Infrastructure Options + Vaccine Influencers + Bunny Bonanza

Sacramento CA

11 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 Thursday August 12th, 2021! First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 99 Low: 66. Here are the top stories today in Sacramento: The Sacramento City Council voted on Tuesday to move forward with a massive $100M siting plan for the unhoused population in Sacramento. The plan would create 20 temporary Safe Ground shelter sites. It was a hotly debated topic, with detractors saying that most of the 16 sites that have already been identified were concentrated in certain areas of the city, creating an undue stress on those areas. At the end, though, the plan was unanimously approved by the council. (ABC10)It was a Bunny Bonanza at the Bradshaw Animal Shelter last Sunday! Due to several rabbits coming into the shelter pregnant this summer, the shelter was overwhelmed with 30 rabbits for adoption. The event, hosted by Friends of Unwanted Rabbits (FUR), successfully found forever homes for six rabbits at the event and several before the event due to social media posts. That's a huge number of rabbit adoptions for a single month! There are still a few rabbits looking for homes, if you are interested. (Saccounty.net) The US Senate passed a large infrastructure bill on Tuesday and if passed by the House, Sacramento would see some much needed funding for infrastructure locally. There are many ideas of how to spend the money, from an I-5 connector between Elk Grove and Hwy 50 near El Dorado Hills, to shoring up levees and extending light rail to the airport. Representative Ami Bera has said that he has been told to be on call for a House vote as early as next week. (CBS Sacramento) La Familia Counseling Center has started training people in the community to be "vaccine influencers." Sacramento County leaders, The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, and Kaiser Permanente experts will be educating residents on how to become trusted sources and inform the community about the COVID-19 vaccines. The trainings will be conducted in Spanish with simultaneous translation to English. The first trainings took place yesterday, but recordings will be posted online at saccollab.org and saccounty.net/COVID-19. (KCRA3)McClellan Airport is a hub of activity for fighting the fires that are raging in Northern California. The airport is home to thirteen air tankers that carry fire retardant to drop on the fires to slow their progress. One DC10 can hold 9,400 gallons of fire retardant and they fly sunup to sundown when conditions allow. Cal Fire Capt. Austin Palmiere says that fire retardant remains one of the most effective tools at slowing wildfire, even on exceptionally dry vegetation. And a review of the website of the company that provides retardant to agencies around the world, confirms it is environmentally friendly. (FOX40) Send flowers today to someone you care about. Our partners at FTD are making that easier by offering Sacramento Daily readers a 15 percent discount on orders through this link: Click here to make someone feel awesome. Thursday's events in Sacramento Practice speaking English online in the comfort of your own home with this beginner/intermediate ESL group. All levels are welcome. You will speak with native English speakers as well as other English learners with a trained facilitator. (1 pm)Hey! My mom used to do this and I haven't seen it in years. It's called Bargello and it's a super easy cross stitch method that was popular in the '70's. It looks a little bohemian to me. Give it a try! (5 pm)Hot Salsa is available at The Canyon Grill and Alehouse in Folsom. And by "hot Salsa" I mean some sultry dance lessons! Learn the Salsa in a 1 hour class and then get your dance on for the open session following. (7:30 class; 8:30 open session)Celebrate diversity month in Elk Grove. This week dance to the unique stylings of Inner Soul Band. A band for all tastes, it will play a mix of R&B, Latin Funk, Top 40, Funk and Classic Rock hits. (5:30 pm)Do you know your T-Rex from your Velociraptor? Maybe you could actually use that information at the Jurassic Park Trivia night at Movement Brewing! Get Ross Geller on your team and you're golden! (6 pm) Sacramento Patch Notebook Registration is open for the 2nd virtual youth academy. High school students will learn about topics ranging from gun violence and gangs to social media and cybercrimes, crime scene investigations (CSI), dating violence, human trafficking, marijuana laws, distracted driving and driving under the influence. Students will also participate in a mock trial. Participation is by application on a first-come-first-served basis. If your student is not yet ready to return to in-person study, SCUSD is offering it's Independent Study program so they can stay home and feel safe. As part of the independent study program, students will receive access to standards-aligned content and courses required for graduation and meeting the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) A-G course requirements. There will be a pop-up vaccination clinic at NP3 Campus tomorrow. You can make an appointment, but walkups are also welcome. (Facebook) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Job listings: Clean Room Assembly Technician (Details) You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update! If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors into the fold. 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? I'm all ears. You can reach me at [email protected].