🌱 Record Breaking Storm + Sierra Snow Totals + Retire In Sac!

Sacramento CA

25 October, 2021

7:16 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 Tuesday October 26th, 2021! First, today's weather: Some sun, then clouds; cool. High: 61 Low: 52. Here are the top stories today in Sacramento: I think we can all attest that was one heckuva storm that rolled through here on Sunday! Downtown Sacramento officially set its all-time 24-hour rainfall record with Sunday's storm. The National Weather Service says, between 1 a.m. Sunday and 1 a.m. Monday, a total of 5.44 inches fell in Downtown Sacramento. That beat the old record of 5.28 inches set back in 1880. And get this - Sacramento Executive Airport's 24-hour total is already 81.9 percent of the total precipitation it got in the whole 2020-2021 water year! Yeah. It was crazy! (CBS Sacramento) The brand new McKinley Park Water Vault, a recently finished East Sacramento construction project, is already full! The weekend rain filled up the 6-million gallon container. Carlos Eliason, a spokesperson for the City of Sacramento, said the vault is built for a 10-year-storm, yet Sunday's rainfall is being estimated as a 100-year-storm. He said flooding would have been much worse had the vault not taken in some of that rainfall. (KCRA3)Sacramento came in at 143 on US News list of 150 Best Places to Retire in the US. Not surprisingly, the lower scores came in the category of value, but we did well on quality of life, with the publication calling out our availability of outdoor activities like bike trails and farmer's markets. (US News and World Report)Two people were arrested on Saturday after attempting to kill a police officer in Galt, according to the Galt Police Department. They were identified as 24-year-old Alejandro Reyes-Rios and 24-year-old Virginia Maria Montanez. Police said an officer noticed a car that he identified from a previous case where a man was arrested for driving under the influence. The officer heard shots from the area of the vehicle that hit the ground near where he was standing. Reyes-Rios faces charges of attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy. Montanez faces charges of attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy and accessory after the fact. (ABC10)Skiing on Halloween? Maybe not, but snow totals in the mountains over the weekend are very impressive. Donner Summit and Soda Springs each picked up nearly 30 inches and Kirkwood even picked up well over a foot of the white stuff. (NWS Sacramento via Twitter) Today's Sacramento Daily is brought to you by GoodRx, a Patch Brand Partner. Recognizing the early signs of the common cold is important in helping prevent yourself and others from getting sick. Here's what you need to know about the causes of the common cold, its symptoms and how you can combat this seasonal malady. Today in Sacramento: It's Taco Tuesday at LogOff Brewing! Try Thick Vatos Tacos and a brew! (4:00 PM)Join fellow gamers for a Paint and Take and Game Kastle in Sacramento. (5:00 PM)Bring your little goblins to Trunk or Treat at Laguna Cal Fit. You don't have to be a Cal Fit member to participate. (5:00 PM)Come out for Sacramento Poetry Day at the Sacramento Poetry Center. In 1985 Sacramento Mayor Anne Rudin issued an official proclamation that October 26th was Sacramento Poetry Day. Current Sacramento Poet Laureate Andru Defeye hosts. (7:00 PM) Sacramento Patch Notebook On Oct. 28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Sacramento County will host a Public Health Forum on COVID featuring a Q&A format with Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye via Zoom. Advanced registration is required to attend. (Sac Observer) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Save 15 Percent On Boo-tiful Flowers This Halloween! (October 31) Add your event Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around. If you're enjoying 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? Reach out anytime to [email protected].