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Morning, Sacramento! Let's get this day started. Here's everything happening today in Sacramento.

First, today's weather:

Sun mixing with clouds; nice. High: 72 Low: 48.

Here are the top five stories in Sacramento today:

  1. Onespeed Pizza and The Waterboy said on social media that 100% of profits from Mar. 15, 16, and 17 will be donated to support crisis relief efforts in Ukraine.⁠ "After researching many different organizations, we have decided that the funds raised will be donated to Direct Relief's Ukraine Crisis Fund," OneSpeed Pizza said. The Sacramento region is home to one of America's largest Slavic and Ukrainian communities, with large-scale immigration happening during the Russian revolution. (ABC10)
  2. A garage fire in Sacramento that threatened nearby homes on Thursday morning is under investigation, officials said. The house fire on the 7200 block of Huntsville Drive started in the garage around 5:30 a.m. There were no injuries. An arson investigator is involved because officials consider the fire suspicious. The family who lives at the home did not have working smoke detectors but smelled smoke when the flames erupted and fled to safety, officials said. (KCRA3)
  3. Sacramento County's Bradshaw Animal Shelter is bringing back their mobile pet wellness clinic. Their first clinic is scheduled for Sunday, March 20 at Howe Park in the Arden-Arcade area between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The program provides free basic veterinary services to low-income and unsheltered pet owners in Sacramento County. Prior to the pandemic, the volunteer-run program provided critical care for more than 9,200 pets in our community from 2016 to 2019. (saccounty.gov)
  4. A Sacramento Superior Court jury on March 14 found a former Elk Grove police officer guilty of felony assault in the 2019 police misconduct case that got him fired. Bryan Wayne Schmidt, 46, now faces up to four years in state prison. On June 5, 2019, an officer's camera recorded him drawing his gun and kicking a suspected thief's head while he laid on the ground outside the store that he reportedly robbed. Prosecutors stated that the unarmed suspect was knocked unconscious and suffered a brain injury. Schmidt is currently in custody and is ineligible for bail at the Sacramento County Main Jail, according to jail records. His prison sentencing is scheduled for April 8 at the Sacramento Superior Court. (egcitizen.com)
  5. One fatality has been confirmed Thursday morning in a traffic accident near the Rainbow Bridge in Folsom. According to police, the incident involved a solo Sports Utility Vehicle. The vehicle crashed off the roadway just before entry to the bridge on the Historic Folsom side of Lake Natoma. The vehicle was not visible from the bridge or roadway and is embedded in deep brush that covers the rocky terrain below the western side of the bridge. The vehicle was spotted by a hiker. According to Folsom Police Public Information Officer Andrew Graham, the driver was the solo occupant of the vehicle and is deceased. While the investigation is underway, Graham reported it appears the accident happened sometime in the overnight or early morning hours. (Folsom Telegraph)

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Today in Sacramento:

  • Enjoy Heringer Estates medal winners of 2022 with Winemaker, Mike Heringer and a delicious menu prepared by Chef Juan Catering and Kitchen at the Heringer Estates Spring Signature Tasting Dinner in Clarksburg (6:00 PM)
  • Come out for 3rd Friday Reggae with Native Elements & Brother G at Swabbies on the River on the Garden Hwy in Sacramento. (6:00 PM)
  • Come on out to The Canyon Grill and Alehouse in Folsom and get your country music fix with Fast Fairlane - Country with Attitude! (6:00 PM)
  • Join Jessup University for Jessup Music's annual benefit concert series – Night of Classics: R&B Through the Decades. (6:30 PM)
  • Try Trash Movie Improv at the Comedy Spot. Trash Movie Improv is a show in which a clip from a bad movie is played. After a few minutes the clip is stopped and a team of improvisers must create new scenes based on the trash movie clip all on the spot. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • The City of Sacramento's Information Technology department is seeking input from the public as it works to redesign the City's website. "We encourage all residents to take this quick survey and share how they use the City's website and what they would like to see on the new website so we can best meet their needs." said Greg Western, the City's web administrator. Take the survey on the City's website here. The survey closes on April 4.
  • A longtime charitable event is returning to Folsom Lake Saturday. Brave souls will endure the cold waters at Brown's Ravine this Saturday, March 19 as the annual Polar Plunge returns, an event that raises awareness and funds for the Special Olympics of Northern California. (Gold Country Media)
  • If you need a smile to start your day, check out these tots on wheels at the Balance Bicycle Bash

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update.

— 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...

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