🌱SCUSD Keeps Masks On + Midori @ Sac State + EG Community Garden

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Jeri Karges, your host of the Sacramento Daily.

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First, today's weather:

A brief morning shower or two. High: 69 Low: 45.

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Here are the top five stories in Sacramento today:

1. Masks are now optional on many public school campuses across California after the state's indoor mandate ended on Monday. It is now up to individual school districts to keep the requirement in place – or to simply recommend students, staff and faculty continue to wear them. Some local school districts, including Davis Joint Unified and Sacramento City Unified, have made the decision to keep the mandate in place until at least after spring break. (CBS Sacramento)
2. Power has been restored to nearly 17,000 SMUD customers in Sacramento after a car crash on Sunday, authorities said. Power was knocked out Sunday afternoon on Fruitridge Road from 65th Street to Freeport and Folsom Boulevard, and from Fruitridge Road to 47th Avenue. By Monday morning, the map did not show any outages. (KCRA3)
3. A suspected groper on a bike allegedly assaulted a woman at Cosumnes River College on Sunday. Police have not confirmed any connection between this and at least two other incidents of a bike rider groping women, the most recent at Sac State. They are telling the public to be on the lookout for a suspect on a teal bicycle, as photos from both the Cosumnes River assault and the Sac State assault show a suspect on a teal bike. (ABC10)
4. On September 15 and September 16, the Sacramento Police Department received no less than four reports of robberies or attempted robberies involving a potentially armed suspect taking women's purses from their possession in the Stockton Boulevard corridor. During the investigations, officers learned that the suspect description provided in each robbery was similar. Detectives obtained evidence related to the robberies and identified the suspect as 19-year-old, Joseph Coln. On March 4, detectives booked Coln at the Sacramento County Main Jail for two counts of robbery and attempted robbery. The Sacramento Police Department encourages any witnesses with information regarding this investigation to contact the dispatch center at (916) 808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357). Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000.(Press Release Desk)
5. An online forum for Sacramento County District Attorney candidates Alana Mathews and Thien Ho, hosted by the Cruz Reynoso Bar Association and United Latinos, was held Wednesday. The event was moderated by Richard Falco of United Latinos, Josie Morales of NorCal Resist, and Joe Ayala with the California Legislative Counsel Bureau. A partial transcript can be found at this link. (The People's Vanguard of Davis)

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Today in Sacramento:

• Violinist Midori will play at the New Millennium Series at Sac State with Ozgur Aydin (6:30 PM) And here's a great article on it to pique your interest. (Sacramento Magazine)
• Geographer is the band name for Mike Deni's American synth pop/indie rock band based in San Francisco. It'll be at the Goldfield Trading Post in Sacramento. (7:00 PM)
• Shen Yun will be at the SAFECU Performing Arts Center downtown. (7:30 PM)
• YUNGBLUD: The Life on Mars Tour will be at Ace of Spades in Midtown. (8:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Pearl Jam is coming to Sacramento for its rescheduled tour. Sacramento has a date with Pearl Jam on May 18 at the Golden 1 Center. Tickets are set to go on sale March 29 at 10 a.m. (CBS Sacramento)
• Big Bounce America is coming to Elk Grove April 1-3! It's the biggest, craziest touring inflatable event in the entire world! YOU are invited to join them and spend some quality time with family and friends in the magical, candy-colored wonderland of action-packed inflatable adventure.
• Did you know that Elk Grove has a community garden? The Elk Grove Community Garden and Learning Center is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization devoted to providing just the place where individuals and families can successfully grow fresh, healthy produce and to socialize with other gardeners. Check out their workshops, tours and demonstrations!
• Sacramento city's participatory budget program is underway. Here's how to get involved. (Capital Public Radio News)

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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...