It's the episode you've all been waiting for, maybe.    Join the co-hosts as they get into the already spicy 2024 mayoral race. Who's running? Who's making the establishment start in their britches?   Thanks to Be Brave Bold Robot for our theme tunes, may you hum it whilst showering.   Thanks for listening, defund the police, and, as always find the hosts tweeting on the X bird @ShanNDStevens & Gabe (go ahead and try to find him).   Thanks for supporting us, or whatever.    Support us on Patreon to help us keep the lights on: Patreon.com/voicesrivercity ..read more

We are in our changing era, it's true, but some things will always stay the same, so here we are to talk about balls.    In this episode, we talk about Supervisor Phil Serna's recent Facebook rant & Councilmember Sean Loloee's laundry list of malfeasance. We love to see elected officials having a normal one all the time.    Thanks for listening, and, as always: defund the police.    Twitter: @ShanNDStevens & Gabe (who is not on the bird).   Support us on Patreon to help us keep the lights on: patreon.com/voicesrivercity   Sacramentans can he ..read more

Testing…testing…Spotify are you there? This is a duplicate episode (for Apple users) because our connection to Spotify went goodbyeler. Testing… That's right, the fellas are leaving. What does that mean? A freer and more incisive V:RC moving forward. But in the meantime, listen to the originals talk to the last of the initial crew about why it's time for them to shove off and let the show turn into its next, more free, iteration. Thanks for listening and, for the last time: Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you ..read more

That's right, the fellas are leaving. What does that mean? A freer and more incisive V:RC moving forward. But in the meantime, listen to the originals talk to the last of the initial crew about why it's time for them to shove off and let the show turn into its next, more free, iteration. Thanks for listening and, for the last time: Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you Thank you to Be Brave Bold Robot for the tunes. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am ..read more

We're taking this week off. Just not enough news out there. See you next week ..read more

Today we're discussing a few hard truths: 1. It's time to cut back on California's prison guard "union" stranglehold on power. 2. Sacramento County doesn't really care about housing folks on the American River Parkway (or else they would have spent the $25 million the state gave them to provide housing). 3. El Dorado County appears to be cool with the new anti-semitic rhetoric coming from public commenters. Thanks for listening and, as always: Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you Thank you to Be Brave Bold Robot for the tunes. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon ..read more

Today we're discussing Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho's decision to sue the city of Sacramento on civil charges over leadership's approach to homelessness. It's notable to the V:RC crew that, in his dramatic press conference, Ho pulls language directly from Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent's language in the Batman classic, "The Dark Knight." We also take a moment to note that he's only acting out of a political impetus. If he weren't he wouldn't be attacking the only people in City Hall actually presenting options on homelessness. Yes, Ho's out here fighting for reaction ..read more

Today we're discussing the cost of living comfortably in Sacramento, the fast food worker pay increase deal, and California's grossly overpaid prison guards. We then round out the show with a little history lesson on labor struggles stemming from the Latinx community in the Golden State. Thanks for listening and, as always: Twitter: @youknowkempa, @ShanNDSTevens, @guillotine4you Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/voicesrivercity Sacramentans can hear us on 103.1 KUTZ Thursdays at 6 pm and again Fridays at 8 am. If you require a transcript of our episodes, please reach out to i ..read more

Today we're discussing the Sacramento Police Department's waning credibility not just with the public, but now with crucial city officials. Why are they unable to provide a comprehensive inventory? What are they doing with all those tax dollars? No one appears to know, and not everyone is okay with that. We also discuss the pattern of nazis speaking during public comment at Sacramento City Hall. There's chatter of removing the public comment call-in functionality. Is that the way to go? Or can we consider something new? On a societal level, everything is devolving, of course, and we touch on t ..read more

Today we're joined by Mia Roberts and Cory Copeland to discuss the ongoing strike authorization vote of the California Association of Professional Scientists (the state of California's unionized scientists), and how it fits into the larger trends of deepening solidarity throughout the burgeoning labor movement. Mia is a member of the CAPS board, a director at large, and Chair of the union's Member Action Committee. Cory joins us as a member of the Sacramento chapter of Democratic Socialists of America's Labor Committee, as well as its Solidarity Coordinator. Both are environmental scientists ..read more