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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, December 1, 2020

How The Pandemic Has Affected Homelessness / Helping Unhoused Veterans Across California

Homeless people camp out in from of the San Francisco Ballet Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in San Francisco.

Homeless people camp out in from of the San Francisco Ballet Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in San Francisco.

Ben Margot / AP Photo

Gov. Gavin Newsom made it clear at the start of this year that solving California’s homeless crisis was a top priority. With COVID-19 cases spiking across the state amid colder temperatures, it’s a combination that’s hitting the state’s homeless population especially hard. Today on Insight, how the Governor could use the pandemic to help address homelessness, why so many veterans find themselves without a place to live, and more.

Today's Guests

  • CalMatters Housing and Data Reporter Matt Levin breaks down how the pandemic could aid in California’s homeless crisis
  • Loaves and Fishes Advocacy Director Joseph Smith on what’s being done to help those in need and the unhoused in Sacramento
  • California Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Services Division Deputy Secretary Keith Boylan checks-in on how unhoused veterans are being helped across the state
  • Operation Gratitude CEO and Retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Schmiegel talks about the organization creating care packages for troops who are deployed and for their families
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