Gov. Gavin Newsom terms out in 2027 and the race to replace him is getting more crowded. Former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced his campaign last week, joining a crowded field of Democrats that include Katie Porter, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former state Senate leader Toni Atkins, former Controller Betty Yee and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is the highest-profile Republican to enter the race so far. CalMatters Capitol Reporter Alexei Koseff gets us up to speed on the governor’s race, including his reporting on Thurmond working side jobs while holding statewide office. 

For over a decade, the Davis Science Café has welcomed audiences to learn about scientific research in the casual setting of a restaurant. Hosted the second Wednesday of the month, topics have spanned milk, wine, sea level rise, hyperdimensional geometry, and coral reef ecology. Today, the café is expanding to a new location. The Elk Grove Science Café will be held the second Tuesday of the month. Jared Shaw is a UC Davis professor and Founder of Davis Science Cafe. Nick Gray is an organizer with Capital Science Communicators (CapSciComm). They join us about the inaugural Elk Grove Science Café tonight at 7 p.m. at A Seat at the Table Books.

For many theater lovers in Sacramento, nothing says summer quite like enjoying a Merlino’s Orange Freeze while watching a show at Broadway at Music Circus. For nearly 75 years, audiences have been treated to professional Broadway productions for a few weeks during the summer. Change has come though. Broadway Sacramento is now producing musicals for the Broadway At Music Circus series year-round. Scott Klier is the President and CEO of Broadway Sacramento and joins us with more behind this expansion.