🌱 Goodbye Mel Rapton + Campbell's Plant Out Of The Soup + Derby

Sacramento CA

16 October, 2021

4:55 PM

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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 Sunday October 17th, 2021! First, today's weather: Clouds and sun; not as warm. High: 71 Low: 44. Here are the top stories in Sacramento today: It's the end of the road for Mel Rapton Honda. This family owned business has been around forever, but it's the end of the legacy this weekend as the family finalizes the sale and transition of all three of its locations. All 100 employees will retain their jobs and the Raptons will retire to spend more time with their families. I bought a fun little Del Sol from them decades ago when I first moved to the area. It's sad to see them go. (KCRA3) Two people are recovering after receiving burn injuries following a fire Friday night near 39th and T streets in Sacramento. The fire was fully contained by Saturday morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (ABC10) A Sacramento woman has been charged with defrauding the California Department of Public Health. According to court documents, Christine Iwamoto, who was a former manager at CDPH's Office of AIDS, billed CDPH for work from her "consulting business," which included purchasing large numbers of gift cards under the guise of "patient incentives" and keeping them for herself. In total, $2 million in personal benefits were allegedly obtained by Iwamoto and five others. If guilty, she faces a fine of up to $750,000 and a maximum of 20 years in prison. (FOX40)The Soapbox Derby hits Folsom this weekend! If you haven't come out for this event before, you're in for a treat! Kids will be flying past you in the coolest gravity propelled contraptions you've ever seen. The Folsom Soapbox Derby is in its third year. While the event will bring regular competitors to town, it will also provide local youngsters with the opportunity to compete. A select number of available soap box racers will once again be reserved for area youth to take part in the event. The event started on Saturday, but you can catch the second day of it today in Old Folsom. Grab a Snook's chocolate treat and settle in to watch the festivities! (Folsom Telegraph)When Campbell's Soup left Sacramento in 2012, it took about 800 jobs with it, and left a bit of a mess to clean up. In December 2013, an affiliate of Hackman Capital Partners purchased the site in partnership with the Mill Valley-based industrial asset recovery company Rabin Worldwide. They were able to quickly lease out the office space, but the manufacturing space was less desirable, with a price tag of over $30M to tear it down and prepare the space for redevelopment. But ingenuity hatched a brilliant plan. The space came with an unusual perk: 165 million gallons of sewage allowance, set aside to handle Campbell's water-based manufacturing processes. So, the developers set about selling those allowances to make enough money to refurbish the space. It's gold in terms of industrial space - which is now in high demand for places to store, transition and move online products. The developer expects to have enough jobs to at least cover what was lost when Campbell's left town. (Comstock's Magazine) Sunday's events in Sacramento: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Sacramento is presented by Pizza Guys and the American Cancer Society. Making Strides will be starting at the West Steps of the CA State Capitol and walking through downtown where we will end our walk together at DOCO with live entertainment, photo opportunities, apparel and lots of downtown fun! (8:00 AM)After the walk, PAINT THE PLAZA PINK at DOCO! Enjoy live music by Funk Shui and visit sponsor booths and the Strides Shop and Disney Shop to help support the fight against breast cancer. (10:00 AM)3rd Sunday Country with Rachel Steele, Morgan & Sheets at Swabbies on the River. (1:00 PM)Enjoy some Verbal Insults at the Punch Line in Sacramento (7:30 PM) Sacramento Patch Notebook A weather system will bring rain and snow chances Sunday but we look to move into a more active weather pattern towards the middle to end of next week into next weekend. (Facebook) The Sacramento Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency are hosting Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23rd from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Public Safety Center at 5770 Freeport Boulevard. (Instagram) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: No Shelter - MMA - Pro Fights in the Cage! (October 23) Add your event Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Sunday off right! I'll see you soon. If you're liking these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. 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].