🌱 Sac & Sierra Weather Woes + Sacramento Housing Relief

Sacramento CA

27 December, 2021

5:28 PM

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Get on up, Sacramento! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know in Sacramento today. First, today's weather: Cold; a little afternoon rain. High: 43 Low: 39. Here are the top five stories today in Sacramento: Interstate 80 remained closed on Monday from Applegate Road in Placer County to the Nevada state line due to heavy snow and downed power lines, Caltrans said. Highway 50 was also closed from Placerville to Meyers. Pacific Gas and Electric Company said around Monday at 8:45 a.m. that about 69,000 customers were without power in the company's Sierra division, which includes El Dorado, Nevada, Placer and Sierra counties. (KCRA3) The Memphis Grizzlies defeated Sacramento for the second time in 10 days, beating the Kings 127-102. Tyrese Haliburton had 18 points and seven assists for Sacramento, ending his run of four consecutive games with at least 20 points and 10 assists. De'Aaron Fox scored 12 points in his return for the Kings after missing nearly two weeks while in the NBA's health and safety protocol. (ABC10)Crews responded to a water rescue effort in the American River near the Old Fair Oaks Bridge, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District officials said Monday morning. One victim was reportedly in the water near the pedestrian bridge, Metro Fire said in a tweet just before 10 a.m. No other details were available at the time of publication. (Sac Bee via MSN) The Sacramento Valley is heading into a period of cold temperatures this week. Overnight temperatures will dip below freezing in many locations throughout the valley Tuesday through next weekend. The series of storms that began one week ago will have its final push Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning. Snow levels may drop down to near 500 feet. (FOX40) 31 new laws will go into effect in 2022 related to the housing situation in California. The most impactful of these laws will make it possible to split single lots in half and build multi-family properties on each lot. In other words, where you can build 1 house today, in 2022, you will be able to build dwellings for 4 families. That should alleviate some of the supply/demand imbalance in Sacramento and make housing more affordable. A real estate agent weighs in on this and other laws on Good Day Sacramento. (Good Day Sacramento) 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! Today in Sacramento: Make Gingerbread Mars Rovers at the Aerospace Museum of California. (10:00 AM)Come out for the third day of Kwanzaa at the Rancho Cordova Kwanzaa Celebration at Daddy O's in Orangevale. (5:30 PM)Broadway Sacramento presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (7:30 PM) From my notebook: These 10 photos show the Christmas weekend storm's impact across California (Sacramento Patch)Here's how you can dispose of your tree in Sacramento and surrounding areas. NYE in Old Sac Canceled due to Omicron! Neighbors helping neighbors was what it was all about in Citrus Heights last week. The American Legion held a feed the homeless day on December 18th. The leader of the event asked the Texas Roadhouse if they could help out by donating some coleslaw. Well, they did much better than that, donating the whole meal of pulled pork sandwiches and coleslaw for the 100 people the group expected to feed! That allowed the American Legion to use the funds they had collected toward Christmas presents for all, including socks, candy and more! (Citrus Heights Sentinel) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Ring In the New Year With 15 Percent Off Beautiful Blooms From FTD! (December 31) Add your event 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 for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update! — 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...