Sacramento City Pulse

Local Politics & Government

• 🔥 Cesar Chavez Plaza Renaming: Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty appointed a council subcommittee including Vice Mayor...

Back-to-back fires at 7876 Twin Oaks Ave raise safety flags in Sacramento suburb:

• First blaze (~9:30-9:50 p.m. Tue): Attic fire; homeowner escaped...

Swift backlash to NYT sexual abuse allegations hits Sacramento hard:

• Mayor McCarty fast-tracks Cesar E. Chavez Plaza rename, appoints subcommittee...

• Community support with caveats: Land Park Community Association favors modernizing and expanding the zoo, but insists residents get a seat at the...

Key updates in the ABC10 shooting case:

• Anibal Hernandez Santana, 63, returns to court today; DA seeks to combine state/federal cases into four...

Sacramento County deputies are investigating a deadly shooting near Watt Avenue and Jackson Road apartment complex, where one person was killed and a suspect remains at large.

CA Senate committee backs bill to curb mental health diversion for public safety in Sacramento region.

Unprecedented March sizzle in Sacramento at 99°F signals early climate shifts:

• Alters clothing, outdoor plans, AC use
• Boosts public safety...

• At least 9 businesses targeted in Sacramento overnight break-ins.
• Hits include Round Table Pizza on Freeport Boulevard, Village Drive Inn on 60th...

West Sacramento's $14M loan to the regional tolling authority could speed up express lanes, easing traffic on I-5 from airport to downtown Sac and Hwy...

Key details for staying informed on local priorities ahead of 3/24/2026:

• Committee: Comm. Services, Public Safety, and Housing & Economic...

Sacramento's Golden 1 Center became an industrial rock haven for Nine Inch Nails' tour-ending 90-minute blast.

• Genre elevation: Trent Reznor...

Unplug and play outdoors with Sacramento County Regional Parks' celebration of National Day of Play on Saturday, March 21:

• Explore 15,000+ acres of...

Crime & Public Safety Incidents

• 🔥 Deadly Shooting Near South Watt Avenue: Sacramento County Sheriff's Office reports a 28-year-old man was...

Prolonged strikes disrupt Sacramento-area schools, with first-ever walkouts straining operations and budgets:

• Twin Rivers (9 days): Back at...

Swift emergency action in Sacramento suburb after evening blast:

• Crews dispatched ~7pm to complex near Howe Ave/Fair Oaks Blvd for reported...

• Fatal shooting near South Watt Ave & Jackson Rd: 28-year-old man killed after 911 call reported shots and victim down.
• Gray Hyundai at apartment...

Tensions rise in local labor commemorations:

• UFW pulls out of all Cesar Chavez Day events after recent allegations against the union co-founder.
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Key progress on Sacramento's vital water supply:

• City Council voted Tuesday to advance the 25-year Lower American River plan, becoming the 21st...

Sacramento PD's entertainment and violent crime reduction teams ran a high-visibility patrol in Old Sacramento, stopping a vehicle and searching after...