The challenges some counties are facing implementing Prop 36. Also, the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War’s “Operation Babylift.” Finally, LOVE SUCKS: an anti-Valentine’s Day cabaret show in Sacramento.
Voters handedly approved Prop 36 - a new law that pledged to provide “mass treatment” for those facing certain drug charges. But three months in, some counties are struggling with parts of the new law. Cayla Mihalovich is a justice reporter for CalMatters and spoke with judges, district attorneys, public defenders and behavioral health experts in counties of various sizes that have started enforcing the new law and found that some are struggling to implement the mandate without new funding and resources, resulting in people being charged without a clear path to the treatment that the law was supposed to offer.
CalMatters is a nonprofit newsroom that partners with public media stations across the state.
Nearly 50 years ago, during the final weeks of the Vietnam War, thousands of Vietnamese orphans and children were airlifted out of the country in an effort known as Operation Babylift. Over 3,000 children would eventually be resettled and adopted by families in countries like Canada, Australia and the United States. Huyen Friedlander is a local marriage and family therapist, and was one of the children aboard the final Operation Babylift flight in April 1975. She joins Insight to talk about her experience growing up in the United States, reconnecting with her birth parents, as well as her plans to return to Vietnam and help other adoptees find their birth families.
Not feeling the love this year? You’re not alone. Valentine’s Day isn’t all sunshine and rainbows for everyone. If you’re looking for an antidote to all things love, the Rogue Music Project has you covered. The Sacramento-based collective of musicians brings their adventurous spirit to Antiquite Midtown for LOVE SUCKS: An Anti-Valentine’s Day Cabaret. Rogue’s Artistic Director Omari Tau and Music Director Jennifer Reason tell us what to expect from the show on Friday, Feb. 14.