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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

 

Hosted By Vicki Gonzalez

Award-winning journalist Vicki Gonzalez hosts interviews with community leaders, advocates, experts, artists and more to provide background and understanding on breaking news, big events, politics and culture in the Sacramento region and beyond.

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Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
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Californians Tell Their Stories Of Struggling To Find Affordable Housing

  •  Bert Johnson 
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | Sacramento, CA
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In California, an untold number of people are struggling right on the margin, just one paycheck away from living on the streets. KPBS Reporter Amita Sharma has introduced us to several of these people through her reporting for the California Dream collaboration. Earlier this week, she spoke with CapRadio’s Randol White from KPBS in San Diego about her reporting.

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    California’s High Rent Leaves Many One Crisis Away From Financial Ruin

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    The state’s notoriously high housing costs are gobbling up paychecks, leaving many teetering on the brink of financial disaster.
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    The Only City In California To Solve Veteran Homelessness Is On A Mission To Go Bigger

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    According to the the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Southern California city of Riverside is the only one in the state to place all of its veterans in permanent housing.
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    A statewide collaboration between Capital Public Radio, KQED, KPCC, KPBS and CALmatters focused on key issues of economic opportunity, quality of life and the future of the “California Dream.”

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Former Reno/Tahoe Reporter

Bert Johnson was a reporter and producer based in Reno, where he covered the state legislature and stories that resonate across Nevada.  Read Full Bio 

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