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‘Live Wire’ Boosts Attention, Attraction to Charity Events 

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‘Live Wire’ Boosts Attention, Attraction to Charity Events 

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by Will James
Access Sacramento
 
A pair of upcoming fundraising events to benefit children’s charities, and administer care to animals are the focus of Live Wire discussions this week.  Tune to Access Sacramento on Comcast Cable channel 17, Wednesday, June 13th at 5:00 p.m.
 
Host Ray Tatar and guests explore the anatomy of the 5th Annual Lunar Lunacy Moonlit Bicycle Ride presented by the Point West Rotary Club Foundation on Saturday, June 23rd.
Billed as, a Moonlit Ride to Change Kids’ Lives, participants in this majestic 6-mile course form a perpetual rolling light show with illuminated attire and bicycles, and peddle their way through the heart of downtown Sacramento among it’s many iconic landmarks.
Proceeds from this flamboyant, highly popular event continue to benefit Sacramento County foster youth through CASA Sacramento’s Making Memories Program and other local children’s charities.
Ray’s Live Wire discussions  will also examine an eagerly anticipated inaugural event; the Front Street Brewfest, Saturday, June 16th.  Proceeds are devoted to providing better care and safety for the animals in the Front Street Animal Shelter.
Brewfest highlights include a variety of food from top truck vendors, and live music performed by four bands.  The Brewfest is also a beer-drinker’s delight, featuring more than forty breweries providing unlimited tasting.
Both of these early Summer events offer the public enticing unique attractions, local entertainment, and a platform to support two honorable organizations.
Oak Park Area Youth Respond to Childish Gambino’s, This Is America

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Oak Park Area Youth Respond to Childish Gambino’s, This Is America

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Since the May 5th release of Childish Gambino’s music video, This is America, YouTube has recorded over 181 million views and it has reached No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100. Critics have praised Childish Gambino, the stage name of Donald Glover, for producing a video with so many layers of political commentary which is proking a discussion of modern-day violence and culture in our country.

“I don’t want to give it any context,” Glover said an interview. “I feel like that’s not my place.”

But despite Glover’s reluctance to interpret the video himself, many critics have taken on the job on for him.

According to INSIDER, the gray pants Glover wears in the video are almost identical to those worn by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.

The red handkerchief used to handle the guns at the 0:55 and 1:56 mark in the video, INSIDER believes represents the Republican Party, specifically how Republican-dominated states often value the 2nd Amendment over lives.

Chaos continues out of focus while Glover and school children perform a South African dance made famous by Rihanna called Gwana Gwana which Business INSIDER believes symbolizes how black culture is used to distract from black violence.

“Death” on a white horse gallops in the background as Glover and the children dance next to a burning car at 2:37.

17 seconds of silence starting at 2:42 is believed to be used to honor the 17 victims in the Florida Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

The video is packed frame-by-frame with symbols that make a powerful statement about black violence, gun control, white supremacy, and the media.

Black youth in the Oak Park neighborhood in Sacramento shared their responses when first watching the video.

“When I first saw it, I was like “Woah”. It made me think a lot about the black culture in American- like black violence and how people react to it and how a lot of the culture is used as a distraction from the violence,” said Makaylah Porras, a 17-year-old Sacramento High School student.

“There was just so much going on. I was distracted by everything. I had to watch it a good seven times,” said Violet Walker, another 17-year-old Sacramento High School student.

“The first thing I noticed was when he posed back and I saw him shoot the dude in the head. I thought it was interesting. I didn’t get the choir reference until someone explained it to me. I liked how it had an ominous feeling. It portrays how America is basically a facade. It’s not peaceful here, like, THIS is America,” said Layla Dobson, an 18-year-old Sacramento High School Student.

What do you think the symbolism means? You can watch the full music video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY

Access Sacramento Hiring Producer/Director/Instructor + Part Time TV Help

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Access Sacramento Hiring Producer/Director/Instructor + Part Time TV Help

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Access Sacramento seeks applicants for one full time and several part-time jobs beginning later this summer.  Basic descriptions are below. Click the links for more details and connection to the on-line or downloadable job applications.

A current resume, cover letter and an official job application are required.

TV Show Producer/Director/Instructor

Apply by June 26

Access Sacramento is seeking an entry-level TV Studio Producer/Director/Instructor who can become a jack-of-all-trades utility player for helping create programs in the studio and in the field with our HD truck.

This is a 32-hour (four-day) a week job with benefits, and requires extreme schedule flexibility that will include some nights and most Saturdays.

The ideal candidate is a good people-person who loves helping others create their programs, but who can also produce Access Sacramento original programs live and live-to-tape with little or no post-production editing. Experience with multi-cam show directing preferred. This is not a film-style job. If you love in-the-moment live TV, this could be your next step. This job includes teaching a 21-hour basic TV Studio usage class covering jobs and equipment use in the Access Sacramento studio.

