A conversation with Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty. Also, a food assistance program for farmworkers in Yolo County. Finally, the Sacramento Choral Society’s closing show celebrating Broadway duo Lerner and Loewe.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty

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The city of Sacramento is navigating challenges on both the local and federal level. Officials are working to close a significant budget deficit, address the ongoing homelessness and housing affordability crises, as well as respond to the Trump Administration’s threats over federal funding and immigration. Mayor Kevin McCarty joins Insight to talk about how his first months in office have been.

Yolo Food Bank ‘Cultivo’ Program for Farmworkers

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Yolo County is prime for farming. Located along the Sacramento River Delta in the Central Valley, it’s probably no surprise that agriculture is its leading industry. But the Yolo Food Bank found that while farmworkers are responsible for providing food to the community, they too often struggle to feed their own families. In response, they launched a program specifically created to meet this unique need. Cultivo - meaning “crop” in Spanish - launched a year ago and delivered food to more than 1,000 agricultural households. This year, they are expanding to more than double that number. Karen Baker is the Executive Director of the Yolo Food Bank and Lucas Frerichs is the Yolo County District 2 Supervisor. They join us with a check-in on how the Cultivo program is growing.

Sacramento Choral Society

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Broadway’s golden age will come to life this weekend as the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra presents its final show of the season which is a tribute to Lerner & Loewe’s legendary musicals. Songs from Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe - the songwriting duo behind Broadway classics such as My Fair Lady, Camelot, Brigadoon, and Paint Your Wagon - will be performed Saturday, May 3 at 3 p.m. at the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center in Sacramento. Donald Kendrick is the founding Conductor of the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra and he’s joined by Soprano Ingebritt Ziegler and Tenor Patrick McGiff to preview this weekend’s show.