See newest members of California Hall of Fame walk the red carpet

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Sacramento rolled out the red carpet on Tuesday for the 2022 class of the California Hall of Fame before their induction ceremony at the California Museum in downtown.

Eight of the ten honorees walked the carpet, set out for the first in-person induction ceremony since 2019 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Singer Linda Ronstadt attended the ceremony but skipped the public entrance for health reasons. Actor and singer-songwriter Lynda Carter wasn’t able to attend because of last-minute illness, according to an event organizer.

Making the grand entrance this year:

• Chef Roy Choi

• Physicist Steven Chu

• Ice skater Peggy Fleming

• Sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild

• Choreographer Alonzo King

• Teacher and former astronaut Barbara Morgan

• Soccer player Megan Rapinoe

• Artist Ed Ruscha

• Band Los Tigres del Norte

Worldwide Latin music stars Los Tigres del Norte flank fellow California Hall of Fame inductee and soccer star Megan Rapinoe on the red carpet Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, before their induction ceremony at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.
Worldwide Latin music stars Los Tigres del Norte flank fellow California Hall of Fame inductee and soccer star Megan Rapinoe on the red carpet Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, before their induction ceremony at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.
Olympic champion, national spokesperson and commentator Peggy Fleming, part of the 15th class of inductees to the California Hall of Fame, is interviewed by Elk Grove’s Florence Markofer Elementary School student Emma Kingsbury, 10, left, on the red carpet Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, before the induction ceremony at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu speaks with news media at the California Hall of Fame’s red carpet event Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, before the induction ceremony at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento. Chu is a Stanford University professor and was the 12th U.S. Secretary of Energy — the first scientist to hold a Cabinet position, according to the museum.
Chef Roy Choi, a restaurateur and show host known as one of the architects of the modern food truck movement, is interviewed on the red carpet before about being part of the 15th class of inductees to the California Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, before the induction ceremony at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.
Chef Roy Choi, a restaurateur and show host known as one of the architects of the modern food truck movement, is interviewed on the red carpet before about being part of the 15th class of inductees to the California Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, before the induction ceremony at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.
Soccer star Megan Rapinoe, right, a two-time World Cup Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, lightens the mood as she poses with soccer player and fan Olivia Richards, 11, of Davis, and other players on the red carpet before Rapinoe is inducted during the California Hall of Fame ceremony Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.
Worldwide Latin music stars Los Tigres del Norte are interviewed on the red carpet Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, before they are honored along with other California Hall of Fame inductees during the ceremony at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.
Worldwide Latin music stars Los Tigres del Norte are interviewed on the red carpet Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, before they are honored along with other California Hall of Fame inductees during the ceremony at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a baseball and photos from members of the public attending the red carpet event before the 15th class is inducted into the California Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a baseball and photos from members of the public attending the red carpet event before the 15th class is inducted into the California Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento.