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In today's newsletter:

• See which Elk Grove startups just won big cash awards.
• Driver in deadly River Road crash sentenced after chase into Elk Grove.

Also on today's calendar: Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers the "Boat America Safety Class".

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Rather cloudy and hot, with a high of 103 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 102, low: 64.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and not as hot, with a high of 91 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pitch Elk Grove Winners Get $20,000 (egcitizen.com) — Elk Grove's own Pitch Elk Grove 2026 just awarded $20,000 in prizes to three standout startups, highlighting the city's growing entrepreneurial scene. Krokos Bio won the $10,000 top prize, Insta Brow took second plus Best Elk Grove Startup honors, and Pheronym placed third, all backed by Invest Elk Grove and StartupSac.
   

• Man gets 188 years to life for DUI crash that killed five (elkgrovenews.net) — A man has been sentenced to 188 years to life for a 2023 DUI crash near Freeport that killed five people, after he fled the scene and was later pursued into Elk Grove. The case, prosecuted in Sacramento County, underscores the severe consequences of high‑speed, intoxicated driving and the multi‑agency response that followed the crash and carjacking.
   

📸 Around Elk Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elk Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers the "Boat America Safety Class" →
  Park Delta Bay, 922 W Brannan Island Rd, Isleton
  7:45 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 9
• MS VBall vs. LdV
  School of Engineering and Sciences School of Engineering & Sciences, 7345 Gloria Dr, Sacramento, C
  4:00 pm
• Flag Football, Girls VR @ Elk Grove
  Hiram Johnson Sacramento, CA 95820
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Volleyball, Girls JV vs Armijo
  Hiram Johnson 3500 Florin Rd., Sacramento, California, 95823
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball, Girls VR vs Armijo
  Hiram Johnson 3500 Florin Rd., Sacramento, California, 95823
  6:00 pm
• Flag Football, Girls JV vs Armijo
  Hiram Johnson Sacramento, CA 95820
  6:00 pm
• Flag Football, Girls VR vs Armijo
  Hiram Johnson Sacramento, CA 95820
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Progress Notices Issued
  Fern Bacon Sacramento, CA 95823
• Football (11 person) VR @ Weston Ranch
  Hiram Johnson 4606 McCuen Ave, Stockton, California, 95206
  7:15 pm
Saturday September 12
• California Brewers Festival 2026 →
  Discovery Park, Sacramento
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Miner's Leap Winery - Summer Under the Stars Concert Series →
  Miner's Leap Winery, 54250 S River Rd, Clarksburg
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Anxiety-CBT Skills Group →
  SNAHC Sacramento Native American Health Center, 3800 Florin Rd, Sacramento
  10:00 am
• 2026 Aftershock Festival - 4 Day Pass →
  Discovery Park
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone who can install laminate flooring.
  4 bedrooms. I have the flooring, looking for estimate on what you would charge for labor. (Nextdoor Fallbrook)
• Good evening,I am an IHSS provider looking to help recipients in the elk grove area.
  I am available morning and afternoons Monday through Friday. Please feel free to message, text or call me if you or a family member is in need of… (Nextdoor Renwick)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Elk Grove. Apply here.
• Troon posted a job opening for Dishwasher/Prep Cook in Elk Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elk Grove here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sacramento

• Sacramento top stories: Transit buses, Lavender Heights safety, CA traffic (sacbee.com)
• Man sentenced for attempted murder of Sacramento police officer in 2021 shooting (sacbee.com)
• Community patrol planned after 2 women assaulted in Sacramento's Lavender Heights (kcra.com)

Rancho Cordova

• Visit Rancho Cordova Opens Nominations for 2026 Destination Legacy Awards (ranchocordovaindependent.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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