Delta Tunnels Project A decades-old
plan to divert water from the Sacramento Delta to Southern
California gets new life. Governor Jerry Brown is expected to
announce plans for a new project today and groups are
already gathering to protest. Today on Insight, we'll explore the
history of the project with author, journalist and political
consultant Leo McElroy. We'll also hear from Jonas Minton, a
water policy analyst and advisor with The Planning and Conservation League whose
opposed to the project, and Tom Birmingham, General Manager of
Westlands Water District, which would receive
water diverted by the tunnels project.
Violence in Syria The European Union
tightened sanctions and strengthened an arms embargo on Syria this
week as violence continues to escalate. Keith Watenpaugh, an associate professor of
Modern Islam and the Middle East and Director of the UC
Davis Human Rights Institute, has been following the country's
civil war since the uprising began in March of 2011. He has just
returned from monitoring presidential elections in the
Caucasus. We'll talk with him about that experience and hear his
thoughts on the worsening situation in Syria.
Yoga 101 Wanderlust Festival is this weekend at Squaw
Valley, and if you're familiar with the festival you've seen it
progress from a music festival with yoga on the side to a yoga
festival with music on the side. Yoga is nothing new but it's
popularity seems to be on an upswing. What is it about yoga that is
so appealing to people? And before we can answer that question,
what exactly is yoga? Here to shine some insight on the subject is
Gina
Garcia, Founder of Yoga
Across America and Yoga in the Park, which takes place every
Saturday morning at McKinley Park. She also teaches yoga to veterans returning from war.
Impressionist Jim Meskimen Actor and comedian
Jim Meskimen performs "JIMPRESSIONS," a two-act homage to the art of
vocal mimicry, tonight at Three Stages in Folsom. He's also working on a
special project with El Dorado Musical Theater. NPR's Scott Simon
has called him the greatest impressionist of our
time. He'll be in our studio today to talk about the art of
celebrity impressions.
