Lisa Ling has been lucky. Over her 20-year-long television career, she has been able to tell compelling stories without sacrificing her journalistic integrity. Originally from Carmichael, Ling graduated from Del Campo High School in 1991. She is best known as a co-host on “The View,” host for “National Geographic Explorer,” and currently hosts “Our America” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. On Tuesday, she shared some of those stories with a captive audience for the final presentation of this season’s Sacramento Speaker Series, hosted at the Community Center Theater. She was introduced by Jim Jordan, her former English teacher and yearbook editor, and she made sure to recognize Betsy Burns,

Grass roots organization Strive for Strength is hosting a retreat at the SASF/Bel Air Wong Family Community Center in Elk Grove on Monday, April 2, 9am-4pm. It is open to all females ages 12-18 who wish to learn more about social pressures, self-esteem, women's health issues, and other important topics. The objective is to inform, educate, and empower participants. Guest speakers are journalists Laura and Lisa Ling and national speaker and author Julie Marie Carrier, with KCRA 3 reporter Adrienne Bankert as MC. Registration is $45 and includes meals, a t-shirt, and a giveaway bag. For more information or to register, visit http://strive4strength.homestead.com or call 916-595-5999.

It's been annouced that Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and Journalist Lisa Ling will be hosting the 2011 California Hall of Fame in Sacramento next month. Both natives of Sacramento, Johnson is more than thrilled looking to host star studded event according to a press release. Last year, Ling hosted the event that was broadcasted live on Comcast with a journalist from the E! network, that turned out to be a success. This year the inducee's include The Beach Boys, Magic Johnson and Carlos Santana to name a few well known names. The others include people who've made a difference in California. The event was started in 2006 by Maria Shriver to honor legendary people who have made a differe

Condoleezza Rice, Lisa Ling and film critic Richard Roeper are some of the speakers who will come to Sacramento for the seventh season of the Sacramento Speakers Tour, which begins Oct. 11 at the Community Center Theater downtown. “It’s a beneficial community experience, a chance to get up close and personal with nationally known individuals enriching the community for a vast and wide amount of topics,” said Angie Fotiades, a spokeswoman for the tour. The other speakers are Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough, CNN Political Analyst and former presidential aide David Gergen, and investigative travel reporter Peter Greenberg. The series will be hosted by former financial news a

For the first time, the California Museum’s red carpet event – the California Hall of Fame – will be broadcast live. Barbra Streisand, Betty White, Serena Williams and Mark Zuckerburg are some of the new inductees who will be recognized Dec. 14 in Sacramento. The other 2010 inductees are Governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, director James Cameron, John Doerr, Silicon Valley visionary investor, A.P. Giannini who is considered the father of modern banking and Bank of America, country music legend Merle Haggard, author and activist Anne Lamott, former Secretary of State, George Shultz, Dr. Kevin Starr and artist Wayne Thiebaud. These are individuals who have made legendary achievements in the ar

Thursday morning, journalist Lisa Ling, members of the City Council and the homeless and formerly-homeless community joined Mayor Kevin Johnson in launching the "Sacramento Steps Forward" initiative. A crowd of several hundred waved blue initiative flags and cheered as Johnson announced his goal "to end homelessness and focus on permanent housing." He applauded permanent housing shelters such as Mercy Housing, Turning Point and Martin Luther King Jr. Village, 3900 47th Avenue, where the launch was held. Johnson said the goal of Sacramento Steps Forward is to provide 2,400 "decent and affordable" permanent housing units over the next three years. That would nearly quadruple the amount of

The goal of the vigil held to protest Laura Ling’s and Euna Lee’s 12-year labor reform sentence was clear: bring them home. The vigil commenced at 6:30 p.m. where approximately 400 of Ling's and Lee’s friends, family and community members banded together on the Capitol West Steps in support of the two American journalists who are charged by North Korea's high court for illegal entry and engaging in "hostile acts." Supporters donned “Free Lisa and Euna” buttons and pinned yellow ribbons to their shirts. Many held signs with pictures of the women’s faces and pleas that said “Free Laura and Euna” and “Amnesty Now.” The vigil was opened with a prayer by Laura Ling’s cousin, Brandon Yip. Fol

On June 8, American Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were sentenced to 12-years of "labor reform" by North Korea. This Thursday a candlelight vigil will be held on the Capitol west steps in peaceful protest. On April 27 a vigil was held for Laura Ling and Euna Lee to raise awareness for the two journalists' detainment in North Korea. This time it is in support of the two women who face the notoriously harsh conditions of North Korea's labor camps. The two American journalists were on assignment for Current TV, a cable and web network co-founded by Al Gore, when they were detained on March 17 and convicted of illegal entry and engaging in "hostile acts" after a four-day trial North Kor

Thursday, July 9 11:45 a.m.- 4 p.m. California Association for Micro-enterprise Opportunity (CAMEO) will be holding a legislative day near the north steps of the Capitol. It will include lunch with legislators under a tent and a presentation by Senator Leland Yee. About 40 people are expected. 5:30- 9 p.m. A gathering in support for Laura Ling and Euna Lee will be held on the west steps of the Capitol. About 100 participants are expected including Lisa Ling and her family, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Senate President pro Tem Darrel Steinberg and Mayor Kevin Johnson.  

Imagine having family a member detained against her will in a foreign country for six weeks. That is what is happening to the families of Laura Ling, Sacramento native and Current TV reporter, and Current TV editor Euna Lee, who were both arrested by North Korean officials on March 21. Sacramento's residents and the journalists' supporters are being asked to attend a candlelight vigil at Del Campo High School from 7 to 8 p.m. The vigil is being organized in part by Brendon McShane Creamer, creator of a Facebook group dedicated to Ling and Lee, and in part by Del Campo staff, including English teacher Jim Jordan, who was Ling's honors English teacher during her junior year in Del Campo. T