SCUSD Equity Officers | San Joaquin Valley Climate Change | B Street Theatre Co-Founder Retires
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Arianna Ashley's 5th grade class at Greer Elementary sees her students in cohorts, allowing for social distance and the option of full-time distance learning, Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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Sacramento City Unified School District appoints a new Equity Officer. How climate change will impact agriculture and disadvantaged communities in the San Joaquin Valley. Co-founder of the B Street Theatre retires.
Today's Guests
- CapRadio Race and Equity Reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan discusses the Sacramento City Unified School District’s appointment of a new Equity Officer to address incidents of racism in the district last year. Sarah explores what this new officer will do, how the district hopes their presence can improve race relations at school, and what other examples of this are happening elsewhere in the country.
- Dr. Joshua Viers, Professor of Water Resources Management at UC Merced and Director of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, outlines the key findings of a UC Merced study on how climate change will likely impact agriculture and disadvantaged communities in the San Joaquin Valley.
- Buck Busfield, Producing Artistic Director and co-founder of B Street Theatre at the Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts, talks about his upcoming retirement after 36 years.
