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The Sacramento Bee

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Rodent enters Sacramento restaurant during health inspection. What else was found?

Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a soul food restaurant after finding about rodent droppings throughout the facility in addition to the live rodent. What do these inspections mean? While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide . A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends an establishment’s health permit until violations are corrected. This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination . In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed inspection. The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee. Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said. These were the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Oct. 29, through Wednesday, Nov. 4. If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com . How to report a business to the health department For readers who would like to report a local restaurant, food truck or café for health violations, you can file

Sacramento, CA · 5d

POLITICO

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‘What a waste’: How California’s billionaire tax campaign fell apart

Internal divisions cost the campaign labor allies and left it short of resources to counter a $300 million opposition effort, clouding prospects for similar wealth-tax efforts elsewhere.

California · 5d

The Sacramento Bee

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Updated Sacramento County election results: Cofer widens lead over Guerra

Flojaune “Flo” Cofer increased her lead over Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra on Friday in a closely watched race for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, as election officials resumed counting hundreds of thousands of ballots from Tuesday’s midterm election. Cofer had received 54.5% of the vote compared with Guerra’s 45.5%, according to updated unofficial results released Friday afternoon by the Sacramento County elections office. The race to succeed longtime Supervisor Phil Serna in the 1st District remained too early to call as election officials continued processing mail-in and provisional ballots. “’Having an almost 10 percentage point lead after just the first week, we’re definitely excited about the possibility of winning,” Cofer campaign spokesperson J.T. Ghim said. He went on to say that it’s important that more votes be counted before declaring a winner. Guerra said in a statement that he would “like to be in a different spot” but that he’s “going to let the process play out.” The California Secretary of State’s Office estimated Friday that Sacramento County had 329,699 ballots remaining to be counted as of noon, more than the 271,406 ballots processed through Election Night. The county has 920,998 registered voters. Those outstanding ballots were spread

Sacramento County, CA · 4d

Trains.com

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News photos: California tourist railroad introduces America 250 locomotive

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s never too late for another America 250 locomotive. The River Fox Train, an excursion operation in Yolo County, this week introduced a new America 250 locomotive, a wrapped genset unit featuring the U.S. and California flags, a depiction of the Sacramento skyline and Tower Bridge, and America 250 branding. The [...] Read More...

Yolo County, CA · 5d

The Sacramento Bee

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Mold, missing utensils revealed by audit of California prison food services

California state prisons were recently called into question over its food programs. An Office of the Inspector General audit of prison food services revealed sanitation concerns, including moldy food and facilities. “Our observations found several deficiencies at three of the prisons we reviewed including sanitation issues such as improper food storage practices, and equipment issues such as scullery machines that did not properly sanitize food trays and utensils,” Inspector General Amarik Singh said in the audit report. Auditors visited four Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities to perform the audit. These on-site visits were at on‑site visits at California State Prison, Sacramento in September 2025 and October 2025; California State Prison, Corcoran and Central California Women’s Facility in October 2025; and Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in December 2025. The Central California Women’s Facility had fewer deficiencies compared to the other three, according to the report, signalling to auditors that CDCR-managed facilities have the ability to adhere to food sanitation standards. Singh called it “an example of how a kitchen in a prison setting should be maintained.” One of the key concerns, especially at the CSP-Corcoran, was lackluster scheduling to ensure foods are discarded before going bad. At CSP-Corcoran, auditors

California · 2d

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SacCity: VZ intersection 5: DelPaso Blvd & Evergreen St & Lampasas Ave

Note: General information on the Top 20 intersections, with criteria, list, and map, is available in post 1. I am looking more closely at the Top 20 intersections identified in the City of Sacramento Vision Zero Action Plan Update. Intersection 5 is DelPaso Blvd & Evergreen St & Lampasas Ave Note that I have skipped intersection 3, Truxel & Arena, because it is unclear why this was included on the Top 20.

Sacramento, CA · 3d

hoodline.com

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Sacramento Quakers to Plant City's First Mini-Forest at New Joseph Bonnheim Elementary

A patch of a Sacramento schoolyard is about to become the city's first urban mini-forest. Sacramento Friends Meeting, a local Quaker congregation, has set Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, as planting day for the Sacramento Mini-Forest Project, a dense native woodland planned for New Joseph Bonnheim Elementary School. According to the...

