🌱 New Stuff Coming To The 'Ville + Locals Rock in ZZ Top Tribute

TGIF, Roseville!

Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today.

Let's get to it!

First, today's weather:

Skies will be partly cloudy today with an expected high of 63 degrees and an overnight low of 36. Winds remain light and variable at about 2-4 mph and humidity will be around 54% during the day.

Here are the top five stories today in Roseville:

1. Mayor Krista Bernasconi sat down with KFBK News Radio’s Kitty O’Neal on Monday to talk about how Roseville is weathering the pandemic. The mayor highlighted how, despite the quarantine challenges of the past two years, our city is at an all-time low for industrial vacancies as new business come into town. Roseville also continues to make several “Best Places to Live” lists across many demographics. Bernasconi pointed out some of the new development happening, mostly in West Roseville, and the city's continued planning to keep our older corridors vital. You can listen to the whole interview by clicking on the link. (KFBK News Radio)
   
2. Want to get smart? Two institutions of higher learning are moving into South Placer County. California State University, Sacramento (my alma mater!) will open a satellite campus in the unincorporated Sunset Area between Roseville, Rocklin and Lincoln. The Sacramento State Placer Center will have close ties with Sierra College in Rocklin with a transfer center on the campus and a co-enrollment system. Hillsdale College, a private, Christian liberal arts university based in Michigan, will occupy space in the Regional University project area west of Roseville. (Roseville Press Tribune)
3. Two Lincoln natives and a Cameron Park dude are touring around impersonating rock music’s iconic ZZ Top with their tribute band, ZZ Tush. Formed eight years ago, this band has everything needed to pay homage to that “little band out of Texas” – the musical talent, microphones and guitars designed by Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and, of course, the beards. Band members Ed Koop, “Jersey” John Roshe and Dan Monaghan rehearse in the warehouse of Koop’s Alpha Dog ADA Signs in Roseville. Read more about the band and be sure to catch one of their local gigs coming up in Auburn and Sacramento before they head out to the rest of the country. (Gold Country Media and ZZ Tush Facebook)
4. Your bacon and pulled pork sandwiches are safe for now as enforcement of California’s new farm animal welfare law has been delayed by a ruling from Sacramento County Superior Court Judge James Arguelles. Proposition 12, passed by a ballot measure in 2018, requires enough space in holding pens for livestock to turn completely around, and sets other new standards yet to be worked out pertaining to California’s meat animals. The new regulations are expected to hit the pork industry especially hard. The delay is set to end six months after the state enacts the final regulations and is a relief to state grocers and restaurant operators as they deal with already rising food costs and supply chain issues. (CBS 13)
5. The State of California is killing our buzz this week, reminding us that even the record rain and snow we got in November is still not enough to take us out of drought status. You could say they are raining on our parade with their recently approved new emergency water conservation measures, but that metaphor really doesn’t work. We should all be familiar with these water-saving measures by now, but maybe check out the city’s page to make sure you are up to date – especially as it could mean a $500 per day fine for non-compliance. We’ve got this, Roseville! (What’s Happening in Roseville)

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Today in Roseville:

• You know him from season 17 of The Voice (he made it to the top ten contestants!), but tonight Shane Q is at House of Oliver for your listening enjoyment. Get cozy inside or take in the fresh air on the heated patio. 6:00 pm
• Hearken back to your youthful 90s and 00s with alternative rock from The Allegedlies (don’t you love that band name?) at The Union tonight. The doors open at 5:00 pm if you want to grab some dinner and there’s no cover charge! 7:00 pm
• Sacramento Hot Tubs is @The Grounds this weekend to answer your questions about their “aaaaah” inspiring hot tubs, swim spas, exercise spas and more. Today-Sunday
• Honoring Our Heritage: The Impact of Executive Order 9066 on the Japanese Americans at the Rocklin History Museum features artifacts on loan from two Placer County Japanese American families interned in camps during World War II. Admission is free and the exhibit is open Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Through March
• Professional Bull Riders (PBR) are moseying into town this weekend to “Unleash the Beast” at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. You can still get individual day tickets for $15-$25 to watch these modern day cowpokes in “the toughest sport on dirt.” (Today-Sunday)

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Events:

• You’ve got to love the enthusiasm in the video updates put out by the City of Roseville each month! And they are pretty darn informative too! Check out this month’s segment and get excited about all the cool things the city is working to bring us in 2022: more parks, a new entrepreneurship center in Downtown, two new six million gallon water storage tanks in West Roseville, an extension of the Pleasant Grove Creek Trail, expanded capacity at the Pleasant Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant and completion of the Inspiration Garden at Mahany Park. Get excited, Roseville! (City of Roseville YouTube)
• Tickets are on sale now for A Touch of Understanding’s (ATOU) 4th Annual Evening of Insight on March 31st at the Timber Creek Ballroom. Enjoy a great dinner while also learning what it might be like to dine without sight. Proceeds will help ATOU continue to bring valuable workshops that teach empathy, inclusion and respect for all to area schoolchildren and professionals. Tickets are $100, or $700 for a table for eight. (ATOU website)
• Scrapbookers, get down to ReCreate in Rocklin for 25% off the already bargain-priced scrapbooking materials! If you haven’t checked out this amazing craft thrift store before, you have been missing out. The sale lasts through February 5th. (Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. See you all tomorrow morning for the weekend edition of The Roseville Daily!

— Kelly Risse

About me: My name is Kelly Mays Risse, and I have lived in Roseville just about all my life. I graduated from Roseville High School and majored in Journalism at CSU Sacramento. My husband and I loved growing up and raising our three boys here in the 'Ville. I have watched Roseville evolve from a cheerful little railroad town to a large and diverse city. I love where we live, from the hiking trails to the hip new restaurants, and I love the people who live here. I am excited to bring the highlights to you in The Roseville Daily!