The latest storms brought significant rain and snow to Northern California. The precipitation is a welcome sign for the state’s snowpack, which was lagging behind average with just weeks until its historical April 1 peak. Dr. Andrew Schwartz is the Lead Scientist and Manager of the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab based at Donner Summit and joins us with snow totals.

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper has entered his third year in office. The former state Assemblymember was a supporter of Prop 36, which voters overwhelmingly approved in the November election. Sheriff Cooper joins us for a wide ranging conversation about his priorities and challenges this year.

Big budgets and celebrity names typically lead the pack at the most iconic film festivals in the world. But a Sacramento State professor’s film is defying that stereotype. Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck’s short documentary The Long Valley was selected for this year’s Sundance and SXSW festivals. He joins Insight to discuss the inspiration behind the film, which captures the lives of the Salinas Valley agricultural region.