Eliminating Hidden Court Fees | California’s Beneficial Fire Plan | Sacramento Children’s Book “Miguel’s Community Garden” | “Verdi’s Requiem” Honors Restaurateur Biba Caggiano

Summary: <p>How California may reduce hidden court fees. California's Strategic Plan for Expanding the use of Beneficial Fire. Sacramento children's book "MIGUEL'S COMMUNITY GARDEN." Performance of “Verdi’s Requiem” honors Sacramento restaurateur Biba Caggiano.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>CalMatters Reporter <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://calmatters.org/author/jeanne-kuang/" target="_blank">Jeanne Kuang</a></strong> shares <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2022/05/california-traffic-late-fees/" target="_blank">her reporting</a> on how California may reduce so-called “hidden” court fees that add hundreds of dollars to traffic tickets. </li> <li> <strong>Patrick Wright</strong>, director of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://fmtf.fire.ca.gov/" target="_blank">Governor's Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force</a>; <strong>Craig Thomas</strong>, founder of <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://firerestorationgroup.org/" target="_blank">The Fire Restoration Group</a>; and attorney and partner <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.smwlaw.com/team/sara_clark/" target="_blank">Sara Clark</a></strong> at Shute, Mihaly &amp; Weinberger, discuss <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://fmtf.fire.ca.gov/media/wmnj23l2/californias-strategic-plan-for-expanding-the-use-of-beneficial-fire.pdf" target="_blank">California's Strategic Plan for Expanding the Use of Beneficial Fire</a>. </li> <li>Sacramento author <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.janaybrownwood.com/" target="_blank">JaNay Brown-Wood</a></strong> is hosting a reading &amp; garden tour at Sojourner Truth Park Community Garden on Saturday at 10 a.m. to celebrate the launch of her children's book <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.janaybrownwood.com/miguelscommunitygarden" target="_blank">MIGUEL'S COMMUNITY GARDEN</a>. </li> <li> <strong>Dr. Donald Kendrick</strong>, Music Director of the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra, joins us to talk about the upcoming performance of <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sacramentochoral.org/season26/" target="_blank">Verdi’s Requiem</a> and the special tribute to the legendary Sacramento restaurateur Biba Caggiano.</li> </ul>