How Election Day results on the federal, state, and local level impact the labor, arts, and LGBTQ+ communities. Finally, comedian W. Kamau Bell performs at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis.

Labor Election Reactions

Election week results continue to roll in, with Republicans on track to control the White House and the U.S. Senate. In California, propositions to raise the minimum wage and outlaw involuntary servitude for those incarcerated appear to be on the way to failing, and the Sacramento mayoral race is still up in the air. Fabrizio Sasso is the Executive Director of the Sacramento Central Labor Council and joins Insight to talk about how the labor community is responding to these developments, and the possible impacts on workers’ lives.

Election Impact on the LGBTQ+ and Arts Communities

The election has wide-ranging ramifications on many different communities. Dennis Mangers is a former assembly member and advisor to Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, as well as a longtime supporter of Sacramento’s LGBTQ+ and arts communities. He talks about the importance of passing Prop 3 and enshrining same-sex marriage rights in the California constitution, concerns the LGBTQ+ community has with the incoming Trump Administration, as well as what a change in Sacramento leadership means for the local arts community.

W. Kamau Bell at the Mondavi Center

Many people may know W. Kamau Bell as the host and executive producer of CNN’s United Shades of America. The comedian, filmmaker and author brought stories of diversity and social issues to the forefront, earning multiple Emmy Awards. He now hosts the ACLU podcast At Liberty and has a popular Substack Who’s With Me? He’ll be performing An Evening of Comedy with W. Kamau Bell this Friday at the Mondavi Center in Davis. He joins us in the studio to talk about his unique perspective on modern life.
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