businesses

    Senators agreed on a $2 trillion stimulus deal overnight; it includes loans for small businesses. We’ll talk to Sac State Finance Professor Sanjay Varshney and Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Amanda Blackwood about the details.

  • Uplift: Conducting Business While Social Distancing And A Quarantine Check-In

    Many businesses have shut down due to the coronavirus. We’ll chat with Camille Levasseur about what businesses can do to be socially distant and still be attentive with customers online. A short check-in with a formerly quarantined Davis resident.

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