Sacramento Zoo Scraps Elk Grove Plans | PBS Alzheimer’s Documentary | Play ‘Nosotros la Gente’

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Sacramento Zoo scraps plans to move to Elk Grove. Also, a new PBS documentary about Alzheimer’s follows a local family. Finally, the play “Nosotros la Gente” at the B Street Theatre.

Sacramento Zoo Scraps Elk Grove Plans

Almost a year ago, the Elk Grove City Council approved the Sacramento Zoo’s relocation from its current location in Land Park. But last week, the Sacramento Zoological Society and Elk Grove officials announced the relocation would no longer happen. Sacramento Zoological Society Board President Elizabeth Stallard joins Insight to talk about how the move - which has been in the works since 2021 - fell apart, and what comes next. Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen was going to join, but canceled due to a scheduling conflict.

PBS Alzheimer’s Documentary

There is nothing easy about living with a neurodegenerative disease. A new documentary airing tonight on PBS shares an intimate look into the lives of those living with Alzheimer’s and the people who care for them. We’ll meet one of those caregivers today on Insight. Carlos Olivas III moved back to his hometown of Sacramento to care for his father when he began experiencing Alzheimer’s symptoms and he became an advocate for caregivers at the California State Capitol. He’s joined by film producer David Alvarado to explain why it's so important to share stories like these.

Play ‘Nosotros la Gente’

In a perfect world, we would live each day exactly how we want it - with no expectations, outside pressures, or collateral damage. However, life can be far from that ideal. Our choices are bound to have an impact on those we care about. A new play is inviting us into a family that is confronting these conflicting desires, set during WWII in the Coachella Valley. Nosotros la Gente (We the People) is more than just fiction, but based on true stories from the playwright’s own family. Jerry Montoya is a Playwright and Executive Producer at The Sofia, Home of the B Street Theatre. He joins us along with artistic director Lyndsay Burch to discuss Nosotros la Gente which runs through May 18.