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Local church kitchen given red placard for more than 100 rodent droppings. What else?

The cooking facility inside a Florin church was given a red placard after health inspectors found 153 rodent droppings throughout. 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, Nov. 5, through Wednesday, Nov. 11. 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 a complaint with the facility’s local environmental

Sacramento County, CA · 20h

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Heavy rains flood Sacramento-area roadways, trigger brief regional flood advisory

Heavy rain pounding the Sacramento area began to swamp local roads and triggered a regional flood advisory Friday afternoon with the California Highway Patrol reporting numerous calls of roadway flooding across the region. The advisory is in place until 5 p.m. The National Weather Service in Sacramento reported urban, roadway, and small stream flooding and forecast in low-lying areas and areas with poor drainage. “Rain will taper off by 5 p.m., but rain impacts may linger through the evening,” National Weather Service forecasters said in a social media post about 2:20 p.m. Forecasters anticipated wet, windy weather into Friday evening with more stormy weather ahead Sunday and into the work week. The National Weather Service announced a winter storm warning for the higher elevations until 10 a.m. Saturday, with up to a foot of snow above 6,000 feet, 18 inches at the highest Sierra peaks, and as much as 2 inches of snow down to 5,000 feet. Flooding was reported in a number of locations in Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado and Yolo counties in little more than an hour’s time after 1 p.m., during the heaviest of the rainfall, according to CHP traffic logs reviewed by The Sacramento Bee. Where

Sacramento, CA · 16h

The Sacramento Bee

Player wins $1.25 million on 1-cent slot machine at Sacramento-area casino

A gambler at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, near Sacramento, won a $1.25 million jackpot on a penny slot machine. The visitor won the prize on a $3.75 bet on a “Mega Stampede Grand” slot machine, the casino said in a news release. The win came on Friday the 13th, reversing the traditional bad luck of the day, casino officials said. “Friday the 13th has certainly brought extra excitement to Thunder Valley,” said Dawn Clayton, chief executive officer of Thunder Valley Casino Resort. “$1.25 million is an extraordinary win, and we’re lucky to be part of such an exciting day for our guests. Congratulations!” Thunder Valley said it has paid out more than 251,000 jackpots over the past year, averaging nearly 700 jackpots per day, or roughly one every two minutes. Thunder Valley Casino Resort, at 1200 Athens Ave. in Lincoln, has 3,500 slot machines and 89 table games. It is about 35 miles northeast of Sacramento. Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families. If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the

Lincoln, CA · 19h

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Go 4 Pizza in Rancho Cordova Changing Ownership

Go 4 Pizza, a pizzeria on Sunrise Boulevard in Rancho Cordova, is changing hands. State records show that Parmsukhjit Khakh and Apandeep Singh are taking over the restaurant at 4036 Sunrise Blvd., Suite 100, with the transfer currently pending. The new owners’ records list the business under the same name,...

Rancho Cordova, CA · 1d

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Texas Roadhouse faces costly fallout from viral racist hoax

A viral social-media allegation that Texas Roadhouse says was completely false still managed to leave...

Citrus Heights, CA · 1d

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King’s Supermarket to Become Sacramento Food Center

King’s Supermarket, a neighborhood grocery store at 400 El Camino Ave. in Old North Sacramento, is changing hands. State records show that Mukhtar Yehya is taking over the store, which is listed under the new name Sacramento Food Center, with the transfer currently pending. Nothing has been announced about...

Sacramento, CA · 17h

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It's soup season. Here are the Sacramento spots for slurping to your heart's content

It’s chilly. It’s rainy. That means one thing: soup. Whether it’s clear and brothy or thick and creamy, nothing warms and nourishes like a hot, satisfying bowl. There’s no shortage of spots in the greater Sacramento area where you can score a steaming bowl of fragrant pho, hearty ramen or spicy sundubu jiggae all year round, but a handful of restaurants are digging deep and celebrating soup season their own way. Mexican restaurant Algo Bueno has reprised its Instagram-famous soup flights . Chef and co-owner Zenaida Rodriguez cooks up cauldrons of her homey, comforting soups, and this year she’s expanding the selection, ramping up to 15 soups to choose from. Rather than investing in a single big bowl, the soup flights allow diners to select three, 10-ounce samples, presented much in the way craft beer flights are served. The selections are a sort of greatest hits of Mexican soups, including red and green pozole, menudo any day of the week, beef albondigas and a less-traditional birria ramen. New this year are shrimp albondigas, caldo de habas, made with broad beans, and fideo, with thin spaghetti-like noodles. Flights cost $21. You can make your way through the entire menu in five

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Nvidia, rocked by CEO's sudden resignation, has ties to Sacramento-area AI plans

