How Prepared Are California's Levees? | Russia-Ukraine War Anniversary | Andrew Maloney Jazz Band

An investigation into California’s levees for flood control. Also, the three-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine War. Finally, the Andrew Maloney Quartet performs at CapRadio.

How Prepared Are California's Levees? Water in California has been in the political spotlight. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump entered the debate over water policy, issuing an executive order to release billions of gallons of water from two reservoirs in the Central Valley - a move that some farmers and water experts said was an unnecessary risk for levees in the region. Emily Zentner is an Investigative Data Journalist at the California Newsroom, a collaboration of public radio stations and nonprofit newsrooms throughout the state, and joins Insight with her reporting on the state of California’s levees.

Russia-Ukraine War Anniversary  Three years ago today Russian forces invaded Ukraine, igniting a conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives. The war has now entered an uncertain stage with the new Trump Administration, which has been thawing relations with Russia. Martin Kuz is an independent journalist from Sacramento who has traveled to Ukraine several times since the war began. He joins Insight to provide an update on the war, and how Ukrainians are feeling about President Trump’s approach to the conflict.

Andrew Maloney Jazz Band  Andrew Maloney is a busy man. You can find the saxophonist and composer performing most nights of the week with a variety of jazz bands, including one that bears his own name. The Andrew Maloney Quartet is the band-in-residence twice a week at Sacramento’s Butterscotch Den. Featuring fellow musicians Avery Jeffry, Andrew Mills and Jeremy Paz, the Andrew Maloney Quartet plays every Tuesday and Thursday night. Andrew Maloney joins us today to talk about making music in Sacramento and keeping it fresh on a weekly basis. We’ll also hear a couple of songs from the quartet recorded in the CapRadio studio.

Note: Avery Jeffry is the Excellence in Jazz Host for CapRadio Music.