Rents Skyrocket + New Vaccine Clinic + Spaghetti Feed For A Cause

Sacramento CA

05 August, 2021

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Welcome to the Sacramento Daily Patch Newsletter! This is where you will find all of the best news and events happening in Sacramento for Friday August 6th, 2021! First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 101 Low: 63. Here are the top stories in Sacramento today: New options for the way we work are bringing renters from San Jose and San Francisco to the Sacramento market, driving up rents at an alarming rate. The workers are bringing big budgets with them, so it's harder and harder for Sacramentans to compete for the leases that do exist. Rents were up 12% year over year and it doesn't look like there's an end in sight. (ABC10) Did you know that the American River Parkway gets more visitors per year than Yosemite? It's true. And this year, it has also suffered more fire damage than ever before. Since May 11% of the Parkway has burned. Most blame the growing number of homeless camps in the area. Now, advocates are trying a new tactic to raise awareness—releasing a documentary film highlighting the growing problems that plague the Parkway. (CBS Sacramento) A partnership between Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento and Sacramento County and Color is bringing a new COVID-19 vaccine clinic to Sacramento. The clinic will offer Pfizer vaccines as well as Johnson & Johnson vaccines for those unable to commit to a follow up visit. The clinics will be held at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore location at 819 N. 10th St. in Sacramento and will run from 10 am to 4 pm every Wednesday. (KCRA3)It's a happy ending for an alleged familial child abduction that happened Wednesday night in Sacramento. The father allegedly took his toddler, telling the child's mother that she wouldn't see the child again. Police found the toddler at motel in Fairfield with his father. The father has been arrested and mother and child have been reunited. (CBS Sacramento)Workers at a Jack-In-The-Box in North Highlands walked out on a lunch shift, claiming that the franchisee owed them $184K in back pay. Seven workers have filed a formal complaint with the California Labor Commissioner's Office claiming that they were required to work without breaks and work overtime without overtime pay. (FOX40) Today's Sacramento Daily is brought to you by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Sacramento! Friday's events in Sacramento Flapjack's Diner is throwing a spaghetti feed to raise money for those displaced by the Northern California wildfires. They'll have the works - spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread, salad and spumoni! $15 donation suggested. (5 pm)Try out Mylar's Hippie Hour at The Torch Club in Sac. Various guest artists join Mylar on stage for some unrehearsed song stylings. No two shows are ever the same. 21+ (6 pm)First Friday Open Studio is back at The Artists Loft. You can see lots of art from local artists and there will be food and music, too. Stop on by! (6 pm)Dad Bods is going to be playing on the patio at Pete's Brew House in Folsom. Listen to '90's classics with your kids on their killer patio. Come a few minutes early and order something from their happy hour menu, like a $5 personal pizza or loaded baked potato tater tots. YUM! (6 pm)It's comedy night at Big Stump Brewing Company! I can personally vouch that Melissa Mcgillicuddy is hilarious! You won't want to miss this one. (6:30 pm) Sacramento Patch Notebook The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), Ford Motor Company Fund and California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) are teaming up to provide free safe driving clinics for teens this month. The hands-on Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program will launch in the Sacramento region Aug. 28-29 and it's free of charge. You can sign up your sixteen to nineteen year olds to learn skills not currently taught in the standard behind-the-wheel driver's training. August 14th is free comic book day at several local public libraries. Check out the list and find a library near you where they will be giving away free comic books. Dress up as your favorite character and make an event of it! From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Urinetown the Musical (August 6) Proving Ground - MMA (August 7) You're all caught up for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update. If you're into these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors on board. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Jeri Karges About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst... Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Sacramento Daily? You can contact me at [email protected].