A look at Sacramento City Unified School District’s response to multiple race-related incidents and why suspension rates of its Black students remain high. A CalMatters investigation into California’s mobile home parks and the safety net gaps for residents. The first openly transgender person to work in the California State Capitol discusses Trans Visibility Week and the International Transgender Day of Visibility.
Suspension rates
CapRadio Sacramento Education Reporter Srishti Prabha shares their reporting on Sacramento City Unified School District’s response to multiple race-related incidents and why suspension rates of its Black students remain high, and how they’re exploring solutions.
Mobile home park inspections
CalMatters Housing Reporter Manuela Tobias shares her five-month investigation into on California’s mobile home parks, often the last affordable housing option before many people experience homelessness. Manuela shares the experiences of residents in Stockton Park Village, a mobile home park in San Joaquin County, to highlight the safety net gaps in the state’s mobile home parks.
Trans visibility week
Evan Minton is considered to be the first openly transgender person to work in the California State Capitol, and transitioned genders during his employment. He now co-chairs both the Democratic National Committee's Transgender Advisory Committee and the Lt. Governor's Transgender Advisory Council. Evan joins Insight to discuss Trans Visibility Week and the International Transgender Day of Visibility, which is celebrated annually on March 31, which celebrates the contributions of transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people, as well as raising awareness to the ongoing discrimination and violence.
