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What a Sacramento student needed most after being called the N-word | Opinion

On Juneteenth , when we commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in 1865, I’d like to remind Sacramento City Unified School District administrators of how profoundly Black children feel the pain and trauma of racial slurs hurled at them by other children they serve. They are not immune to experiencing
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Pothole Punishment in Sacramento as Drivers Get Slammed by Crumbling Roads and Bridges

Sacramento drivers are starting their commutes with a familiar obstacle course, weaving around axle-busting potholes and creeping over tired-looking bridge decks that seem like they should have been fixed a long time ago. The wear and tear stretches from beat-up neighborhood streets to aging river crossings, bringing d
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Sacramento City Unified may ask voters to approve parcel tax amid budget crisis

Sacramento City Unified School District is considering asking voters to approve a parcel tax, as district officials search for new local revenue to support student programs and services amid an unprecedented budget crisis. During Thursday’s board meeting, Chris Ralston, SCUSD’s assistant superintendent of facilities, o
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Sacramento police patrol vehicle stolen; suspect arrested near Lodi

A suspect was arrested Friday afternoon after stealing a Sacramento police patrol vehicle and leading officers on a chase that ended near Lodi.
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Juvenile shot in West Sacramento, police investigating

(FOX40.COM) — A juvenile was shot Friday afternoon in West Sacramento, officials said. Officers with the West Sacramento Police Department were dispatched around 1:50 p.m. to the 3400 block of Evergreen Circle after someone called to report possible shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, officers found one juvenile wit
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Bud’s Buffet Stages Downtown Comeback With Halal Tex-Mex Twist

Bud’s Buffet, the downtown Sacramento lunch staple that went dark in 2020, has quietly flipped the lights back on under new ownership, trading its old-school deli sandwiches for a halal-focused, build-your-own Tex-Mex setup. A soft reopening is already underway ahead of a July 1 grand opening, with the menu now centere
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Juneteenth weekend forecast: Why Central Valley is cooling and when it warms again

Last weekend, many of us in the Central Valley were sweating with widespread temps above 100 degrees and several extreme heat warnings. It was as if summer was officially here a week early. This weekend, as summer officially arrives Sunday at 1:24 a.m., temperatures are much more manageable if not downright pleasant. T
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Fake Boot Bandits Shake Down Sacramento Drivers With Phony City Notices

Sacramento drivers are getting hit with a slick new scam that looks painfully official: a bogus wheel clamp slapped on a tire, paired with what appears to be a real city parking warning. After that comes the shakedown, with texts or calls demanding hundreds of dollars. City officials say their legitimate vehicle-boot p
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Sacramento wants to run a 145-mile power line through our backcountry

There is a project moving quietly through Sacramento that will change rural North County forever, and most of the people who will live with it have never heard its name. It is called the Golden Pacific Powerlink. A 145-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission line. Steel lattice towers up to 200 feet tall,...
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Sky River Launches Light & Wonder’s Huff n’ Puff Link

ELK GROVE, CA – Sky River Casino is the first Northern California property to install Light & Wonder’s Huff N’ Puff™ Link, the latest addition to the Huff N’ Puff slot franchise. The Huff N’ Puff series, themed around the “Three Little Pigs” story, has...

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