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This happens every year but @arianelange.bsky.social turns it into a necessary and gut wrenching read www.sacbee.com/news/local/h...

Forgot to post, but in October, I hit 7 years at the Sacramento Bee and in June I hit 12 years as a professional journalist. It's still the best profession in the world.

New: City of Folsom paid $700K to two former officers who alleged racism while on the police force. Among the allegations, at the shooting range, a sergeant dragged a female officer across the dirt. He denied the allegation and is still on the force. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

PSA: Don't go to Sacramento City Hall on Christmas

Roseville police officers are set to receive 6.75% raises next year — the highest annual raises in at least the last four years. City Council to consider it tonight. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

Emails obtained by The Sacramento Bee show that she raised concerns about “absurd” and “disrespectful” treatment only weeks before her departure.

ICYMI: My in-depth series on homeless shelter spending. Sacramento is spending millions on shelters that are getting only 1 in 5 guests into housing. With Renee C. Byer Story 1: www.sacbee.com/news/local/a... Story 2: www.sacbee.com/news/local/a... Story 3: www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

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I went on CapRadio Insight yesterday to talk about my story on Sacramento's unannounced homeless shelter deaths www.capradio.org/news/insight... Story ICYMI: www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

NEW: The city and county of Sacramento have spent $120M of state and federal funding in the last 5 years to build and run 8 large shelters. They've housed 1 in 5 of the guests. A new $64M shelter opens soon. 1st in a 3 part series, with Renee C. Byer www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

Lawsuit says Rancho Cordova illegally OKed Highway 50 billboard for city-tied entity www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

A Sacramento Bee Public Records Act request revealed the names of six people who died of drug overdoses, or apparent drug overdoses, at these government facilities.

Wildly fluctuating info on Sacramento's homeless population. In 2024, elected officials cited the PIT count and said homelessness had dropped almost 30%. Now, a local nonprofit says we're back up to almost 9,000 homeless people. 🤷🏻‍♀️ via @tclift.bsky.social

Sacramento County now has nearly 9,000 homeless people, new data show www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

Under new planned federal cuts, Sacramento could lose 1,037 housing units, currently home to about 1,431 people. California, other states sued the Trump administration over it yesterday. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

Bee Lao was the second person to die on Marysville Boulevard this year and the fourth person since last January. I spoke with one of the loved ones who are bearing the cost of this dangerous road: his 14-year-old daughter, Sophia. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

New: At least six people died of overdoses or apparent overdoses at drug-free city and county of Sacramento shelters in the last two years, since Jan. 1., 2024. None were announced to the public and some weren't even announced to local electeds. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

Davis to pay $18 million to woman who slipped, fell on damaged sidewalk Via Daniel Lempres www.sacbee.com/news/local/a... Wow - these are usually well under 1M

In June 2021, Sacramento was the first city in the Central Valley to adopt such a law.

Thien Ho is running for Congress. Via @nicolenixon.bsky.social www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

Some professional news: I now have a new beat at the SacBee - Regional Watchdog Reporter. In this role, I'll work with beat reporters to dig into things in the city/county of Sacramento AND its suburbs. We are also hiring several other positions: www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-...

Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff arrested by FBI public corruption probe Scoop from Lia Russell, Sharon Bernstein www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

New: The family of a man who died after he was found unresponsive in the jail has filed a lawsuit. He died in August of a drug-related cause. The Sheriff's Office did not announce it to the public. With @emmahall.bsky.social www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

DA Thien Ho wrote a book about the Golden State Killer. Via Sam Stanton www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

New: Sacramento County paid consulting firm $75K for homeless meeting, prep www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

New: Sacramento County paid consulting firm $75K for homeless meeting, prep www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

In addition to Eric Guerra, Flo Cofer and Karina Talamantes told us they're interested in considering a run for Serna's seat. Jeff Harris has opened a fundraising committee. With @emmahall.bsky.social www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

Phil Serna not seeking re-election to BOS, endorsing Eric Guerra Via Abridged www.abridged.org/news/phil-se...

Sacramento regional homeless meeting is underway. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC5a... Brian Pedro of City of Sac: "Our local homelessness response system is far from broken... but doing more with less is not a real thing"

Developer who recently won a $26 million settlement from Sacramento just sued again www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

I have been tracking road deaths in the city of Sacramento since January 2024. Less than two years, and I'm getting close to 60 names on my spreadsheet. It makes me feel sick to my stomach.

I'm sad to read about the death of a pedestrian this morning. She was fatally struck on N 16th & N C Streets. By coincidence, I nervously rode my bike across 16th at B Street Saturday night. Traffic on 16th is fast-moving, lighting is dim, & it's a wide one-way street. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

The proposed development would offer discounted rent to employees of Twin Rivers Unified School District, according to its developers.

Six-story affordable housing project planned at 30th and T www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

Affordable townhomes and apartments are planned for this vacant lot in South Sac www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

New investigation from me into the new Republican Leader of the CA Assembly, Heath Flora. I dug into Flora's voluminous campaign finance records and drove down to his legal address to see who lives there (not him!) Read more here (gift article): www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

Tenants urge Supervisor Rich Desmond to meet with them and adopt protections other local California governments already have.

La Shelle Dozier, who retired as head of SHRA, is going to lead a national lobbying group for affordable housing. Her acting replacement is named. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

Sacramento has a new city manager Via Mathew Miranda www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

Sounds like the new Sacramento city manager will be announced tomorrow at 9:15 a.m...

ICYMI: Eight-story apartment complex planned for midtown parking lot www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

Construction is set to begin on the project in November.

The Sheriff’s Office can now purchase more military equipment, including a $449,000 robot.

The loss equals the department terminating almost 20 full-time officers, said the president of the Sacramento Police Officers Association.

A documentary on homelessness focusing on the dramatic closure of a Sacramento camp screens Thursday at a free public show. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...

Sacramento to charge monthly fees at homeless shelters — a rare policy in US Via Mathew Miranda www.sacbee.com/news/local/h...

The council’s Law and Legislation Committee discussed the idea of a vacant lot tax Tuesday.