Event about making working California environments safer and more fair. Sacramento mayor candidates answer questions ahead of the March primary. Sacramento favorite Simon’s Bar & Cafe to close.
What Is a Good Job Now?
California workers enjoy some of the strongest legal protections in the country, but many still face workplace abuse or unfair labor practices. On Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. on the West Steps of the state Capitol, an in-person and livestreamed speaking event called “For Fairness in the Workplace” will highlight these challenges, as well as steps for potential change. Presenter Joe Mathews, California columnist and Democracy editor at Zócalo Public Square and speaker Sara Fee, a former Amazon warehouse worker and organizer with the Warehouse Worker Resource Center in San Bernardino join Insight to talk about making working environments safer and more fair.
Who is Running for Sacramento Mayor
CapRadio Sacramento Government Reporter Kristin Lam shares her conversations with the candidates currently running for Sacramento mayor ahead of the March 2024 primary election. Four people have announced campaigns for mayor: Epidemiologist Flo Cofer, former City Council member Steve Hansen, state Assembly member Kevin McCarty, and former state lawmaker Dr. Richard Pan. They responded to questions on issues ranging from homelessness to music to the city government structure.
Editor's notes: Steve Hansen joined CapRadio's governing board in 2021, after he left the city council. He resigned from the board late May 2023, prior to launching his mayoral campaign.
In 2021, as a state senator, Dr. Richard Pan steered $1 million in state budget funding to CapRadio to help pay for construction of CapRadio's downtown studios.
Assembly member McCarty placed $2 million in the 2022 state budget to help pay for construction of CapRadio's studios.
Sacramento Restaurant Openings and Closures
Sacramento’s restaurant and bar scene has come a long way over the years. It has evolved from chain and corporate-owned restaurants to an oasis of diverse, award-winning restaurants. But just as the restaurant industry was seemingly reaching its fullest potential, the pandemic settled in, disrupting what might have been Sacramento’s food renaissance period. And restaurants are still trying to find their footing in an economy squeezed by inflation and a workforce that has yet to fully return to pre-pandemic levels, especially in the downtown area. And while some classic spots like Simon’s Bar & Cafe have announced they are going out of business, the news isn’t all bad. Several new spots are opening up. Sac Bee food and drink reporter, Benjy Egel, joins us with the latest comings and goings and gives an update on the Sacramento restaurant economy in the Capital City.
