State’s $68 Billion Budget Shortfall | California Bountiful Society’s New Project for Farmers and Ranchers | Peter Petty ‘Hepcat’s Holla-Daze! Swinging Yuletide Revue’
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez
English - December 11, 2023 16:00 - 89.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsNews Arts Performing Arts capradio cpr kxjz kxpr Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
California’s projected $68 billion budget shortfall. Also, the how California Bountiful Foundation uplifts upcoming farmers and ranchers. Finally, Peter Petty’s “Hepcat’s Holla-Daze! Swinging Yuletide Revue” at the Crest Theatre.
$68 Billion Budget Shortfall
California's projected budget shortfall has gone from bad to worse. The state now faces a $68 billion gap and the projections for the next couple of years are not much better. CapRadio State Politics Reporter Nicole Nixon joins us with details on how the deficit doubled in size in a matter of months. We’ll also learn why this budget gap is different from those the state experienced in the early to mid-2000s and examine a few different paths the state can take to avoid deep, across-the-board cuts.
California Bountiful Society’s New Project for Farmers and Ranchers
The USDA recently announced the investment of nearly $28 million to support programs that will teach new farmers and ranchers. One of the funding recipients is the California Farm Bureau’s nonprofit California Bountiful Foundation, which plans to offer an agricultural mentoring and education program to people who are veterans or socially disadvantaged. CFB Administrator Jim Houston and Michael O’Gorman, founder of the Farmer Veteran Coalition, join Insight to shed more light on the new project.
Peter Petty ‘Hepcat’s Holla-Daze! Swinging Yuletide Revue’
We are well into holiday music this month. If you’re craving something different, the Crest Theatre this weekend may be just what you’re wanting to experience. Peter Petty’s upcoming event with a 12-piece orchestra has become a holiday tradition, inspired by the swing era, burlesque and traditional jazz, which make for a lively evening. Bandleader Peter Petty joins us ahead of his annual “Hepcat’s Holla-Daze! Swinging Yuletide Revue” at the Crest Theatre on Saturday Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. And a heads up, the show is a full variety program with some adult language.