July 07, 2025

Esparto Fireworks Explosion Update | POLITICO’s California Playbook | Homelessness Enforcement Increased Following SCOTUS Ruling | Capital Stage’s ‘KING JAMES’

50 minutes

Update on a deadly fireworks warehouse explosion in Esparto. Also, POLITICO's California Playbook. Plus, why homeless enforcement increased following a Supreme Court ruling. Finally, “King James” at Capital Stage.
Esparto Fireworks Explosion Update

Esparto Fireworks Explosion Update

Officials are continuing to investigate last week’s deadly explosion at a fireworks facility in the Yolo County town of Esparto, which sparked a wildfire and prompted evacuations. The remains of seven people were recovered over the weekend, as questions remain around the company that operated the warehouse and how the explosion occurred. CapRadio Reporter Gerardo Zavala joins Insight with an update from Esparto.

POLITICO’s California Playbook

Dustin Gardiner, co-author of POLITICO’s California Playbook, joins Insight to provide a breakdown of the latest in state politics.

Homelessness Enforcement Increased Following SCOTUS Ruling

Last summer, the Supreme Court overturned some legal protections for unhoused residents in California and western states, giving cities more authority to arrest or cite people for camping on public property - even if no shelter beds are available. And a statewide analysis found that enforcement has ramped up in major cities, including Sacramento. A collaboration between CalMatters, LAist and the Voice of San Diego looked at how the lives of Californians experiencing homelessness has changed one year since the Supreme Court gave cities more latitude to sweep tent encampments. CalMatters Homelessness Reporter Marisa Kendall and Voices of San Diego Senior Investigative Reporter Lisa Halverstadt join us with how this dramatic change in enforcement is impacting unhoused people, and if this is actually solving the root of the crisis.

CalMatters is a nonprofit newsroom that partners with public media stations across the state.

Capital Stage’s ‘KING JAMES’

Why do we care so much about sports? KING JAMES is a new play at CapStage that explores the unlikely friendship between two die-hard basketball lovers and the role fandom plays in their lives. Director Michael Stevenson, and actors Tarig Elsiddig and Ian C. Hopps join us with a preview of the play.

CapRadio is a sponsor of this CapStage performance.

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