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Mosquito Forecast | Schools with High Flood Risk | Play ‘Voices’ Searches for the Authentic Self


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Mosquito forecast following dramatic rainfall this year. An EdSource investigation finds one out of five California schools are in areas of high or moderate flood risk. The new Sacramento play “Voices” searches for the authentic self.

Mosquito forecast

We hear the warnings every year, even during the dry seasons, but this year is shaping up to be a potentially extreme year for mosquitoes in the greater Sacramento area.  After dramatic rainfall this year, our rivers and lakes are full and our agricultural areas are soaked - adding up to the perfect conditions for mosquitoes to be out everywhere.  Today on Insight, Luz Robles, Public Information Officer for the Sacramento-Yolo Vector Control District  joins us with the warnings and what everyone can do now to help curb the influx of mosquitoes as we get deeper into the spring and summer seasons.

Flood risk schools

The historic rain and snowfall that hit California in the last few months will continue to cause devastation. The record snowpack in the southern Sierra Nevada will begin to melt, with many farm communities ill-prepared for the potential flooding that can devastate these communities. The slow-moving disaster will challenge man-made levees and canals in the Central Valley and will inevitably cause damage to the region. According to an Ed Source investigation, one out of five California schools are in areas of high or moderate flood risk– including all schools in the Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District and many additional schools throughout the Central Valley. Helping to break down which schools are at risk and what local stakeholders are doing to mitigate damage is Ed Source Investigative Reporter Thomas Peele and Ed Source Equity Reporter Emma Gallegos.

"Voices"

Victoria Goldblatt discusses her new play co-written with Maggie Upton “Voices- 6 Plays in Search of One’s Authentic Self,” with final dates Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Howe Avenue Theater in Sacramento.

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