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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Award-winning journalist Vicki Gonzalez hosts daily 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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Flu Season | Caldor Fire Tree Hazards | Women...

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez ·

2025/03/04

The current flu season - as well as other infectious diseases like RSV, COVID, and recent outbreaks of measles. Also, Grizzly Flats trees burned by the Caldor Fire are still dangerous. Finally, NAWBO Sacramento Valley OWL Awards.Flu Season Dr. Dean Blumberg, Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Health, joins Insight to discuss the current flu season and vaccination rates - as well as other infectious diseases like RSV, COVID, and recent outbreaks of measles. Caldor Fire Tree

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Helping Disabled People During Disasters | CapRadio...

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2025/03/03

How California can prepare disabled people for the next disaster. Also, CapRadio’s new series focusing on Sacramento’s diverse environment and wildlife. Finally, a gothic fairytale show “The Lost One.” Helping Disabled People During Disasters Evacuating during a disaster is traumatic and stressful. But access to safety depends largely on physical and mental ableness. In recent years, deadly wildfires in Sonoma and Butte counties highlighted this concerning reality. In 2019, a state audit

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Investigation into California’s Homeless Shelters |...

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2025/02/27

A new investigation uncovers abuses in California homeless shelters. Also, Republican leaders at the State Capitol talk about legislative priorities. Finally, evaluating how safe Sacramento’s streets are for cyclists.Investigation into California’s Homeless Shelters Despite spending roughly $1 billion on homeless shelters since 2018, fewer than one in four people actually move into a permanent home. A new investigation by CalMatters has uncovered scandals and abuse in many of California’s

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Downtown Sacramento’s Future | Local Impact of USAID...

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2025/02/26

City leaders explore downtown Sacramento’s future. Also, the local impact of USAID funding. Plus, Sacramento Fashion Week kicks off this weekend. Finally, the storytelling series “In a Nutshell” at the Sofia.Downtown Sacramento’s Future City leaders explored Sacramento’s future this week. The annual State of Downtown event highlighted new developments, the Athletics' forthcoming season and reflected on the accomplishments of the city’s core over the past decade. CapRadio reporters Keyshawn

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Backcountry Avalanche Dangers | Greenland Ice Sheet...

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2025/02/25

The rise of backcountry skiing and the risk of avalanches. Also, a documentary about the melting Greenland Ice Sheet and sea level rise. Finally, the Park Winters Flower Farm in Yolo County. Backcountry Avalanche Dangers A day skiing can easily cost a couple hundred bucks. For some, the backcountry is an alternative to avoid the lift ticket and crowds that resorts attract. But the danger of avalanches is real - and some guides would argue inevitable. Jack Dolan is an investigative reporter

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How Prepared Are California's Levees? |...

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez ·

2025/02/24

An investigation into California’s levees for flood control. Also, the three-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine War. Finally, the Andrew Maloney Quartet performs at CapRadio.How Prepared Are California's Levees? Water in California has been in the political spotlight. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump entered the debate over water policy, issuing an executive order to release billions of gallons of water from two reservoirs in the Central Valley - a move that some farmers

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‘Best Of’: Rep. Ami Bera | Sacramento County...

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2025/02/20

We are revisiting conversations with Rep. Ami Bera about navigating a second Trump presidency. Also, Rosario Rodriguez is the newest Sacramento County Supervisor. Finally, musician Dave Nachmanoff performs at CapRadio. Rep. Ami Bera joined Insight at the end of January while on a trip back to his district. The Democrat represents the northern part of Sacramento County and has been in Congress for more than a decade, spanning four presidents - including President Donald Trump twice. Congressman

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'Best Of': New State Lawmakers: Asm. Maggy Krell |...

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2025/02/19

Revisiting conversations with some of the new state lawmakers in our area: Assemblymember Maggy Krell, Senator Christopher Cabaldon, and Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom.Asm. Maggy Krell Assembly Member Maggy Krell won the assembly’s sixth district in Sacramento, replacing Kevin McCarty who is now Sacramento’s mayor. The Democrat is a former deputy attorney general, under then-Attorney General Kamala Harris. Krell is known for prosecuting sex traffickers and wrote the book Taking Down

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Sierra Avalanche Center | Palisades Tahoe | Anh...

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2025/02/13

The Sierra Avalanche Center is at risk of federal staffing cuts. Also, Palisades Tahoe updates ski conditions. Plus, personal injury attorney Anh Phoong. Finally, Irishpalooza at Harlow’s in Sacramento this weekend.Sierra Avalanche Center and Palisades Tahoe A nonprofit-government partnership providing critical avalanche forecasts in the Sierra Nevada backcountry is at-risk of losing one of its forecasters. The Sierra Avalanche Center says the layoff would put lives at risk, cutting its daily

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California’s Property Insurance Market |...

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2025/02/12

How insurers are responding to California’s challenging property insurance market. Also, the Indigenous-led cultural burning group TERA. Finally, a researcher studies the evolutionary science of attraction.California’s Property Insurance Market The wildfires across the Los Angeles-area revived a growing concern surrounding California’s insurance market. As natural disasters grow more destructive, finding affordable coverage has become increasingly challenging. And some insurers have backed

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Challenges Implementing Prop 36 | Vietnam War’s...

