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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 · 1d

The Sacramento Bee

Aftershock announces 2027 festival dates. When tickets, camping passes go on sale

After a record-breaking year in 2026, Aftershock is set to return to Sacramento’s Discovery Park for its 15th year, with four days of rock and metal on the calendar. On Tuesday festival production company Danny Wimmer Presents announced the rock and metal festival’s 2027 dates and when tickets will go on sale. In 2027, Aftershock will come right before the return of the GoldenSky country festival , and fans will be able to purchase tickets for both festivals at a bundled price, according to Danny Wimmer Presents, which produces both events. More than 180,000 attendees passed through the festival gates in 2026, marking four sold-out days at Discovery Park. More than 140 bands performed across five stages. Pierce the Veil, My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit and Tool headlined, while a number of bands from Sacramento also hit the stage. Here’s what to know about Aftershock 2027. When will Aftershock 2027 be held? According to the festival’s news release, Aftershock is scheduled for Sept. 30 through Oct. 3, 2027, at Discovery Park, 100 Garden Highway in Sacramento. The following week, Oct. 9-10, GoldenSky will replace the heavy drums and metal vocals filling the park with a country twang. Singers Zach Bryan

The Sacramento Bee

Sacramento finally sees Califia. Can the city get her the help she desperately needs?

The city government of Sacramento, from Mayor Kevin McCarty to paramedics, wants to save 33-year-old Califia Carlisle from more than a decade of homelessness, drug addiction and mental illness. But in assembling its effort, the city discovered that there was no record of Carlisle in the official Sacramento County homeless database, despite that she has been swept for years from illegal homeless encampments and arrested for panhandling near the Home Depot off Folsom Boulevard. Officially, it was as if Carlisle had never existed. “She is hiding in plain sight,” said 69-year-old Christopher Carlisle, Califia’s father, who attended a recent briefing with city and county staff about his daughter. There are nearly 6,000 homeless people in Sacramento County’s Homeless Information Management System, or HMIS. Sacramento Steps Forward is the nonprofit group that manages the database. Califia’s absence from county records illustrates the fallibility of homeless record keeping in California. It’s why Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claim that homelessness has decreased by 13% in the last two years should be viewed with skepticism. The HMIS database, like the biennial count conducted on a single day in January, is flawed because people experiencing homelessness are difficult to count, and the methods used to track

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Upscale Mexican eatery is coming to Elk Grove's historic Railroad Street

A popular, upscale Mexican restaurant known for its live music is replacing a barbecue spot in Elk Grove. Rosa Madera is launching its second location in the Sacramento area at 9700 Railroad St. in Old Town Elk Grove. The site is taking over Horn Barbecue, which closed in February after nine months in business. Rosa Madera is originally from Orange County, with its flagship location in Santa Ana. The franchise came to Sacramento’s Valley Hi / North Laguna neighborhood at 7521 W. Stockton Blvd. in 2024. The restaurant’s most popular dishes include its enchiladas, carne asada street tacos, and its Los Favoritios plate, which is filled with birria chimichangas, al pastor nachos, and flautas de tinga, deep-fried corn tortillas with Mexican meat in a tomato-chipotle sauce. Its cocktail menu has just as much kick and flavor as its dishes, serving beverages like a sweet Mangoñeada, coconut margarita and spicy tamarindo. The restaurant has live entertainment, with a mariachi band performing on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, as well as a live DJ, according to the restaurant’s social media. Rosa Madera did not respond to an interview request from The Sacramento Bee. An exact opening date has not been announced. The location

Elk Grove, CA · 2d

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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 · 15h

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Marshalls Opening on Arden Way

Marshalls appears to be heading to 1896 Arden Way in Sacramento’s Point West Plaza, in the space left by Kohl’s. A city permit application lists a $1.34 million project for the building, and no opening date has been announced. The permit covers mechanical, plumbing, electrical, finishes and store...

Sacramento, CA · 12h

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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...

California · 1d

FOX40

Northern California hosts multiple Veterans Day events

(FOX40.COM) — Veterans Day is Wednesday and Northern California is holding multiple events to honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Sacramento County The Veterans Affiliated Council is holding a Semiquincentennial celebration in Sacramento at the West Steps of the State Capitol on 1315 10th Street, with the ceremony starting at 9 […]

Northern California, CA · 2d

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Sacramento Valley rain, Sierra snow coming with first major storm of the season

As the Sacramento Valley prepares for its first significant storm of the season, county crews are working to reduce the risk of flooding while Sierra ski resorts look forward to much-needed snowfall.

Sacramento County, CA · 8h

The Sacramento Bee

National made-to-order mini doughnut chain quickly expands, will open in Elk Grove

A national doughnut chain, known for mini doughnuts, is opening another shop in the Sacramento area. Dapper Doughnut is set to launch in Elk Grove at 9624 Bruceville Road. Originally from Las Vegas, the doughnut shop is famous for making its mini doughnuts while customers wait. Dapper Doughnut opened its first Sacramento franchise in Rocklin’s Stanford Plaza on November 8. That location is owned by Jasreet Barn , who is an alumna of Sacramento State. Dapper Doughnut offers 22 doughnut flavors, from bananas foster, Nutella and cookies and cream to apple pie and chocolate glazed. Seasonal flavors are also available. For its fall menu it is offering apple cider sugar doughnuts, blackberry beret doughnuts and pumpkin spice cheesecake doughnuts. Customers can pair their doughnuts with a pumpkin spice or brown sugar cinnamon latte or a salted caramel mocha. Regular coffee, lemonades and hot chocolate are also offered. For those not wanting doughnuts, other menu items include ice cream, parfaits, sundaes and milkshakes. Dapper Doughnut did not respond to an interview request from The Sacramento Bee. An opening date for the Elk Grove location has not been announced.

Elk Grove, CA · 1d

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California’s New Governor Becerra Opens New Era, Courting Democratic Support at the Capitol

Welcome to Sacramento’s new political reality, where Governor-elect Xavier Becerra isn’t ready to lay out a detailed policy agenda but is making one thing abundantly clear: he intends to get along with Democratic leaders at the state Capitol. “We’ve tried to make it very clear, being here just...

California · 1d

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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.

Sacramento, CA · 9h

The Sacramento Bee

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,”

Sacramento, CA · 17h

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Kyle Larson’s Next Race Has No Car and No Engine

Within a month of Kyle Larson winning his third NASCAR Cup Series championship, the California native is venturing into a different type of racing—a marathon. Larson is making his marathon debut December 6 in the California International Marathon that starts near Folsom Dam in Folsom and ends at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

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Dutra Wraps 2026 Sacramento River Levee Push, Sinks 180,000 Tons of Stone

Crews working along the Sacramento River have wrapped up this year's levee-protection push in the city's Pocket neighborhood, placing 180,000 tons of graded stone and installing roughly 750 trees in the water to bolster flood defenses and fish habitat along the riverbank. The milestone was reported by DredgeWire, which said...

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From Salute to Soaked: Sacramento's Veterans Day Sunshine Turns Stormy Friday

Sacramento City Hall Plaza — Weather Coverage Landmark Backdrop. Sacramento is starting Veterans Day clear and near 46 degrees, but the city is headed for one more sunny, warm afternoon before a much wetter pattern moves in. Wednesday’s high should reach about 73 degrees, with rain, thunderstorms and stronger winds arriving late Thursday night and Friday.

Sacramento, CA · 1d

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