Working in Access Sacramento’s High-Definition TV Studio, Digital Media Lab and HD Remote production truck provides exceptional opportunity to take a leadership role while improving your skills.

Click HERE for the on-line job description and application.

 

Video Editing Instructor

Apply by July 9

Access Sacramento is seeking someone who loves video editing, but who would also love teaching others the basics of either Apple’s Final Cut Pro X or Adobe’s Premiere non-linear editing software.

Access Sacramento is expanding its digital media lab to offer both software applications, and a part-time instructor who can teach a beginning-to-end 12-hour exposure course is needed.  The course covers the very basics of ingest, media management, trimming, transitions, character generated titles, adding music, and exporting for playback on our cable TV channels, the internet and social media.

Basic curriculum is provided. Extra consideration for candidates who also could teach a multi-camera TV Studio production class.

Click HERE for the on-line job description and application.

 

Part-Time On-Call Production Assistant

Access Sacramento is looking to increase its pool of part-time on-call production assistants.

Selected candidates may work in the Access Sacramento TV Studio, but most frequently will be assigned hours creating remote productions with our High-Definition Production truck for Game of the Week broadcasts and Hometown TV events.

Typical tasks include cabled and wireless equipment set up, camera operation, audio set up, and control room functions including operating a Character Generator, Instant Replay with NewTek’s 3-Play system, and Technical Direction on a For-A switcher.

TV studio operation and live or live-to-tape studio production experience preferred.

This entry-level job typically is one-day, eight-hours a week during football and basketball season.

Click HERE for the on-line job description and application.

 

Walk the Boulevard Live! and Think Pink! on Live Wire June 6

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Walk the Boulevard Live! and Think Pink! on Live Wire June 6

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This week on LiveWire, host Ray Tatar interviews the director introduces us to “Walk the Boulevard Live” and we hear a sample of “Think Pink!” from the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus. Tune in Wed. June 6 at 5pm on Access Sacramento‘s channel 17.
Did you know the original Second Saturday’s in Sacramento took place on Del Paso Boulevard? “Walk the Boulevard Live” is an homage to those original Second Saturdays. 
This kid and pet friendly event, will feature live local musicians, special performing arts and fine art up and down Del Paso Boulevard. You will not want to miss this Walk THE BLVD Live Event Summer series.
For more information click HERE.
Also gracing our studio, Jason Pettit, Steven Johnson, Kay Alteri, and “Boy Howdy” of the renowned Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus will regale us with a selection of songs from their upcoming “Think Pink!” show.
The Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus will be “Singing for the Cure” at 3 special performances slated for June 15 and 16 at C.K. McClatchy High School. Song selections will be meaningful to audience members experiencing cancer and typically upbeat for those who simply love the Chorus’s sound.
Show Dates are Friday, June 15 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 16 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. A portion of the Think Pink! ticket sales will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
For more information visit: sacgaymenschorus.org.
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There’s more sugar in your favorite drinks than you may expect

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There’s more sugar in your favorite drinks than you may expect

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You may be surprised to learn that soda isn’t the only beverage on the market that’s loaded with sugar. Many doctors and nutritionists agree that 25 grams of sugar is recommended for children and adults to maintain a healthy diet, but the average person consumes roughly 126 grams of sugar a day.

“Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is steadily rising among all age groups worldwide,” said the review’s senior author, M. Faadiel Essop, Ph.D., of Stellenbosch University in Stellenbosch, South Africa. “Our analysis revealed that most epidemiological studies strongly show that frequent intake of these beverages contributes to the onset of the metabolic syndrome, diabetes and hypertension.”

One can of Coca-Cola contains 33 grams of sugar, which is already above the healthy amount. But grape juice, which you may think is a healthier alternative, has 36 grams of sugar. Another popular drink is the Rockstar Energy drink, which has 60 grams of sugar per 16 fl oz.

Juices are made of fruits that have sugar in it, and energy drinks are known for being unhealthy, so what about tea? It seems like the healthier option. But not so fast, Lipton Iced Tea has 53 grams of sugar per 20 fl oz, Arizona Iced Tea contains 52.5 grams of sugar per 20 fl oz., and even a Snapple is above the healthy amount of sugar with 36 grams of sugar per 16 fl oz.

With all these highly-sugary beverages, how do we make sure our drinks are healthy? There are always tables online where you can look at how much sugar is in a drink, but it is also on every nutritional facts located on any food or drink item you buy. Check the sugar per serving to make sure you’re not overloading your body on sugar, and think before you drink.

Independent Review Unit for Police-Involved Shootings Proposed by Lawmakers

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Independent Review Unit for Police-Involved Shootings Proposed by Lawmakers

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On May 24th, Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on Public Safety took crucial steps in addressing California’s increasing number of police shootings. Many supporters of the proposed changes feel that this legislation was a long time coming.

Between the 2016 shooting death of Joseph Mann and the 2018 killing of Stephon Clark, advocates for law enforcement practice reform have been disappointed by the little success for legislation to reign in the police.

