“First-of-its-kind”: Leaders from across Sacramento County to meet next week to address homelessness
Local government leaders from across the Sacramento region are meeting next Tuesday to figure out how best to collaborate on an issue top of mind for many Californians: homelessness. Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty announced the meeting at his first state of the city address earlier this week. He called it...
No-strings-attached $500/month pilot program a life-changer for low-income families
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Giving low-income families $500 per month for a year — no strings attached — significantly stabilized their lives. That’s the finding of a new Sacramento State report, looking at a ‘guaranteed income’ pilot program from United Way California Capital Region. United...
Roseville teen, 16, facing arson charges after arrest in string of vehicle fires
A 16-year-old Roseville boy accused in a string of car fires is being held in Placer County juvenile custody on arson charges, the Roseville Police Department said. Five vehicles were set alight in the area of Bill Hughes Park, 1600 Parkside Way, in the space of 10 days, Roseville police said. The fires were within...
Sacramento’s Colonial Heights Library has been closed for over a year. Here’s when it...
Sacramento’s Colonial Heights library, which serves 20,000 residents annually, has been closed for over a year because of a kitchen fire and is on track to open January, yet many have questions as to what has caused the delay. According to the Sacramento Public Library's website, the July 2024...
City Shares Weekly Update on Homelessness Response and Shelter Availability for Local Residents
The City of Sacramento released its weekly report on homelessness efforts for October 13 to 19, 2025. During this time, the City’s Incident Management Team (IMT) received 626 calls to the 311 service about unsheltered individuals. These calls led to 2,260 cases being opened. One call can result in more than one case.
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Scammers Impersonating Deputies in New Fraudulent Scheme
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning about a scam in which callers are impersonating law enforcement officials. According to Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, scammers are using the real names of deputies and staff members to make their calls appear legitimate. While the names...
Sacramento coroner officials identify skeletal remains of missing Yolo County man
Authorities have identified the skeletal remains of a Yolo County man who was missing for more than a year and was found earlier this month in a rural area in southwest Sacramento County. Alejandro Reyes Cisneros, 40, was found along the 12000 block of River Road in the town of Courtland, the Sacramento County...
Sacramento police search for missing, at-risk 78-year-old woman
(FOX40.COM) —The Sacramento Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing, at-risk 78-year-old woman. SPD said that Betty Robison was last seen around 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday in the 4700 block of Elvas Avenue. Video Above: What should you do if someone you love goes missing? She is...
Roseville outpost of Sacramento-based chain restaurant quietly closes its doors
A Sacramento chain’s Roseville franchise quietly shut down after eight years in operation. Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse , at 3003 Douglas Blvd. and East Roseville Parkway, closed recently, The Sacramento Business Journal first reported. On Google Maps, the Douglas Boulevard restaurant was listed as “permanently...
Sacramento may run out of cemetery space. One man has a plan to fix...
Mark Velasquez has visited his daughter at Sacramento’s Odd Fellows cemetery regularly since her death a little over a year ago. Sammy’s plot is up near the cemetery’s fence line, under a tree that offers some welcome shade during the Sacramento summer. He’ll trek up to the plot, sometimes with his dog trotting at...
