California Budget Impacts on Immigrants | Sacramento’s New City Manager | MLK Community Choir Performance
Maraskeshia Smith, the city’s first African American woman city manager, will assume her role January 2026.
Photo courtesy of the City of Sacramento
California Budget Impacts on Immigrants
California is shaping its budget for the next fiscal year, with an estimated deficit ranging from $2.8 billion to almost $18 billion. That means some tough choices. CapRadio Statehouse Politics Reporter Gerardo Zavala joins us today to explain how federal funding cuts and the state’s own budget problems, have the potential to impact the lives of one of our state’s most vulnerable populations, immigrants.
Sacramento’s New City Manager
The city of Sacramento recently welcomed a new city manager, Marasheshia Smith, who was selected last September following a nationwide search. She will assume a host of responsibilities, from overseeing thousands of employees to managing Sacramento’s budget and implementing policies. Smith’s appointment also comes following controversy around Sacramento’s previous city manager, Howard Chan. CapRadio reporters Riley Palmer and Tony Rodriguez recently sat down with Smith, and join Insight with more on her priorities and vision for the city.
MLK Community Choir Performance
Gospel music, patriotic music and more are returning to the foothills Monday in honor of the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For decades the MLK Community Choir has honored King’s legacy of nonviolence, activism and the spirit of bringing community together, but went on hiatus following their 40th anniversary in 2022. This year the choir is bringing their beloved performance back, with a free noon concert at the Nevada Theatre in Nevada City. Choral director Stan Thomas-Rose talks about the choir’s history, and gives a preview of what music lovers can look forward to next week.