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Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. School Season Brings More Young Riders to Local Trails (eastsacramentonews.com) — As Sacramento County kids return to school and hit local trails, officials are urging families to review e-bike classifications, helmet rules, and the 15 mph speed limit on the American River Parkway. Parents are encouraged to check what kind of bike their child rides, where it's allowed, and how to share crowded paths safely so young riders can enjoy more independence without risking injuries or violations.
2. Twin Rivers Unified welcomes 25,000 students back to school with new superintendent (kcra.com) — Families in northern Sacramento County saw 25,000 Twin Rivers Unified students return to classrooms Tuesday under new superintendent Dr. Tu Moua Carroz. The district, serving North Highlands, North Sacramento, Rio Linda, Natomas and more, is emphasizing a welcoming, supportive start. Carroz visited multiple campuses, sharing her own refugee-to-educator story with one of the region's most diverse school communities.
3. Ex-Sacramento councilman Loloee's employees plead guilty to filing false tax returns (sacbee.com) — A former Sacramento City Council member's legal saga is intensifying as two Viva Supermarket employees plead guilty to filing false tax returns tied to his case. The stores in Del Paso Heights, North Sacramento, and Rancho Cordova primarily serve Latino neighborhoods, and the former councilman already admitted to obstructing federal investigations and misusing COVID relief funds.
4. Abyssinian ground hornbill with heart disease dies at Sacramento Zoo (fox40.com) — Sacramento Zoo is mourning Mark, a 35-year-old Abyssinian ground hornbill who spent most of his life at the zoo and recently died from age-related organ failure. Keepers had been closely monitoring his heart disease and prioritized his comfort in his final months. Staff are now watching his longtime companion Roxy as they cope with the loss of this charismatic ambassador bird.
5. Sticky rice and heavenly beef at a Laotian restaurant in South Sacramento (abridged.org) — Sacramento food lovers get a deep dive into South Sacramento's Cocomilk Cafe, where sticky rice, "heavenly beef," and Laotian street-food flavors anchor the menu. The newsletter also spotlights a Land Park specialty market, a new Old Sacramento speakeasy, downtown lunch spots, and how local wineries and breweries are adapting with more in-person events.
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