Health CareWhat to know about getting your COVID booster in SacramentoThe CDC recommends anyone over 6 months old get the updated vaccine. Sacramento’s Immunization Program Manager says the latest shot is making its way into the region, although the slow rollout is causing some confusion.
EducationSacramento’s Creation District uplifts the growing populations of Black, brown and queer unhoused youth
State GovernmentSeptember 26, 2023California education chief Tony Thurmond says he is running for governor in 2026California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is running for governor in 2026. If elected, he would be the first Black person to hold the job.
State GovernmentSeptember 26, 2023Newsom vetoes bill that would require human drivers ride in autonomous trucksThe bill would have banned self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds — ranging from UPS delivery vans to massive big rigs — from operating on public roads unless a human driver is on board.
EnvironmentSeptember 25, 2023Manola SecairaNorthern California could get help with wildfires, smoke from early atmospheric riverThis early-in-the-season storm could help fight fires along the California-Oregon border and has the potential to "dramatically improve air quality."
September 25, 2023Kristin LamSacramento reconsiders plan to create youth advisory role for City CouncilA committee voted to add youth seats on boards and commissions instead of creating a new advisory liaison for the City Council as planned back in December.
EnvironmentSeptember 25, 2023Manola SecairaTribes designate a marine stewardship area in Northern CaliforniaThe protected area covers nearly 700 square miles of the tribes’ ancestral ocean and coastal lands between the California-Oregon border to just south of Trinidad in Humboldt County.
September 22, 2023Tony RodriguezVicki GonzalezSacramento County DA says ‘difference in philosophy’ around homelessness approach led to lawsuit against citySacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho sued the city of Sacramento this week over its approach to homelessness. Ho spoke with Insight’s Vicki Gonzalez about the lawsuit.
JazzSeptember 22, 2023Avery JeffrySacramento high school students selected to represent young women in jazz at Monterey Jazz FestivalPianist Salomé Ospina and clarinetist Paloma Cobbs-Silva both attend Rio Americano High School and met at the Teagarden Jazz Camp in Pollock Pines. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Arts and LifestyleSeptember 22, 2023Vicki GonzalezGorman Museum of Native American Art opens expanded gallery at UC DavisThe museum, which has showcased contemporary Native American art for 50 years, is opening an expanded space this weekend with a celebration Saturday. The museum’s director and curator spoke with Insight’s Vicki Gonzalez about the expansion. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
September 22, 2023Claire MorganLooking back at the history of Sacramento State, 76 years after its foundingThe university had 235 students and five full-time faculty members when it was founded in September 1947.
EnvironmentSeptember 22, 2023Can this plan fix California’s insurance crisis? What you need to knowInsurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara unveils a plan to shore up the California insurance market for homeowners. Insurers would return to wildfire zones, but would have an easier path to rate increases.
