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Demonstrators with pro-Palestinian messages interrupt Memorial Day event in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO – Demonstrators with pro-Palestinian messages interrupted a Memorial Day event at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium on Monday. The event was being held outside of the auditorium and was set to feature a flag ceremony and speakers. Exactly when the protesters interrupted is unclear, but Sacramento police sent out an alert a little before 11 a.m. that demonstrators were now blocking J Street at 15th Street, right by the Memorial Auditorium. As seen in video taken at the event, the demonstrators were carrying signs and shouting pro-Palestinian messages. The original Memorial Day event was scheduled to go from 10 a.m. to...
Sacramento residents fed up with unhoused at abandoned property
SACRAMENTO, Calif — A Sacramento man said he is fed up with the mess and stress after an abandoned property in his downtown neighborhood became a place where the unhoused have started living. For the past few years, Paul has enjoyed living in downtown, but he said things started...
Why Sacramento waterways pose risks to swimmers with unofficial start to summer
SACRAMENTO — Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer, but Sacramento-area waterways are posing dangerous and even deadly conditions for some swimmers.A 21-year-old swimmer struggled and went under at Woodward Reservoir in Oakdale on Sunday. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office spent hours searching for his body and later recovered it."We tell them 'You have to have a life jacket,' " said Kennith Anderson, who works at T&K's Jet Ski Rentals out of Modesto. "We don't care if you're a good swimmer."Anderson rents jet skis out on the reservoir that has taken the lives of two swimmers so far this...
The AAPI Night Market in Sacramento: What to Know for 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A celebration of culture, local businesses, food and music is returning for a third year along Capitol Mall Friday. The 2024 AAPI Night Market is playing host to 50 craft and food vendors along with two performances from Bay Area rapper P-Lo and electronic artist Tokimonsta. The event is put on by the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce.
Neighbors frustrated with 311 response, city says things are happening 'behind the scenes'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A wide variety of Sacramento city services can be summoned by simply dialing 311, but there’s still some confusion about when to use it and when results will be seen — especially when it comes to reporting homeless encampments. The city encourages people to...
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