Newsom Sacks Bill Limiting Youth Tackle Football | Remembering Late Councilmember Lauren Hammond | McGeorge Law School Celebrates 100 Years

Gov. Newsom said he will veto a bill that would limit youth tackle football. Also, remembering the late Sacramento Councilmember Lauren Hammond. Finally, McGeorge School of Law is celebrating its centennial.

Newsom Sacks Bill Limiting Youth Tackle Football
CapRadio Healthcare Reporter Kate Wolffe updates a bill that would limit youth tackle football over concerns that it could lead to chronic brain injuries. The legislation was authored by Democratic Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, who is also a Sacramento mayoral candidate. It sparked passionate debate about safety and parental rights. But the bill has been stopped in its tracks. Gov. Newsom has said he would veto the legislation if it passed the State Legislature. Kate explains why McCarty has said he will not move forward with the bill. 
Remembering Late Councilmember Lauren Hammond
A pioneering Sacramento leader has passed away. Former City Councilmember Lauren Hammond, the first Black woman elected to the governing body, died last Thursday at the age of 68. State Sen. Angelique Ashby, current District 8 Councilmember Mai Vang, and former Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo join Insight for a remembrance of Hammond, who was not only a trailblazing leader, but also an influential mentor.
McGeorge Law School Celebrates 100 Years
Sacramento’s McGeorge School of Law is celebrating its centennial this year.  The school, which started as a one-room night school in downtown Sacramento in 1924, has grown to become one of California’s premiere law schools. Joining us today on Insight is Michael Hunter Schwartz, dean of the McGeorge Law School, who was recently named as one of the country’s most influential people in legal education.