Sacramento, CA · 4d

The Sacramento Bee

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As deadline nears, Sac City Unified's budget could face state review

The clock is ticking on Sacramento City Unified School District’s revised budget, as its fiscal overseer, the county education office, must decide by Monday whether to approve or reject it. But the two sides have yet to bridge their differences over the budget. Now, the district is preparing to seek state help reviewing its budget if the revised budget gets rejected. The looming budget decision comes amid SCUSD’s yearlong fiscal crisis, with the district and Sacramento County Office of Education still at odds over how to address its $222 million structural deficit. By Monday, the Sacramento County Office of Education must decide whether the district’s budget revisions address its current and future financial obligations. SCOE has already signaled concerns about them, warning that the revised budget relies on uncertain revenue and solutions outside the district’s control. The district faces three possible outcomes. If SCOE approves the revised budget, the district avoids a Budget Review Committee, which would bring added scrutiny. If SCOE disapproves it, the budget goes to a BRC. The committee would have three fiscal experts selected by the district board from a list provided by the state superintendent, and it would review the budget and could recommend changes.

Sacramento County, CA · 5d

SJV Water

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State offers $6 million grant to stem golden mussel spread from Delta

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is offering $6 million in grant funding to create or enhance boating control efforts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to slow or stop the spread of invasive golden mussels. The department will hold a webinar to go over grant details on Nov. 18...

California · 5d

CBS Sacramento

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Downtown Sacramento preparing for holiday rush despite recent business closures

While the downtown area has seen some businesses shut down, including Punch Bowl Social and most recently Echo & Rig​, other opportunities are opening up.

Sacramento, CA · 3d

WTHR

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'We're homeless' | Floods drench north California

Northern California, CA · 5d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes off the coast of Northern California

An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.0 struck off the coast of Northern California on Wednesday evening.

Northern California, CA · 6d

FOX 5 San Diego

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What happened to California’s second death row at Folsom Prison?

(FOX40.COM) — Folsom State Prison was one of two California state prisons to house a death row and saw 93 men hang at its gallows over a 42-year period. The first cell block at Folsom was completed in 1878 and the first prisoners were transferred from San Quinten to Folsom in July 1880. Read more: […]

Folsom, CA · 6d

KION News Channel 546

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CA-4 race remains close between Eric Jones, Mike Thompson

Napa County, CA · 4d

hoodline.com

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Davis Senior Community Cuts Ribbon on $54M Vista Expansion, 250 Turn Out

University Retirement Community — Reported Site of Vista Expansion. University Retirement Community officially welcomed its newest neighbors, celebrating the grand opening of The Vista with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on its Davis campus. The $54 million expansion adds a four-story residential building and a slate of resort-style amenities to the senior living community. More than 250 people turned out for the occasion.

Davis, CA · 6d

citrusheightssentinel.com

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Midterms 2026:: Incumbents Niello, Hoover, in tight races for State Senate, Assembly seats

By Sara Beth Williams– — Assembly District 7 incumbent and moderate Republican candidate Josh Hoover continues to battle from behind in a tight race with Democratic challenger Amy Stravensky. State Assembly District 7: As of Friday evening, Slavensky has remained in the lead with 53 percent of the...

Sacramento County, CA · 4d

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In Placer County, a Republican wave stopped at the school board door

Placer County voted red at the top of the ballot this week. Early results show Republican Steve Hilton carried the county in the governor’s race with almost 53%. Nearly every Republican running for statewide office won there too, most by similar margins. In the 3rd Congressional District, Republican Robb Tucker beat Democrat Ami Bera in the Placer portion of the district by more than 12 points.

Placer County, CA · 6d

gettingaroundsac.blog

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SacCity: VZ intersection 6: Northgate Blvd & W El Camino Ave

Note: General information on the Top 20 intersections, with criteria, list, and map, is available in post 1. I am looking more closely at the Top 20 intersections identified in the City of Sacramento Vision Zero Action Plan Update. Intersection 6 is Northgate Blvd & W El Camino Ave. Note that I have skipped intersection 3, Truxel & Arena, because it is unclear why this was included on the Top 20.

Sacramento, CA · 3d