Composting Mandate begins in Sacramento | Affordable Housing on College Campuses | Vanessa Hua’s “Forbidden City”
Summary: <p><strong>Updated at 9:59 a.m.</strong></p> <p>Statewide composting mandate goes into effect in Sacramento. State bill seeks to alleviate the college student housing shortage by taking aim at an environmental law. A conversation with Vanessa Hua about her new book “Forbidden City.”</p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>CapRadio Environment Reporter <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/manola-secaira/" target="_blank">Manola Secaira</a></strong> shares <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/articles/2022/06/29/composting-starts-soon-in-sacramento-county-heres-what-you-need-to-know/" target="_blank">her reporting</a> on a new law beginning in July aimed at decreasing food waste and greenhouse gas emissions in California that's coming into play in Sacramento County and what residents need to know. </li> <li> <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mobile.twitter.com/meandrews01" target="_blank">Michelle Andrews</a></strong>, Vice-Chair of Government Relations for the University of California Student Association and an undergraduate student at UC Davis, talks about the implementation and impact of CEQA rules on student housing. <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://pasadena.edu/campus-life/associated-students/executive-board.php" target="_blank">David Ramirez</a></strong>, Pasadena City College student trustee and UCLA transfer student talks to us about his findings with students in Southern California who struggle with housing.</li> <li>CapRadio Host <strong><a href="/about/bios/donna-apidone/">Donna Apidone</a></strong> shares her conversation with journalist and author <strong>Vanessa Hua</strong> about her second novel, <a href="http://www.vanessahua.com/forbidden-city">“Forbidden City.”</a> </li> <li>We revisit a conversation with Photographer <strong>Enoch Ku</strong> who discusses his latest <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ordinarysacramento.com/about" target="_blank">Ordinary Sacramento</a> project, a photography book <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ordinarysacramento.com/shop/p/rosemontcabook" target="_blank">“My Neighborhood Rosemont, CA,”</a> which is a love letter to the neighborhood where he grew up. </li> </ul>
