Misinformation Amid Russian Invasion of Ukraine | Changes to CA Mask Mandates | Sacramento County Point in Time Count | St. Hope Sacramento
Summary: <p>Fact checks surrounding Russian invasion of Ukraine and how to spot misinformation. Changes to the mask mandate for public school students. Sacramento County’s first homelessness count in three years. The importance of Underground Books in Oak Park.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>PolitiFact Senior Correspondent, <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.politifact.com/staff/jon-greenberg/" target="_blank">Jon Greenberg</a></strong>, brings us his latest fact checks surrounding the Ukraine crisis. Senior Director of Professional Learning at the News Literacy Project, <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://newslit.org/about/team/#staff-john-silva" target="_blank">John Silva</a></strong>, breaks down how to spot misinformation and disinformation surrounding the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</li> <li>CapRadio State Politics Reporter <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/nicole-nixon/" target="_blank">Nicole Nixon</a></strong> updates the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/articles/2022/02/28/california-to-end-mask-requirements-for-schools-unvaccinated-people-in-march/" target="_blank">latest changes to the mask mandate</a>, which includes California public school students.</li> <li>CapRadio Reporter <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/chris-nichols/" target="_blank">Chris Nichols</a></strong> shares his reporting on Sacramento County’s first <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sacramentostepsforward.org/continuum-of-care-point-in-time-pit-count/" target="_blank">Point In Time (PIT)</a> count of homelessness in three years. Chris followed organizers with Sacramento Steps Forward on their accounting of the sheltered and unsheltered population as a requirement to receive federal funding to help address the crisis locally. </li> <li> <strong>Cassandra Jennings</strong>, President and CEO of <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.sthope.org/" target="_blank">St. Hope</a>, explains the importance of the organization and <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.sthope.org/underground-books-home" target="_blank">Underground Books</a> in Oak Park.</li> </ul>
