Summary: <p>$400 gas tax rebate proposal from Democratic state lawmakers. Sac City Unified teachers and staff prepare to go on strike. A preview of the Latinx Comic Arts Festival.</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>CalMatters Newsletter Editor, <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://calmatters.org/author/emilyhoeven/" target="_blank">Emily Hoeven</a></strong>, breaks down the competing proposals to provide relief at the gas pump for California drivers, including a <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/articles/2022/03/18/democratic-lawmakers-propose-400-tax-rebates/" target="_blank">$400 gas tax rebate</a>. </li> <li> <strong>Nikki Milevsky</strong>, 1st Vice President of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sacteachers.org/" target="_blank">Sacramento City Teachers Association</a>, teacher <strong>Ingrid Hutchins</strong>, and <strong>Karla Faucett</strong> with <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.seiu1021.org/" target="_blank">SEIU 1021</a> discuss plans to go on strike from Sacramento City Unified School District <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/articles/2022/03/17/sacramento-city-unified-teachers-staff-announce-plans-to-strike-next-week/" target="_blank">as early as March 23.</a> </li> <li>Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.scusd.edu/superintendent" target="_blank">Jorge Aguilar</a></strong> discusses how the district is preparing for a possible strike. </li> <li>Professor <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://people.mjc.edu/rojast" target="_blank">Dr. Theresa Rojas</a></strong> and Comic Artist <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.amberpadilla.com/about" target="_blank">Amber Padilla</a></strong> discuss the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.latinxcomicartsfest.com/" target="_blank">Latinx Comic Arts Festival</a>, a celebration of Latino comic art and culture at Modesto Junior College. </li> </ul>
