Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

What is Prop 1 on the Ballot? | Sac Mayoral Candidate Kevin McCarty | Girl Scouts Speak with ISS Astronaut


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An explanation about Prop 1 which would fund mental health services. Also, Sacramento mayoral candidate - and current state assemblymember - Kevin McCarty. Finally, local girl scouts speak with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.

What is Prop 1 on the Ballot?
Voters will decide whether to overhaul how California funds mental health services. Proposition 1 is tied to the state’s crisis of homelessness, mental health and addiction. But it is complex. One piece would authorize a $6.38 billion bond to build permanent supportive housing and treatment beds. Another piece would redirect mental health services funding from counties to the state - shifting away from existing county services like outpatient treatment and crisis response, and instead focusing more on housing and personalized support services. CapRadio Health Care Reporter Kate Wolffe breaks down the arguments surrounding Prop 1 ahead of the March 5 primary.

Sac Mayoral Candidate Kevin McCarty
Throughout this month, we’ve been devoting Thursdays to have conversations with the leading candidates for Sacramento mayor. Today we welcome current state Assemblymember Kevin McCarty - who was previously a Sacramento city councilmember before moving to the State Legislature. He joins us about why he’s the best fit for the city, and his top priorities if elected mayor. 

Note: Assemblymember McCarty placed $2 million in the 2022 state budget to help pay for construction of CapRadio's new downtown studios. He has since put that funding on hold.

Girl Scouts Speak with ISS Astronaut
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program aims to get young people interested in space, radio communications, and STEM fields. This year, a group of Sacramento Girl Scouts was selected to contact an astronaut aboard the International Space Station via a Ham radio they built themselves - with the help of the River City Amateur Radio Communications Society. Scouts Edie Blanke, Fred Dasinger, and Ainsley Fong from Troop 1089 join Insight after speaking with American astronaut, Lt. Col. Jasmin Moghbeli.

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