News Network: This week's segment will cover Sacramento's latest items with Sacramento Bee's Metropolitan Reporter, Ryan Lillis and Brandon Darnell of the Sacramento Press.

 

 

Arts in Stockton: Stockton may have one of the highest crime rates in the state, but the city's saving grace may be its well-respected art community.  Unfortunately, the city's bankruptcy is undercutting its ability to invest in future artists.  The Stockton Arts Commission lost a $1.3 million endowment overnight without any input in the decision when the city filed for bankruptcy.  For a city well-known for its long-standing art institutions,  there is still a strong demand for arts.  The Stockton Symphony is preparing to start its 86^th season.  But many of the emerging artists in Stockton will either have to find new sources of grant money or leave the city.   We'll speak with Paula Sheil, a member of the Stockton Arts Foundation. Read her New York Times op-ed piece; Peter Jaffe, Music Director and Conductor of the Stockton Symphony; and Tama Brisbane, who runs "With Our Words" -a slam poetry group in Stockton that relied on city grants for funding.

 

 

Debbie Meyer: Former Olympic Gold medalist Debbie Meyer became the first swimmer to win three individual gold medals in one Olympics at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, while still a 16-year old student at Rio Americano High School in Sacramento.  She joins Beth Ruyak to talk about her career as a swimming coach in Truckee and share her thoughts about the swimming scene at this year's Olympics in London.

 

 

Johnny Winter: For the past few decades, Johnny Winter has played alongside the greatest of musicians - from Muddy Waters to Jimi Hendrix to Willie Dixin to Janis Joplin to Steve Ray Vaughan to Eric Clapton - the list is dazzlingly endless.  An iconic blues musician, Johnny is continuing his unparalleled legacy with a new album called "Roots," and will be playing in Saratoga August 1st at the Rock 'N' Blues Fest.