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April Snowpack Among Lowest on Record | Sac City Unified Budget Update | Jazz Harpist Motoshi Kosako
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2026-04-01 15:00:00
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April Snowpack Among Lowest on Record 

April 1 is historically the time of peak snowpack - but not this year. Much of California’s winter snow has been reduced to runoff, as early season heat melted the state’s frozen reservoir. And this critical measurement looks to be one of the lowest snowpacks recorded in state history. Dr. Andrew Schwartz is the Director of UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Lab at Donner Summit. Jeffrey Mount is a Senior Fellow of the Water Policy Center at the Public Policy Institute of California. We’ll learn what this means for our water supply, as we approach the drier months. 

Sac City Unified Budget Update

We are getting a clearer picture of the Sacramento City Unified’s dire budget issues. The district is navigating poor financial waters for the second time in less than a decade. Once again, at risk of fiscal insolvency and facing the threat of state receivership. The latest financial report revealed a current budget deficit of $170 million. As the school board is making difficult decisions about where to cut costs, it came under fire after approving up to $400,000 to hire consultants to help untangle the budget - when the county and the state are already providing oversight. Jennah Pendleton is the Education Reporter for the Sacramento Bee and joined us to provide an update on where things stand with SCUSD’s budget saga.

Jazz Harpist Motoshi Kosako

As a young man in his native Japan, Mostoshi Kosako walked away from a lucrative promising medical career to become a jazz guitarist. He now divides his time between music and tending to his ranch in Oregon House. CapRadio Music Program Director Gary Vercelli interviewed jazz harpist Motoshi Kosako ahead of his April 3 show at Twin Lotus Thai in Sacramento. On April 16, he’ll participate in the World Harp Competition in the Netherlands.
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