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🌱 Help For Old Sac + Local Murder Tales + Sweet Music in Folsom
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Sacramento.
Happy Thursday, people of Sacramento! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.
First, today's weather:
Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny. High: 61 Low: 39.
Here are the top stories today in Sacramento:
- The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency has opened an application window for a program that aims to help very low-income families and individuals in securing affordable places to live. The Tenant Based Voucher Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is open through Jan. 26, at 11:59 p.m. There is no charge to apply. Those interested in applying can do so at sacwaitlist.com. (KCRA3)
- Sacramentan David Kulczyk, the West Coast music writer-turned-Sacramento homicide historian, has just finished his latest book called "Forgotten California Murders." Kulczyk is among a handful of local homicide historians who focus their pages on average perpetrators and average victims, rather than trying to score glamor points within the salacious world of serial killers. Kulczyk says, though this is not his first book on the subject, it may be his last. He's not sure how many more bones of good stories are left for him to unearth in the area. (SN&R)
- Sacramento leaders approved a plan Tuesday evening to help prevent crime and help Old Sacramento businesses still struggling with pandemic impacts. The Sacramento City Council voted to allocate $800,000 for the Sacramento Downtown Partnership to improve the look and feel of Old Sacramento over the next three years. "I'm proud that we have consistently put our federal COVID relief dollars out to work on behalf of our community," Mayor Darrell Steinberg said in a release. (KCRA3)
- According to the California Highway Patrol, two people were killed early Wednesday morning in a single vehicle accident on Sacramento's Interstate 80. The crash occurred around 1:10 am, with a Toyota Prius taking an east-facing off-ramp towards Raley Boulevard at high speed and crashing, said CHP's North Sacramento division. The driver was a 35-year-old man from Sacramento. Another male passenger has not yet been identified. CHP cleared the scene by 3:25 am and traffic was unaffected. (California News Times)
- A SWEET day out in Folsom always includes a trip to Snooks, but along with the sweet chocolates, you can also enjoy some sweet music. Have you ever noticed the piano that sits in front of the store? It belonged to grandfather Snooks who, apparently, was also a bit of a banjo player. The Folsom Historical Society partnered with the candy maker to refurbish this bit of music history and now you and I can play it any time we're in town! (I didn't say I could play it well.) (Good Day Sacramento)
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Today in Sacramento:
- Explore your creative side at this Double Koi Paint & Sip at Whired Wine Bar. (6:30 PM)
- The Sacramento Theater Company presents Once Upon a Mattress. (7:00 PM)
- Represent your generation at OK, Boomer! at the Sacramento Comedy Spot. OK, Boomer! is a stand up comedy show featuring Baby Boomer comedians and Young Whippersnappers, who are either millennial or Gen X. (8:00PM)
- Harlow's and (((FolkYeah!))) present Bedouine with Shannon Lay. Doors at 7:00 Show at 8:00. Proof of vaccination required. (8:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Young artists can win up to $500 in this Sacramento climate change art contest. Sacramento area students and residents, ages 14 to 24, with a passion for art and fighting climate change are invited by city officials to participate in the Carbon Zero Art Contest. "Entries can promote sustainability, demonstrate the need to reach carbon neutrality – known as carbon zero – or help others understand the urgency of fighting climate change," officials said in a press release. (KTXL FOX 40 Sacramento)
- Hospital emergency rooms and first responders are reminding people to only use their services during emergencies. Calling 911 if you have minor COVID-19 symptoms does not count as one. "If you have minor flu-like symptoms, contact your primary care doctor and get their guidance before utilizing the 911 system," Sacramento Metro Fire Capt. Parker Wilbourn says.
- Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services reminds you that Food for Seniors (Commodity Supplemental Food Program or CSFP), provides free food to eligible low-income 60 or over seniors. Participants receive approximately 30 pounds of food per month. Visit their website for the monthly distribution schedule. Home delivery is available for seniors with mobility limitations. https://www.sacramentofoodbank.org/food-for-seniors #SFBFS
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— Jeri Karges
About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst...
