🌱 Roseville Woman Missing From Apt Complex + CA COVID Sick Leave

Morning, neighbors! I'm Nicole Fallon-Peek, filling in for your usual curator Kelly in this edition of the Roseville Daily. Here's what you need to know to start your day in five minutes or less.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 71 Low: 44.

Here are the top three stories today in Roseville:

1. Roseville Police are asking the public to help them in their search for a 69-year-old woman who went missing from her apartment complex last week. Karen Lawson, age 69, was last seen on Feb. 1 in the area of Eureka Road and Douglas Blvd. According to authorities, Lawson does not own a car, and the friend who reported Lawson missing said "it's unusual for her to be away from home" for this length of time. If you have any information about Lawson's whereabouts, please contact Officer Howland at 916-774-5000 or AHowland@roseville.ca.us. (Gold Country Media)
2. Kaiser Permanente just filed plans for a multi-million dollar expansion to its Roseville Medical Center. According to plans filed with the state of California, the expansion would cost $298 million and result in a new tower with 30 intensive care unit beds and 108 surgical beds. Kaiser Permanente would also expand its perioperative and emergency departments, inpatient pharmacy, and support spaces. A permit has not yet been issued for the proposed project. (Sacramento Bee)
3. If you lost out on pay because you called out sick with COVID-19 last month, you may be entitled to get that money back. On Monday, state lawmakers passed a bill requiring employers to offer paid COVID-19 sick leave. Many companies are now mandated to give workers up to two weeks of paid time off to recover from COVID, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2022. (CBS Sacramento)

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Today in Roseville:

• Want to become a Licensed TriStar DMV Registration Agent? This one-day class by TriStar Motors sets you on the path to licensing. (11:00 AM)
• A Perfect Curve Chiropractic is hosting a Vitamin B12 Happy Hour this afternoon. Walk-ins are welcome for injections of Vitamin B2! (3:00 PM)
• Stop by The Union Roseville with your sweetheart for a "Couples Eternal Heart" paint-and-sip class, just in time for Valentine's Day. (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• To comply with state mandates to reduce climate change impacts, the City of Roseville is implementing a program later this year to separate organic food waste from trash and recycling. Learn more at foodforsoil.org. (Facebook)
• Looking for a new home in the Roseville area? Patch and Redfin have rounded up the latest local homes that have just been listed for sale. (Roseville Patch)
• Kiki's Chicken Place will begin its Roseville soft opening at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow (Feb. 10) at at 1565 Eureka Road, Suite 9. (Sacramento Business Journal)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.