A new report from the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California says student homelessness throughout the state is at record-high levels. The population of these vulnerable students rose by almost 20,000 last year, but that picture can vary significantly between districts. Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools David Gordon sheds light on the rising student homelessness rate in his county, as well as how strategies to identify and help unhoused students are working. 

It’s Summer Bash time at the Sacramento Youth Center. SYC Peer Work Coordinator Shawnay Smith and Intern and Outreach Coordinator Jen Swift join us with more about the celebration in Old North Sacramento for youth ages 14 to 24 on Sat. July 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

What songs would make up the soundtrack to your life? Music that has left its mark is the theme of this Friday’s In a Nutshell storytelling series at the Sofia Theater in Sacramento. Natasha Muse and Diane Amos are two of this month’s featured storytellers and they join us to share stories of songs that transport us to both the best and worst times of our lives.