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We will be pausing our tweets for the time being. However, we will resume for major public safety moments, like wildfires. npr.org/2023/04/12/116926916…
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The @SacramentoKings broke a 16-season drought! Game 1 of @NBA playoffs is Saturday at @Golden1Center. @kayte_c and @AnnouncerScott have rode it out with fans over the years and explain to @VickiLGonzalez what this moment means on @CapRadioInsight LISTEN: capradio.org/news/insight/20…
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On @CapRadioInsight @MayorShengThao is the first Hmong to lead a major city, overcoming domestic violence & homelessness. She tells @VickiLGonzalez her parents' trauma fleeing genocide during the Vietnam War deepened understanding her childhood. LISTEN: capradio.org/news/insight/20…
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📻Today on Insight, we're looking at Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao being the first Hmong to lead a major U.S. city, we chat with Visit Sacramento, and the Sacramento Kings are playoff bound. 🔊 Tune in now player.capradio.org/nowPlayi…

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On @CapRadioInsight, @VickiLGonzalez speaks with former U.S. Ambassador John Limbert, who was among the Americans held captive during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, and will be in Sacramento discussing U.S.-Iran relations amid protests for reform. LISTEN: capradio.org/news/insight/20…
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On @CapRadioInsight @VickiLGonzalez speaks with co-host of @npratc Mary Louise Kelly about her new memoir “It. Goes. So. Fast. The Year of No Do-Overs" Below, @NPRKelly explains the value of "letting the silence hang" as a journalist. Link to full convo: capradio.org/news/insight/20…
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📻Today on Insight, we're looking into how Silicon Valley Bank became the dominant bank in the wine industry, Folsom Lake College's viticulture and enology program, and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly's latest book "It. Goes. So Fast." 🔊 Tune in at 9 a.m. player.capradio.org/nowPlayi…

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On @CapRadioInsight, @VickiLGonzalez speaks with the @sachistorymuseum about evolving from a Gold Rush-era museum into a community-collaborated exhibit which asks “What do women and girls need in Sacramento?” The exhibit is currently on display. LISTEN: capradio.org/news/insight/20…
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📻Today on Insight, we're looking at how the state is responding to the Tulare Basin flooding, a Nevada County nonprofit travels to service migrants and asylum seekers, and the Sacramento History Museum's quilt exhibit. 🔊 Tune in at 9 a.m. player.capradio.org/nowPlayi…

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One benefit from all the rain? Yolo and Sutter bypasses are a feasting ground for juvenile salmon. Fisheries scientist @fishlips_caj w. @UCDavisWater explains to @VickiLGonzalez how these floodplains are like 'bed and breakfasts' to the ocean. LISTEN capradio.org/articles/2023/0…
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On @CapRadioInsight @VickiLGonzalez speaks with CapRadio Politics Reporter @_Nixo about the challenges facing the Capitol Annex building construction and the importance of the west steps at the California Capitol building. LISTEN: capradio.org/news/insight/20…
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📻Today on Insight, we're looking at updates to the State Capitol annex project, this week's episode of CapRadio's Mid Pacific and Insight's Concert Connect suggestions. @_Nixo @sarah_mizes_tan & more 🔊 Tune in at 9 a.m. player.capradio.org/nowPlayi…

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On @CapRadioInsight @VickiLGonzalez speaks with @vqhedrick1, a member of the Yurok Tribe and Executive Director of @CCUIH_CA who explains the rise in fentanyl overdoses on tribal lands and cultural barriers to the new 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. LISTEN capradio.org/news/insight/20…
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📻Today on Insight, we're looking at a new electric bike program and more in Stockton, the fentanyl crisis in Native American communities, and how the bypass floodplain helps salmon. @katewolffe & more 🔊 Tune in at 9 a.m. player.capradio.org/nowPlayi…

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On @CapRadioInsight, @VickiLGonzalez speaks with @politico19 & @NancyChaires who were inspired by their son Nicolás to advocate for a Calif. bill to allow diacritical marks on official documents, allowing for proper pronunciation of names. LISTEN: capradio.org/news/insight/20…
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