An update on the early results of school board races in the Sacramento region. Plus, an investigation into deadly police prone restraints across California. Finally, Sacramento’s Jewish Film Festival kicks off this weekend.

School Board Races

School board elections may be down-ballot races, but these bodies have significant power to shape their students’ educational experiences - and the community that surrounds these schools. CapRadio Education Reporter Srishti Prabha provides an update on the early results of school board races in the Sacramento region.

Investigation into Deadly Police Restraints

As far back as the 1990s, medical experts and law enforcement officials have been aware of the dangers of prone restraint - which is holding someone on their stomach face down. In California, a 2022 law banned any maneuvers that put people at risk of being unable to breathe due to the position of their body - a common cause of death in prone restraint cases. But an investigation found that despite decades of warnings, police continue to hold people facedown - with deadly consequences. Emily Zentner is Data Journalist at The California Newsroom, a collaboration between California public radio and nonprofit newsrooms. Lisa Pickoff-White is the Director of Research for the California Reporting Project. They join Insight with their investigation, which was published in partnership with the Guardian.

Jewish Film Festival 

Sacramento’s Jewish Film Festival kicks off this weekend celebrating 25 years of inspirational films that tell the Jewish story. The festival has both in-person live events and several online options as well.  Festival Director Teven Laxer joins us today to talk about the 25th anniversary, how the festival has evolved, and how the current events in the Middle East will play an educational role in this year’s event.