🌱 Air Raid (Not)! + Violent Crime Increasing + Rocky Horror@CSUS

Sacramento CA

19 October, 2021

7:34 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 Wednesday October 20th, 2021! First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy, showers around. High: 61 Low: 55. Here are the top stories today in Sacramento: An alarm that was blaring in East Sacramento for over half an hour late Monday night was not from the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, the company said. A spokesperson with SMUD told KCRA 3 the alarm appeared to have sounded off from its 59th Street location along Folsom Boulevard in East Sacramento, but she clarified that the alarm is not a SMUD alarm, but instead a county air raid system. With no air raids in site, the alarm had been turned off by 11:10 p.m. (KCRA3) Violent crime is continuing to increase in Sacramento, outgoing Police Chief Daniel Hahn said on Monday. The chief tweeted out some sobering statistics including 48 murders so far this year compared to 35 this time last year. "Thru September, violence continues to rise," Hahn said in the tweet. (KCRA3) The Sacramento City Council is funding $5M for improvements in Old Sacramento to help with public safety after 3 shootings this summer, 2 of which turned deadly. $60K will go toward street closures, $300K for security cameras, $300K for security personnel and $4.5M for lighting. That's some pretty expensive lighting, but if it helps with keeping Old Sac safe for those of us who enjoy it's unique experiences, let's do it. (ABC10) Thousands of parents, students and teachers walked out of school and onto the California State Capitol lawn in Sacramento on Monday. About two thousand protesters from all across the state converged on the lawn in protest of the state vaccine mandate. Some parents pulled their kids out of school to make it clear how attendance would be impacted with the mandate. Districts saw a strong walkout, but overall, the majority of kids showed up. There were a few parents there who were advocating for the mandate, as well. One parent summed it up this way: "As a parent, you always want to do what's best for your child. The vaccine isn't political. We've had all of these vaccinations that are mandatory and COVID just needs to be another one added to the list." (CBS Sacramento) A state-run pest prevention program partly violates California's landmark environmental protection law with its approach to spraying pesticides, a state appeals court has ruled. The court found that a pest prevention and management program run by the California Department of Food and Agriculture violated the California Environmental Quality Act by failing to conduct site-specific environmental reviews and notify the public before sprays. The ruling also found the program doesn't appropriately consider contamination to water bodies or mitigate harm on bees and that the department understated existing pesticide use. (CBS Sacramento) Today's Sacramento Daily is brought to you by our friends at GoodRx — the best way to save money on your prescriptions. GoodRx helps you locate the lowest prices for medications at local pharmacies, so you're not overpaying. Works for pet medications too! To see how much you can save, go to GoodRx.com. Wednesday's events in Sacramento: Join the Sippin' at Winn Event at Albert Winn Park in Sacramento. Sippin' at Winn will take place during the Wednesdays at Winn Farmers Market from 5 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (5:00 PM)Wine Tasting for Albie Aware at Bailarin Cellars is presented by Albie Aware Breast Cancer Foundation. (6:00 PM)With the arrival of fall comes the exciting debut of the Fall Tasting Series at Revival at the Sawyer! Tonight is whiskey pairing. (6:30 PM)One Degree of Separation with Brad Bonar Jr. will be at Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club and Lounge. (7:00 PM)Tanya Tucker - Bring My Flowers Now Tour will be at the Crest Theater in Downtown Sacramento. (7:30 PM) Sacramento Patch Notebook "The Rocky Horror Show" opens today at Sacramento State, marking the first live performance at the school in nearly two years. Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, is coming up on Nov. 1-2. Midtown's Cantina Alley, located at 2320 Jazz Alley, has one of the largest Dia de Los Muertos alters in Sacramento.Here are some 24 hour snow total reports The National Weather Service received for the northern Sierra Tuesday morning! The Incident Meteorologist for the Caldor Fire reported 3- 5 inches for the burn area. (Facebook) Do you have questions about the new vaccine mandate for SCUSD students and staff? Learn about where to get vaccinated, filing exemptions, the District's timeline and more. (Facebook) The Crocker Art Museum is thrilled to announce that starting today they will expand days of operation to include Wednesdays! Visitors may now enjoy the Museum Wednesday through Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM each day. (Facebook) 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) International Wedding Festival @ Hutchins Street Square Lodi (October 24) Add your event Gigs & services: Extra Hand Assistant! (Details) Add your gig or service Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update! If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow 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... 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