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2025/02/11

The challenges some counties are facing implementing Prop 36. Also, the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War’s “Operation Babylift.” Finally, LOVE SUCKS: an anti-Valentine’s Day cabaret show in Sacramento.Challenges Implementing Prop 36 Voters handedly approved Prop 36 - a new law that pledged to provide “mass treatment” for those facing certain drug charges. But three months in, some counties are struggling with parts of the new law. Cayla Mihalovich is a justice reporter for CalMatters and

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POLITICO’s California Playbook | Near Record Low...

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2025/02/10

The latest on California’s response to the Trump Administration. Also, the western monarch butterfly population declines to a near record low. Finally, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival begins this week in Nevada County. POLITICO’s California Playbook It’s been three weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, and a slew of executive actions carry potentially dramatic changes to local and state government in California. Dustin Gardiner is the co-author of POLITICO’s California Playbook

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Who’s Leaving California | Immigration Legal Service...

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2025/02/06

New findings into California’s net loss of residents in recent years. Also, colleges and universities are seeing a spike for immigration legal services. Finally, Insight’s “Art Talk” lays out local events throughout February.Who’s Leaving California There has been a decent amount of coverage since the pandemic about California losing residents to other states. There are still millions of new residents to the Golden State. But this net loss has come with historic consequences. Following the

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Stanislaus County CARE Court | Newly Elected...

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2025/02/05

A check on Stanislaus County’s CARE Court system. Also, newly elected Sacramento County District 4 Supervisor Rosario Rodriguez. Finally, the running club “Black Girls Run It.”Stanislaus County CARE Court Just over a year ago, Stanislaus County became one of the first in California to pilot the new CARE Court system, a judicial program which aims to help people with several mental health disorders by potentially ordering them into treatment. Marijke Rowland, Senior Health Equity Reporter for

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Sacramento Kings De’Aaron Fox Trade | Losing Cursive...

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2025/02/04

Sacramento Kings trade longtime point guard De’Aaron Fox. Also, the consequences of not teaching cursive in schools. Finally, a CapRadio goodbye to the SacramenKnow newsletter’s Clarie Morgan. Sacramento Kings De’Aaron Fox Trade Rumors swirled and it’s now official. A longtime player of the Sacramento Kings is officially gone. De’Aaron Fox has been traded to the San Antonio Spurs. The star point guard has been with the Kings for eight years and in a post on social media said in part, “Coming

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Winter Storm Forecast | Queer-Owned Bookstore ‘A Seat...

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2025/02/03

An update on winter storms across Northern California. Also, a queer-owned book and coffee shop in Elk Grove called “A Seat at the Table.” Finally, drag queen Sasha Velour. Winter Storm Forecast After a dry start to the year, a powerful mix of snow and rain moved across our area this weekend - including a flood watch across the Sacramento Valley and the Delta, coupled with a winter weather advisory in the Cascades and the Sierra. And that’s just the first of back-to-back systems in the span

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CA Electricity Bills Include Profits for Shareholders...

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2025/01/30

Why investor-owned California utilities include profits for shareholders in electricity bills. Also, how the state’s wine industry is responding to new alcohol guidelines. Finally, the philosophy and vibe behind Sacramento’s “Butterscotch Den.”CA Electricity Bills Include Profits for Shareholders CalMatters Business Reporter Malena Carollo shares her recent reporting explaining one reason behind California’s electricity bills - a baked-in profit for shareholders. Called a “return on equity,”

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Executive Orders and California Water | Congressman...

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez ·

2025/01/29

How President Trump’s executive orders impact California water. Also, a conversation with Congressman Ami Bera. Finally, the Pulitzer-Prize winning play “English” at Capital Stage.Executive Orders and California Water In his first two weeks in office, President Donald Trump has taken several actions that would have major impacts on how California manages its water supply. A presidential action issued on Inauguration Day would shift more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Southern

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CA Insulin Production Behind Schedule | Immigration...

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2025/01/28

Gov. Newsom’s first-in-the-nation plan to produce cheaper insulin is behind schedule. Also, how President Trump’s immigration policy is impacting Sacramento and the Central Valley. Finally, the NPR Student Podcast Challenge is now underway.CA Insulin Production Behind Schedule It’s been almost five years since Governor Newsom first introduced a plan for California to produce cheaper insulin. The medication is vital for those with diabetes and the costs - even with insurance - have been

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New State Sen. Christopher Cabaldon | Gender and DEI...

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2025/01/27

A conversation with new state Senator Christopher Cabaldon. Also, how President Trump’s gender and DEI policy changes will impact California. Finally, Placer County uses birds of prey to address pest control at local parks. New State Sen. Christopher Cabaldon We are spending the first weeks of 2025 getting to know the new lawmakers representing our area. Today, State Senator Christopher Cabaldon joins Insight. The Democrat was West Sacramento’s mayor for two decades. We’ll learn about his

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