Smart Meter Privacy/Security If someone in a
utility control room can read your meter remotely, shut off power
to your house, and modulate individual appliances to shed load
during peak hours, then why can't hackers? Also, does the energy
company's ability to monitor details of your home energy use
violate your privacy? We'll speak with a Smart
Meter privacy attorney and security
expert.
UC Merced Chancellor UC Merced's new chancellor, Dorothy Leland, is
at the state capitol today trying to convince legislators that UC Merced is
the catalyst that can unlock the Valley's vast untapped potential
and trigger the next great wave of invention, discovery and
economic growth across the state. She'll also be trying to
secure funding for one of the state's smallest UC campuses.
UC Merced has been largely immune from major system-wide budget
cuts so far, but in this economic climate it's impossible to
guarantee that any school's programs will be routinely
funded.
Sacramento News and Review Guest host
David Watts Barton talks with Sacramento News and Review Associate Editor Nick Miller about what's in
the news and this year's Sammie nominees. Our regular weekly
segment with SacramentoPress.com Editor-in-Chief David Watts Barton will return
next week.
The People of Burning Man Bay Area
photographer Julian Cash has just released a new photography
book, "The People of Burning Man: Portraits of
Revolutionary Spirits" -the Burning Man festival officially begins
at midnight August 29th and runs through Labor Day in the Black
Rock Desert in Nevada.
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About our guest host: Sacramento-native David Watts Barton has been involved in
Sacramento's music and cultural scene for more than 30 years as a
writer, performer and fan. He now serves as Editor-in-Chief of The
Sacramento Press and regularly fills in on Insight.
