Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Gov. Newsom’s Final State of the State

California’s 40th Governor Gavin Newsom gave his final State of the State address this morning before the California Legislature. As Newsome started the last year of his final term, he spoke about a range of issues including affordability, homelessness and directly calling out what he described as the “chaos emanating from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.” Republican political consultant Mike Madrid and Democratic political strategist Garry South join Insight today to provide analysis on Gov. Newsom’s final State of the State address.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty

What does the new year hold for the Capitol city? Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty joins us to talk about the variety of challenges and opportunities that 2026 may hold for the city.

Arts Talk 

A common New Year’s resolution is to get out more and broaden our horizons. Our first Arts Talk of 2026 provides you with a list of events that arts advocate Veronica Rodriguez curated to entertain and inspire you this January.

• Making Moves: A Collection of Feminisms at The Crocker Art Museum

• Wild Horses: Sixty Years of Mustangs at the California Automobile Museum

• Candlelight: A Tribute to Luis Miguel at the California Aerospace Museum

• Dine Downtown Sacramento

• Elk Grove Restaurant Week

• Sacramento State Public Art Map

• City of Sacramento Public Art

• Elk Grove Public Art Map

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