🌱 Dine Downtown Sac is Back! + Welcome Citrus Heights New Mayor

Sacramento CA

13 December, 2021

6:44 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 December 14th! First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy and chilly. High: 50 Low: 38. Here are the top 5 stories today in Sacramento: Downtown Sacramento Partnership has announced the annual Dine Downtown program will return for its 17th year, January 7 through January 17, 2022. The 24 restaurants (and counting!) will have the option to offer Dine Downtown's infamous three-course, prix fixe menus for dinner, lunch and/or brunch at one of three price points – $25, $35 or $45. In its nearly two decade run to-date, Dine Downtown has generated more than $6 million in restaurant sales for Central City restaurants. (The Sacramento Press) Jeff Osuna has a vision for a Sacramento home, with fresh paint and new plumbing. It's a lot of work and this isn't even his house. It belongs to a 19-year-old named Mackenzie. Mackenzie's Mom, Lisa, passed away unexpectedly after a stroke in April. The teen was thrust into adulthood overnight. Jeff saw Mackenzie's home in desperate need of repairs and upgrades so he stepped up and so did the community. Jeff is a firefighter with the Cosumnes Fire Department. Several of his fellow firefighters are also donating their time and supplies. They've also set up donations online to help Mackenzie get furniture and start her life as a college freshman. (CBS Sacramento) Sacramento Police officers got a call just before 1:30 p.m. Sunday about a shooting near El Camino Avenue and Erickson Street, the Sacramento Police Department said. There, officers found the shooting victim. The man was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries but police said he was conscious and speaking to officers at the time. No suspect information was released. (KCRA3) In an effort to educate and engage Sacramento residents, business owners and community leaders in the City's planning process, the City's Community Development Department will soon be accepting applications for its 2022 Planning Academy. The free, eleven-week virtual course, which begins March 7, 2022, provides participants with a background in the fundamentals of city planning and covers a broad spectrum of planning and development-related topics and issues. Topics include affordable housing, environmental justice, zoning and land use, inclusive economic development, transportation, and climate action planning Applications will open on Dec. 13, 2021 and will be due by 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Sacramento residents and business owners are invited to apply online. (Sacramento City Express)The Citrus Heights City Council voted unanimously to appoint Porsche Middleton to serve as mayor for the next year, but a subsequent motion to appoint Bret Daniels as vice mayor was shot down in a 3-2 vote. Following the failure of Tim Schaefer's motion to nominate Daniels, a subsequent motion to nominate Schaefer as vice mayor was made by outgoing Mayor Steve Miller. That motion passed unanimously. The annual nomination and ratification of council members became contentious last year when Schaefer and Daniels both voted "no" on the nomination of Miller and Middleton to serve as mayor and vice mayor. Daniels at the time said he felt he had been "intentionally passed over" for a shot at mayor. (Citrus Heights Sentinel) Today's Sacramento Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at Ring, the home security company. Ring does a lot more than doorbells: check out their full suite of smart home products at Ring.com. And thank you Ring for helping to make local news happen in Sacramento! Tuesday's events in Sacramento: Play Discover: Lands Unknown at Game Kastle in Sacramento. (4:00 PM)Join The Torch Club for its annual customer appreciation party and have a party on them! There will be food, fun, favors and, as always, some excellent live music! (5:00 PM)Join Fleet Feet Sacramento for Run Crew at SacYard Community Taphouse. The route will run through the East Sac holiday lights. A special prize will be given to the "Most Lit Runner." (6:00 PM)Brave the storm and check out the Noah Kahan: I Was / I Am Tour at Ace of Spades in Sacramento. (7:00 PM) From my notebook: The Sacramento Public Library introduces Craftsy on Libby for beginner to advanced crafters alike! There are classes for quilting, sewing, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, weaving and spinning, cake decorating, baking, cooking, drawing, painting, photography, paper crafting, jewelry making, home décor, gardening, woodworking, writing, fitness, and yoga. Access Craftsy through the Libby app and get to crafting! (Press Release Desk)Congrats, Sacramento! As of 6 PM Sunday, Water Year 2022 (which began on Oct 1) is officially wetter than Water Year 2021! (Facebook) Sacramento needs you! Come volunteer with us at Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. Your #BigHearted help makes a difference in our community! https://www.sacramentofoodbank... (Instagram) Loving the Sacramento Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Send me a news tip or suggestion at [email protected] Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday. I'll see you soon! — 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...