Capitol Chat The California legislature has
decided to sue state controller John Chiang over his newly granted budget
powers, and new poll numbers show that Governor Brown's proposed
tax hikes on the rich will pass with just the right angle.
Sacramento Bee's state government reporter, Kevin
Yamamura, joins us to talk about these and other developments
in our weekly capitol chat.
Northern California Cheese is currently doing
for American cheese what Napa and Sonoma did for American wine in
the 70's. At last weekend's international Fancy Food Show in
San Francisco, Pointe Reyes Farmstead won the gold medal for
outstanding cheese or dairy product. The Sacramento region
itself has seen more restaurants carrying more regionally produced
cheeses in the past decade. Magpie is one of those
restaurants and the owner Ed Roehr joins us. A cheese maker from
Orland whose cheese wasfeatured at the Fancy Food Show last
weekend, Tim Pedrozo, also joins us. And the marketing
director of "Culture: The Word On Cheese," Will Fertman,
cheese plate Ed Roehr, and cheese maker from Orland, Tim Pedrozo
join us to discuss just about there is to know about cheese.
"Smiley and West" "Smiley and West" airs on Sundays on Capital
Public Radio at 7 pm. The one-hour weekly show attracts a broad
spectrum of compelling guests and asks questions that solicit
newsworthy discussions. We'll talk with both Sacramento-born
personalities, Dr. Cornel West and Tavis
Smiley, about their show and how it came about and what
they mean to convey to the listeners.
The Alkali Flats perform some of their self
described lo-fi honky tonk in our studio. The Sacramento-based country band is opening
for Hot Club of Cowtown at Harlow's on Sunday. We'll talk with Tim
White - Guitar, Bass, Vocals, with Scotty Prawalsky- Steel
guitar, Bass, Vocals, and Mark Miller - Snare drum.
