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Hello Sacramento! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Sacramento nonprofit turns homelessness into long-term stability for women
  • Why Sacramento health officials are sounding the alarm on West Nile
  • How a new Delta plan from Sacramento could reshape California's water

Also on today's calendar: Buick Club CCCBCA of Sacramento Meeting and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 95 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and seasonable, temps: high: 95, low: 62.
  • Saturday: Sunlit and seasonably warm, with a high of 95 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Women's Empowerment helps homeless women rebuild their lives in Sacramento (kcra.com) — A Sacramento-based nonprofit, Women's Empowerment, is helping local homeless women rebuild their lives with job training, housing navigation, and basic necessities like clothing, computers, and meals. Graduates like Patricia Wiggins now volunteer to support others, and the group is inviting community members to back its mission at an annual gala fundraiser on Sept. 25.
   

2. Brain-Swelling Disease Blamed For Recent Deaths In CA As Cases Surge Nationwide (patch.com) — Issued from Sacramento, state health officials are warning residents about a sharp rise in West Nile virus infections that have already killed three Californians this month. With cases and severe neuroinvasive illnesses climbing statewide and nationwide, experts urge people—especially older adults and those with health conditions—to take mosquito-avoidance steps through late summer and early fall.
   

3. California's San Francisco Bay-Delta water protections set for modernization (actionnewsnow.com) — From Sacramento, state water officials have unveiled a major plan to modernize protections for the Sacramento River and San Francisco Bay-Delta, a key water source for millions of Californians. The proposal boosts river flows, restores tens of thousands of habitat acres, recognizes tribal cultural water uses, and opens a public comment period ahead of an October adoption hearing.
   

4. CDFW Invites Input on Northern Sacramento Valley Hunting Opportunities (ca.gov) — Hunters in and around the Sacramento region can weigh in on Northern Sacramento Valley hunting opportunities at an online California Department of Fish and Wildlife meeting on Aug. 25. Officials will outline habitat and water conditions and discuss state areas like Gray Lodge and Upper Butte Basin, plus the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, while taking public comments on access and management.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • Professional Development (All Teachers) - If negotiated
    District PDF Davis, CA 95616
    12:00 pm
  • Regular Board Meeting
    Prospect Community Day Education Services Center - Board Room 1965 Birkmont Dr, Rancho C
    5:00 pm
  • Back to School Night
    Cottage Elementary Sacramento, CA 95825
    5:00 pm
  • Back to School Night 1st - 3rd ADULTS ONLY
    James R. Cowan Fundamental Elementary Classrooms
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Xfinity Brings New WiFi-Based Home Protection to Sacramento Customers —Jill Carlson Read on Patch
  • Got the whole crew here today at Miller Park.
    Grabbed some Twin snakes coffee and caught some shade at Miller's, Of course the geese know where the best spot is. Listen to them talk to each other… (Nextdoor South Land Park)
  • I found Munchkin at the front Street shelter.
    Thank you so much for helping me find her. I was so lost without her. I cried for days without her. Five days was the longest I went without her. I… (Nextdoor Colonial Heights)
  • Sacramento County Office of Education posted a job opening for Substitute Maintenance Custodian, Sly Park in Sacramento. Apply here.
  • Robert Half posted a job opening for Accounting Manager/Supervisor in Sacramento. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sacramento here.

Ok Sacramento! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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