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 86th 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.
