Study Shows Gun Violence Program Working / Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis On California’s COVID-19 Relief Effort In India / Opera Modesto’s Award-Winning Virtual Production, “The Race”

Summary: <p><strong>Updated at 9:28 a.m.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/03/17/berkeley-study-california-gun-violence-program-saves-lives-taxpayers-millions/">A new UC Berkeley study</a> shows that gun violence reduction programs, such as Sacramento’s ‘Advance Peace,’ are working; we learn more today. California is also stepping up to help with India’s COVID-19 crisis and supplies are being airlifted to the stricken country, which has had <a href="http://www.iassac.org/index.php">a long relationship with the Golden State</a>. Plus, the pandemic shut down Opera Modesto’s live performances, but its latest virtual concert, “The Race,” is winning awards worldwide. </p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>Program Manager with Advance Peace Sacramento <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sacramento.advancepeace.org/about/our-leadership/" target="_blank">Julius Thibodeaux</a></strong> and Community Violence Initiative Director with the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://giffords.org/people/paul-carrillo/" target="_blank">Paul Carrillo</a></strong> discuss a new UC Berkeley study showing that grassroots, community-based incentive programs are showing positive results in reducing gun violence in cities such as Sacramento and Stockton</li> <li>Lieutenant Governor of California <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ltg.ca.gov/about/" target="_blank"><strong>Eleni Kounalakis</strong> </a>on the state’s effort to help India combat the worsening COVID-19 crisis </li> <li>Opera Modesto’s Artistic Director <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.operamodesto.org/conductor/#:~:text=Roy%20Stevens%2C%20a%20native%20of,Milano's%20famed%20Teatro%20Alla%20Scala." target="_blank">Roy Stevens</a></strong> and his daughter/director of “The Race,” <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.carolina-stevens.com/" target="_blank">Carolina Stevens</a></strong>, talk about the pandemic’s impact on the arts and how their new virtual musical is gaining worldwide attention</li> </ul>