Placer County water emergency A ruptured
canal in the foothills has disrupted the Placer County Water
Agency's water supply; a water emergency will be officially
declared this week until PG&E fixes the canal sometime next
month.
First 5 Sacramento The commission had to cut
$48.5 million in programs for kids last week. The cuts were
unavoidable because the state recently took $1 billion in reserve
funds from First 5 commissions across California to help balance
the state budget. First 5
Sacramento responded mostly by reducing appropriations by a
quarter to one-half for a range of programs over the next five
years. The biggest cut, $17 million, was made to a project that
will provide water fluoridation to parts of the county.
California Tourism Can tourism save
California's struggling economy? There's new data out that suggests
it can and with Prince William and Kate planning a visit in July,
things could start looking up. Caroline Beteta serves as the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the industry-led California Travel and
Tourism Commission(CTTC), a nonprofit organization created to
market California as a premier travel destination and to increase
the State's share of tourism-related revenues.
Josh Fernandez Local writer and journalist
Josh Fernandez will talk about his recently released book, a
collection of poems titled
"Spare Parts and Dismemberment. Josh Fernandez was born in
Denver, raised in Boston and Metro-California, and now lives and
works in Midtown Sacramento. He writes for Spin,
Boulder Weekly, San Antonio
Current and the
Sacramento News & Review. His poetry is widely
published and he continues to be a sought-after reader and speaker
- often asked to talk about ethnic diversity, abuse and addiction,
and his background as a writer and poet.