Was Guy Fieri in Sacramento this week? Here’s what Flavortown’s mayor was up to
The mayor of Flavortown was spotted in the Sacramento area on Thursday, leading folks online to wonder what he was up to in the City of Trees. Celebrity chef and TV personality Guy Fieri met fans on Thursday evening in an Arden Arcade beverage store, promoting his tequila and mezcal brand developed in collaboration...
Sacramento City Unified School District to lay off hundreds of workers
Hundreds of Sacramento City Unified School District workers were set to be laid off amid a multi-million-dollar budget deficit, following a vote by district trustees on Thursday.
Vallejo modular home manufacturer tells officials it may close, laying off all employees
VALLEJO – Modular housing manufacturer Harbinger Production, formerly called Factory_OS, announced Friday that the company may close its Vallejo factory and lay off all of its 280 employees later this year, the latest major Solano County employer to announce layoffs. The company announced the layoffs in a legal...
City of Sacramento announces $66.2 million budget deficit. Here is what happens next
The City is facing a projected $66.2 million budget deficit as it begins work on the fiscal year 2026–27 budget, as presented to the City Council on Feb. 10. The deficit is not the result of a recession but rather reflects a long-term structural imbalance in the City’s finances, where ongoing expenses continue to...
Westbound Highway 50 closed overnight in Sacramento
(FOX40.COM) — All westbound lanes on U.S. Highway 50 will be closed overnight for a sign installation, state officials announced. A contractor will install an overhead sign across the highway’s entire westbound side in the early morning of Thursday, Jan. 12, the California Department of Transportation said Wednesday....
Gold Love Con Bleeds Roseville Man for $1 Million
A resident of Roseville lost more than $1 million in an online romance scam that began on a dating site in March 2025, after a woman moved the relationship to private messages and claimed she needed money to access a supposed inheritance of 455 kilograms of gold. The victim sent funds for months to cover alleged...
Meeting on Natoma Station maintenance district
The City of Folsom will hold a final community meeting on March 5, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the Folsom City Hall Council Chambers at 50 Natoma St. The meeting will explain the proposed formation of the Natoma Station Maintenance Assessment District (No. 2025-2) and how it could affect neighborhood maintenance. Residents...
Sacramento County sheriff warns $14M cut could remove 50 deputies
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper says a proposed budget reduction could force his office to pull more than 50 deputies off the streets, warning that response times and specialized units would take a hit. The concern comes as Sacramento County grapples with a budget deficit...
Galleria Chain-Grab Shocks Roseville, Cops Collar Two Brothers
Two Roseville-area brothers were arrested after police say they snatched a necklace from a shopper at the Westfield Galleria at Roseville in mid-January and threatened the victim as they left. The suspects later surfaced during a related search at the older brother’s Sacramento County home and were booked into the...
Suspect in Mather standoff with Sacramento deputies facing gun, domestic violence charges
A 64-year-old Mather man was arrested Thursday after an hourslong standoff with Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies and now faces domestic violence and weapons charges, authorities said. Rickey Dean Hayashida was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, domestic...
