BusinessIf national parks close during a government shutdown, California tourism could take a hitSeptember 26, 2023 | Rich IbarraYosemite sees about 3.5 million visitors a year, which translates to millions of tourism dollars to Tuolumne and Mariposa counties. A government shutdown could hurt communities that rely on tourism.
EducationSacramento’s Creation District uplifts the growing populations of Black, brown and queer unhoused youthSeptember 25, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaIn the last five years, the number of unhoused youth has doubled in Sacramento County. The Creation District makes artistic pursuits a reality for young people without shelter, and subsequently combats the stigma around being unhoused. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento reconsiders plan to create youth advisory role for City CouncilSeptember 25, 2023 | Kristin LamA committee voted to add youth seats on boards and commissions instead of creating a new advisory liaison for the City Council as planned back in December.
EnvironmentTribes designate a marine stewardship area in Northern CaliforniaSeptember 25, 2023 | Manola SecairaThe protected area covers nearly 700 square miles of the tribes’ ancestral ocean and coastal lands between the California-Oregon border to just south of Trinidad in Humboldt County.
JazzSacramento high school students selected to represent young women in jazz at Monterey Jazz FestivalSeptember 22, 2023 | Avery JeffryPianist Salomé Ospina and clarinetist Paloma Cobbs-Silva both attend Rio Americano High School and met at the Teagarden Jazz Camp in Pollock Pines. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleGorman Museum of Native American Art opens expanded gallery at UC DavisSeptember 22, 2023 | Vicki GonzalezThe museum, which has showcased contemporary Native American art for 50 years, is opening an expanded space this weekend with a celebration Saturday. The museum’s director and curator spoke with Insight’s Vicki Gonzalez about the expansion. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Looking back at the history of Sacramento State, 76 years after its foundingSeptember 22, 2023 | Claire MorganThe university had 235 students and five full-time faculty members when it was founded in September 1947.
State GovernmentConstruction of California state Capitol annex can beginSeptember 21, 2023 | Nicole NixonIn its final environmental report, the Department of General Services wrote there will be “no changes to the proposed project” based on public feedback.
EducationSacramento State launches 10-step plan to help students navigate CSU tuition hikeSeptember 20, 2023 | Janelle SalangaStudent groups — in conjunction with university president J. Luke Wood — are planning informational campaigns, state lobbying, student forums, increased scholarship accessibility and more ahead of the tuition increase.
EnvironmentWhy California rivers saw fewer harmful algal blooms this yearSeptember 20, 2023 | Manola SecairaThe toxic algae — a neon green layer of muck that floats atop water — thrives in warm, stagnant conditions brought on by drought. Last winter’s snowpack helped disrupt it.
