Republican National Convention Mitt Romney is
now the official Republican candidate for president in this year's
election. We'll discuss this and hear about California's
delegation to the Republican National Convention with National
News Reporter Matt Laslo.
Sacramento's Business Climate Sacramento and
California have a reputation for not having the best business
climate. But recently, 20 of the region's
companies made Inc. Magazine's list of the 5,000 fastest growing
companies in the world. We'll explore the Sacramento
area's business climate by looking at what attracts businesses to
the region and what makes them successful. We'll also speak
with Sacramento City Councilmember Jay Schenirer, who is trying to weed out city
regulations that make it harder for companies to do business in the
area.
Local Olympian Returns Olympian Kim Conley is just back from Europe. She'll
join us to talk about her experience. We'll also hear from John
Mansoor with the Sacramento Running Association. The association
gave a grant to help with Kim's training. What does it really take
for an athlete to train to compete at the Olympics? How do those
without big sponsorship deals make ends meet? Both will also talk
about athletes needing support to prepare for big events like
Olympics, Worlds.
Toni Bruna A rising European musician is
making a relatively quiet tour of California this
summer. Toni Bruna is an Italian musician who composes
all his music with lyrics in his native tongue, Triestin, a dying
dialect. If you're unfamiliar with Trieste, it's also a city on the Italian side
of the country's border with Slovenia. Bruna released his
first album "Formigole" in May 2011 and it was selected "album
revelation of the year in 2011" by Radio Ara, in Luxemburg. He has
also been invited to give interviews and perform live at the RAI
radio station in Italy, the country's equivalent of NPR. Toni
will be playing with Ross Hammond and Amy Reed at Luna's
Café Saturday, September 1.