Despite California’s liberal reputation and the public’s demand for more accountability for police shootings, law enforcement groups make it extremely difficult to pass bills concerning to police shootings, misconduct, and even body cameras, lawmakers say.

“The public has to become outraged with the people they elect that won’t fight for what is right,” Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) said in March.

And the public has. The pressure is on Sacramento incumbent District Attorney Anne Schubert in her election against challenger Noah Phillips, who claims he can do what she won’t–prosecute police officers.

According to the City of Sacramento’s website, when an officer-involved shooting occurs, the police department’s Homicide and Internal Affairs Units respond to the scene and conduct an “internal investigation” into the shooting. These units are given oversight by the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and the City of Sacramento’s Office of Public Safety Accountability. After the investigation is completed, the case is sent to the District Attorney who determines if the officer’s actions were unlawful.

Since Anne Schubert took office in 2015, Black Lives Matter Sacramento counted 22 people killed in Sacramento County by law enforcement and 0 charges filed. The DA claimed each shooting case was justified.

AB 284, authored by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), will allow officer-involved shootings to undergo an independent review, supposedly free from the influence of the District Attorney and the police department.

“Continued incidents of officer-involved shootings of civilians have caused a growing public skepticism of law enforcement and a conflict of interest for local district attorneys investigating officers,” said Assemblymember McCarty. “Today’s action will help build public trust and confidence in these investigations by allowing an independent review of these incidents by professionals within the California Department of Justice. Taxpayers and the families of those killed by law enforcement deserve nothing less.”

Laws requiring independent investigations of officer-involved shootings are currently in place in the states like Wisconsin and New York.

Live Wire Showcases “The Forgotten Theatre Company”

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Live Wire Showcases “The Forgotten Theatre Company”

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This Wednesday May 30 on Access Sacramento’s Live Wire show, host Ray Tatar interviews the director of the most recent theatrical production by “The Forgotten Theatre Company” and we enjoy four of the stars in a scene from their latest show.
Tune in Wed. May 30 at 5pm on Access Sacramento‘s channel 17.
The Forgotten Theatre Company graces the Access Sacramento TV studio this week with a selection of scenes from John Webster’s production of “The Duchess of Malfi,” directed by Phil B Ryder.
Tune in to enjoy this macabre revenge tragedy, penned in 1614 by a member of Shakespeare’s own theatre company, The King’s Men.
Based on a true story of renaissance Italy, its themes of love, lust, envy and political intrigue are woven into a tapestry of murder, mutilation, mental cruelty and madness!
Join us at 5pm for live scene performances from the play with Leah Finity as “The Duchess”, Maurice T. Williams as “Duke Fredinand”, Joss Lucio as “The Cardinal” and Jesse Janzen as “Daniel de Bosola.”
The Forgotten Theatre Company performs at The California Stage.
Performance’s start June 8th through July 1 on Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sunday’s at 2 pm.
For Information go to:
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Don’t miss out on this show so tune into Live Wire this Wednesday at 5:00 PM with your Host Ray Tatar at  www.calstage.org  www.facebook.com/ray.tatar
Live Wire Presents Int’l Kids Festival and High School Video Winners

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Live Wire Presents Int’l Kids Festival and High School Video Winners

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This week on LiveWire Host Ray Tatar presents the International Kids Festival and Access Sacramento‘s  High School Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest Winners.

Tune in Wed. May 23 at 5pm on Access Sacramento’s channel 17.

Looking for a fun way to spend the Memorial Day Weekend with your kids?

Join the International Kids Festival and enjoy pony rides, jumbo inflatables, rock climbing wall, miniature train rides, trampolines, face painting and more. Try some amazing food from a parade of local food trucks while you watch spectacular stage entertainment by professional dancers, gymnasts, and athletes.

Don’t miss free fun for the entire family! Saturday, May 26, from 10 am to 4 pm, at William Land Park Amphitheater across the Zoo and Fairy Tale Town!

Also joining us this week Access Sacramento presents its winners in our 4th annual High School Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest.

Click the Image to see “Pooch Protection”

Franklin High School Animation and Video Production Teacher Brad Clark will be presenting the winners including Sara Pogemiller from Franklin High School for her video “Pooch Protection” promoting Bradshaw Animal Shelter.

Click the image to see “Your Vote”

Also Alondra Santana-Isidro  from Sacramento New Tech High School for her PSA “Your Vote” for The League of Women Voters.  Her video is presented with both English and Spanish versions.

Click the Image to see “Fire Safety Tips’

The 3rd Place winners are J Dirain, Sydney DeHaro and Juliana Elsberry from Center High School for their PSA “Fire Safety Tips” supporting the American Red Cross.

Access Sacramento’s Executive Director Gary Martin will join the show to present the prize winners with cash awards and certificates.

Watch Live Wire on Comcast or Consolidated Communications cable channel 17 or AT&T channel 14 or live steaming by clicking HERE.

 

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