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Costco building 800 apartments with rooftop pool next to new store as chain breaks into housing sector for 1st time ever
COSTCO has announced groundbreaking plans to create its own apartment complex for the first ever time. The discount chain will attempt to break into the Los Angeles market in an attempt to offer people an alternative in the housing crisis. This will be a new product launch for the retailer...
Maidu wins Section 4 title after 13-3 win
For the second time in as many tournaments, the Maidu 10-11 All-Stars showed the true team they are in the championship game. After losing to Lakeside, 9-8, in the first District 54 title game, Maidu came out the following day and beat Lakeside, 7-1. After losing yesterday to Fair Oaks Orangevale, 3-1, Maidu came out and convincingly beat them, 13-3, in four innings.
50 people arrested or cited in Sacramento-area Target retail theft operation
NORTH HIGHLANDS — A recent law enforcement retail theft operation at a Target store in Sacramento County led to 50 people being arrested or cited, authorities said Thursday.The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said it conducted the operation with Target asset protection specialists at the retailer's store on Madison Avenue in North Highlands last weekend.Plain-clothed sheriff's detectives and the Target specialists surveyed dozens of thieves inside and outside the business.Of the 50 people arrested or cited, the sheriff's office said nine were minors. Four already had outstanding warrants and were booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail. Two suspects were detained after leading law enforcement officials on a foot chase.Target and law enforcement previously worked to clean up another crime-ridden store in the Sacramento area.CBS Sacramento recently learned that the city attorney's office drafted a letter, which was never sent, warning about a charge of a nuisance violation against Target relating to their store on Riverside Boulevard. Since then, Target added security, lighting, and locked down merchandise.With the North Highlands operation, it was unclear how much merchandise was stolen and if all of it was recovered.
San Francisco Giants 2025 schedule revealed, will face A's in Sacramento on July 4
The San Francisco Giants are set to begin the 2025 season on the road in Cincinnati and will face the relocated A's in Sacramento over the July 4 holiday, according to the league schedule released Thursday.For the 9th time in 10 seasons, the Giants will open the season on the road, with a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds set to begin on Thursday, March 27, 2025. The season-opening road trip will continue with three games against the Houston Astros from March 31 to April 2.The Giants home opener at Oracle Park is scheduled for Friday, April 4 against the...
Redwood Empire All-Stars go down battling in Section tournament
The local Little League All-Star season is down to just one team after the Redwood Empire 11s bowed out of their Section tournament with a gutsy team performance in Yuba City on Wednesday night. With their backs to the wall and facing a fourth straight elimination game, the young RELL...
Potters pitchers pull through in victory over Express
A committee of pitchers was the difference Tuesday night, as five arms combined for a dominant performance in a 4-1 victory over the AE Express at McBean Stadium. Lincoln handed the ball to Tyler Moore to start the game, and he kept the Express off the board for three innings. Moore allowed four hits and struck out two.
Safeway will not be in Twelve Bridges anytime soon
A new sign at the intersection of E Joiner Parkway and Twelve Bridges Drive appeared last week, leading community members to believe a Safeway was coming soon to the Twelve Bridges area, but it is not. According to city officials, Safeway has not put in an application for a project...
Full offseason at Auburn makes 'a huge difference' for Payton Thorne
For one more year, the lights are still bright on Payton Thorne. Things were shaky at best for the former Michigan State transfer in his debut season at Auburn. When the 2023 campaign concluded, many wondered what Hugh Freeze's plan at quarterback would be moving forward. Cut to nearly a...
Folsom affordable first-time homebuyer opportunity offered through Habitat for Humanity
Folsom, Calif.- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento announces it is accepting applications for a new development in Historic Folsom. (Folsom tops list of Best Places to raise a family) The homes will be developed on the northeast corner of Coloma and Persifer streets. The project includes five two-story homes...
El Dorado County restaurant gets $5,000 electric bill for start of summer
EL DORADO — On the heels of the last heat wave and more triple-digit temperatures on the way, many people around the area are starting to get their electric bills—which is coming with sticker shock."Out of every dollar that comes in, a restaurant is going to keep about 3 cents in their pocket," Dean Hiatt, executive chef at Poor Red's Bar-B-Q, said.Hiatt said the restaurant's Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) monthly bill usually averages about $4,000.In June, it jumped to $5,000. Hiatt said that he's nervous because he hasn't received the bill yet for this last heat wave."If you budget...
Sacramento restaurant featured on Guy Fieri's "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives" to close by end of July
SACRAMENTO – A longtime Land Park area restaurant that once got national recognition will be saying goodbye at the end of the month. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the owners of Dad's Kitchen announced that their Freeport Boulevard location will be closing for good on Sunday, July 28. "We have so much gratitude for the last 14 amazing years in this location but it is time to close the doors," the restaurant's owners wrote. No specific reason has been given for the restaurant's impending closure.Food Network star Guy Fieri featured Dad's Kitchen in a 2011 segment on "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives." It was one of a handful of Sacramento-area restaurants to be featured on the show. Dad's Kitchen says its last two weeks in business will be a celebration of the restaurant. They urge patrons to keep an eye out for a celebration schedule. While the Land Park location will be closing, Dad's Kitchen has another location in Fair Oaks on Sunset Avenue.
Rocklin City Council adds appointees to its boards, commission and committees
At the end of June, the Rocklin City Council officially appointed new members to its various boards, commissions and committees. On May 29, the city council conducted interviews with qualified applicants to fill vacancies on the city’s Board of Appeals, Community Recognition Commission and Parks & Recreation Commission. The city council also reviewed requests for reappointment of scheduled vacancies on the Board of Appeals, Community Recognition Commission, Investment Advisory Committee, Parks and Recreation Commission and the Planning Commission.
Engineering Report Finds Only Top Floor of Hotel Marysville at Risk of Falling
MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - Only the top floor of the five-story Hotel Marysville presents a significant fall hazard and traffic could safely be restored to the two southbound lanes of Highway 70 if a 10-foot-high debris catch-barrier is erected, according to an engineering report received Tuesday by the City of Marysville.
Sky River Casino looking to hire staff with on-site job fairs
(FOX40.COM) — Sky River Casino in Elk Grove is looking to hire more people as the casino plans for a future expansion. Sky River Casino is hosting on-site job fairs every third Thursday of each month with its next job fair scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 18. The casino is hiring […]
Opponents of Elk Grove's Coral Blossom affordable housing project not going down without a fight
Even though they face long odds in having Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen reverse her decision on the Coral Blossom affordable housing project, opponents are not giving up without having their voices heard. Residents and businesses opposed to the Coral Blossom project on Elk Grove-Florin Road have placed several signs...
West Sacramento City Council votes to give street new name to eliminate offensive term
WEST SACRAMENTO — A controversial street in West Sacramento is getting a new name in an effort to eliminate an offensive term.We first told you about this debate last year, but not everyone is happy with the alternatives."We're not going to all agree as a city and residents as to what a perfect name might be," West Sacramento City Councilmember Quirina Orozco said.The city said that the street's current name, Squaw Road, is considered racist and offensive."In recent years, the sq word has widely been recognized as a derogatory term that is offensive to Native Americans," said John Robinson, West Sacramento...
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