🌱 SacRT Free Rides + Old Sac NYE Canceled + Folsom Lake Maxed!

Sacramento CA

28 December, 2021

6:56 PM

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Morning, people of Sacramento! It's me again, Jeri Karges, your host of the Sacramento Daily. First, today's weather: Cloudy, a little rain; cold. High: 44 Low: 33. Here are the top five stories today in Sacramento: Sacramento Regional Transit has extended its "Free ride to get your vaccine" program. The program, which allows riders to use confirmation of a COVID-19 vaccine appointment as a valid fare to get to that appointment, will now run through March 31, 2022. The Sacramento County Department of Health Services provides a list of vaccination sites in the county and appointment resources on its website. (ABC10)After more than a year of well-below average water levels at Folsom Lake, the Bureau of Reclamation started making releases from that reservoir early Tuesday morning. The releases are necessary because the water level is now near the maximum allowed at this time of year for flood protection. What a difference a few storms make! Releases will be small this week and will only have a minor impact on the American River downstream to Sacramento. (KCRA3)Some of you may have seen this in my notebook yesterday, but I wanted to make sure everyone saw it. The city of Sacramento has canceled its New Year's Eve Sky Spectacular fireworks event that was planned along the Old Sacramento Waterfront due to rising COVID-19 cases of the omicron variant. "On the advice of public health officials, the City of Sacramento has made the difficult decision to cancel the New Year's Eve Sky Spectacular on the Old Sacramento Waterfront due to the recent spread of the Omicron variant," the city said in a statement. "We are hopeful for safer opportunities to gather in large groups in 2022." (KCRA3) The Miss Black Sacramento and Miss Black Teen Scholarship Pageant was held last week, showcasing some of the area's best and brightest young ladies. Aryanna Lewis, a local 25-year-old who started a non-profit to mentor youth, was crowned Miss Black Sacramento. Kimiah Jacobs, a senior at Rocklin High School, was crowned Miss Black Teen Sacramento. (Sacramento Observer) I'm jumping over to the next county for this one, but it's a big enough milestone that I bet you'll forgive me. Happy birthday to Ron Scott, from Rocklin, who turned 105 on Monday! He has lived to see two pandemics. I hope I can never say the same thing... (ABC10) Today's Sacramento Daily is brought to you in part 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. Today in Sacramento: The Fourth Principle of Kwanzaa is Ujamaa, which means cooperative economics. Come out for Ujamaa Market Day on Florin Road in Sacramento. (11:00 AM)Experience Blues & Bourbon with Ray "Catfish" Copeland at the Starlet Room in Sacramento. (5:30 PM)Come and watch the Sacramento Kings take on the Dallas Mavericks at Golden 1 Center downtown. (7:30 PM)Laugh away your holiday blues with Sacramento Comedy Showcase at the Punch Line in Sacramento. (8:00 PM) From my notebook: The City's Office of Innovation and Economic Development is hosting a webinar at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 5 to discuss the state's new homeless hiring tax credit and to provide an opportunity for businesses, certifying homeless services organizations, and workforce referral agencies to connect.Got some extra cash from returning all of those Christmas presents? How about using it for some DEALS on the Downtown Grid? Party Pardee, a Sacramento Bike Hiker cycling event, will take place Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Howard Park, 600 South Church Street in Ione, a short drive east of Sacramento. This 26- and 62-mile bike tour travels the gentle rolling hills of Amador and Calaveras Counties. To register and get full details go to www.partypardee.com. Voting has begun for the December National Weather Service photo of the month! To vote for your favorite, simply "like" the photo. ***Contest rules have been updated. Please read contest rules below before submitting a photo*** (Facebook) 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 and ready to start this Wednesday off right. See you all tomorrow morning for 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...