A major chipmaker whose founder and chief executive abruptly resigned Thursday had ties to a proposed artificial intelligence hub in the Sacramento area. Jensen Huang resigned as president , chief executive officer and a board member of Nvidia, the company said. He cofounded the company in 1993. Huang, 63, apologized Sunday for being “unfaithful to my wife,” CNBC reported. His apology followed reports that he had an affair with Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, an Nvidia customer. Alice Huang, who is not related to the former CEO, is reportedly suspected of being a Chinese spy, according to news reports. Jensen Huang also reportedly had an affair with Kimberly Powell, vice president of healthcare at the chipmaker. Colette Kress, Nvidia’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, was named interim CEO, the company said. Nvidia, based in Santa Clara, is a leading manufacturer of chips used to power artificial intelligence systems. What are Nvidia’s ties to Sacramento? In October 2025, Nvidia discussed plans to establish an AI innovation hub in Rancho Cordova in partnership with the Human Machine Collaboration Institute. The project was intended to “boost the city’s AI capabilities with AI infrastructure, workforce upskilling and student training,”

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Crews Sank 750 Trees Into the Sacramento River This Year on Purpose, and 1,200 More Are Coming

Levee repair on the Sacramento River used to mean stripping the bank and burying it under rock, and the 750 trees anchored in the water this year say a lot about how the river is managed now. Dutra, the Bay Area marine construction firm, has wrapped its 2026 season on...

Sacramento, CA · 2d

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Sac City Unified rejects all of state's budget review candidates, asks for more names

The Sacramento City Unified School District board Thursday rejected all nine candidates on the state’s list for a Budget Review Committee and asked the state superintendent for more names, saying they didn’t believe the candidates could provide the independent review they sought. The unanimous vote came days after the district’s fiscal overseer, the Sacramento County Office of Education, rejected its revised budget , sending SCUSD into a state review process. “Given that the county, in concert with FCMAT, has not been supportive of the budget, we want an independent set of eyes to look at it and offer recommendations that we’d be willing to look at as well,” Taylor Kayatta, a board member of the district, said. “In that vein, the committee unfortunately believes that all nine names on the list aren’t able to provide us with that independent view.” The district officials are grappling with a fiscal crisis marked by a $222 million structural deficit while clashing with the county education office and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team, the state-funded financial group that provides fiscal oversight to school districts and evaluates their financial health. The state-provided list included six candidates with ties to FCMAT — current chief

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You Haven’t Had A Real Glazed Donut Until You’ve Tried The Ones At This California Bakery

Somewhere in Rocklin, there’s a strip mall that quietly outperforms every fancy bakery in the state. It doesn’t have a line around the block or a hashtag, it just has really, really good donuts. You’ve probably driven past this place a dozen times without noticing it. That’s...

Rocklin, CA · 2d

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El Dorado Hills to Remove Park Lights After Seniors' Lawsuit Settlement

The towering lights that once blazed over Heritage Park's tennis and pickleball courts in El Dorado Hills are coming down for good, after the El Dorado Hills Community Services District settled a lawsuit brought by residents of a nearby senior community who said the glare was wrecking their sleep. The fight has dragged on for years, but under the settlement terms, the lights are headed for removal, and the district is on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars in legal costs.

El Dorado Hills, CA · 1d

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In pictures; Over 2K participate in 26th Annual Folsom Veterans Day Parade

See over 100 photos from the Folsom Veterans Day Parade in the gallery below. From the rumble of classic automobiles and the sounds of marching bands to military aircraft soaring overhead, Folsom’s streets were filled with red, white and blue Wednesday as the city celebrated Veterans Day with one of its largest parades yet. Nearly 2,300 participants representing veterans organizations, youth sports teams, schools, businesses, public safety agencies and community groups took part in the 26th annual Wayne Spence Veterans Day Parade, continuing a tradition that began more than a quarter-century ago with one man’s determination to honor those who served.

Folsom, CA · 1d

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Marauders fall to Bulldogs in final league game

On Friday, Nov. 6, Jesuit High School Sacramento’s varsity football team lost 56-38 to Folsom High School in their Senior Night matchup. The Marauders kept the game close for the first quarter, but were unable to stay with the Bulldogs as the game progressed. Jesuit’s first drive ended with...

Sacramento, CA · 2d

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Californians Stock Their Freezers for Less at These 9 Old-School Meat Markets

Some of the best food finds in California hide behind plain signs, gravel lots, and humming deli cases that look like they have not changed in decades. Step inside one of these old-school butcher shops and you start to understand why so many families skip the big grocery chains. The...

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Citrus Heights FlashVote survey on blight launched Thursday

By Sara Beth Williams– — The City of Citrus Heights issued a new survey Thursday, asking residents about blight and homelessness. FlashVote surveys are issued occasionally by city officials to local residents who sign up online, and surveys are only open for exactly 48 hours. City officials say...

Citrus Heights, CA · 1d

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An Arden-Arcade Sushi Spot Known for Its Pop-Culture Vibe Is Closing

A popular sushi bar and lounge in Sacramento, WeDaShii, is preparing to close its doors permanently and will serve its last customers this weekend. The Midtown location of the restaurant will remain open. The restaurant announced the closure in a social media post, thanking customers for their support. WeDaShii to...

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Sacramento's On Broadway Opens 140 Apartments Two and a Half Years After Fire Gutted Site

Sacramento's On Broadway affordable housing community celebrates its grand opening Thursday at 1 p.m., two and a half years after a three-alarm fire destroyed one of its two buildings while it was still under construction. The 140-apartment project at 19th Street and Broadway is being framed by its developers as what KCRA describes as a comeback story, marking the end of a rebuild that followed one of Sacramento's more dramatic construction-site disasters.

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