Major Sierra Storm This Weekend | Sac Mayoral Candidate Dr. Richard Pan | CapRadio Interim GM Steps Down

Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A major Sierra storm is forecast Thursday through the weekend. Also, Sacramento mayoral candidate - and former state senator - Dr. Richard Pan. Finally, CapRadio’s Interim GM steps down and discusses the public media station’s next steps.</span></p> <h2><strong>Major Sierra Storm This Weekend</strong></h2> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Snow, and lots of it, will be the headliner of this latest storm to smack Northern California and the Sierra starting today and through the weekend. Caltrans and the National Weather Service are advising drivers to avoid mountain travel due to periods of very heavy snow and strong winds with periods of near-zero visibility. <a href="https://www.abc10.com/article/about-us/team-bios/rob-carlmark/103-35206414">ABC10 Meteorologist Rob Carlmark</a> joins Insight to time out the storm and the predictions for snow and the impact here in the valley.</span> <h2><strong>Sac Mayoral Candidate Dr. Richard Pan</strong></h2> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The primary is days away. Sacramento voters will be deciding the <a href="/articles/2024/02/01/sacramento-2024-mayor-race-begins-with-first-official-candidate-announcement/">city’s next mayor</a>. It’s a race that can be decided on March 5 - if a candidate gets more than 50% of the vote. We are closing in on our conversations with the four leading candidates - which included former city councilmember <a href="/news/insight/2024/02/08/sacramento-mayoral-candidate-steve-hansen-fran-lebowitz-at-the-mondavi-center-comedian-greg-proops-at-the-sofia/">Steve Hansen</a>, epidemiologist Dr. <a href="/news/insight/2024/02/15/wilton-rancheria-mmip-partnership-with-sac-sheriff-sac-mayoral-candidate-flojaune-cofer-crocker-museums-black-artists-in-america/">Flojaune Cofer</a>, and current state Assemblymember <a href="/news/insight/2024/02/22/what-is-prop-1-on-the-ballot-sac-mayoral-candidate-kevin-mccarty-girl-scouts-speak-with-iss-astronaut/">Kevin McCarty</a>. Today, we welcome former state Senator <a href="https://www.drrichardpan.com/">Dr. Richard Pan</a> to discuss his vision for Sacramento.</span> <h2><strong>CapRadio Interim GM Steps Down</strong></h2> <span style="font-weight: 400;">CapRadio Interim General Manager Tom Karlo came out of retirement during an unprecedented time at CapRadio, which also runs North State Public Radio based in Chico. He was appointed interim general manager of the news and music stations in August - two weeks before </span><a href="/articles/2023/09/01/capradio-lays-off-12-of-staff-cancels-music-programs-amid-financial-issues/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CapRadio laid off staff</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - and he was behind pivotal decisions following a </span><a href="/articles/2023/09/28/audit-finds-capradio-mismanaged-funds-questions-stations-ability-to-pay-for-costly-downtown-projects/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">damning audit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> by the California State University system detailing deep rooted financial mismanagement at the public media station - which is an auxiliary of Sac State. </span>Tom Karlo<span style="font-weight: 400;"> joins Insight on </span><a href="/articles/2024/02/16/capradio-interim-general-manager-to-vacate-role-stay-on-as-special-consultant/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">his last day</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and explains his new role as a special consultant to CapRadio. You can follow ongoing reporting on CapRadio’s finances </span><a href="/tags/CapRadio-finances">here</a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following NPR’s protocol for reporting on itself, no CapRadio corporate official or news executive reviewed this story before it was broadcasted or posted publicly.</span></em></p>