Tower Dinner Fare Unveiled+ Leaf Blower Ordinance+Kids' Adventure

Welcome to the Sacramento Daily Patch Newsletter! This is where you will find all of the best news and events happening in Sacramento for Saturday August 7th, 2021!

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 99 Low: 59.

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Here are the top stories in Sacramento today:

1. A controversial Sacramento non-profit is poised to get a $450K city grant despite still making payments to The City of Sacramento for misuse of taxpayer funds in 2017. The non-profit, the Roberts Family Development Center, would use the funds to remodel its main hall. In 2017 the city reached a settlement with the non-profit that requires it to pay $7K/month back to the city. After the settlement the city froze any new funding to the organization until controls were put in place. If approved, this would be the first funding after that audit. (CBS Sacramento)
2. A man has died and a mystery is unfolding after a shooting in Sacramento County late Thursday night. Authorities got a call of a man lying on the sidewalk at the 6400 block of Verner Avenue. Police arrived to find a man who had been shot. They attempted first aid, but medics soon pronounced him dead. Investigators don't have any information about the shooter or the motive and the identity of the man has not been released. If you have any information you are urged to call detectives at (916) 874-5115. (CBS Sacramento)
3. Speaking of a mystery, one of my favorites is the mystery of what will be served at The Tower Bridge Dinner at the Farm to Fork Festival next month. What's not a mystery is that all of the ingredients are locally sourced. Nothing that the diners will be eating will come from out of state. All of the chefs converged at the Citizen Hotel to showcase their creations to other California chefs on Thursday. For this one day a year, I sure wish I was a California chef. (FOX40)
4. Harsch Investment Properties, a privately-owned real estate company, announced that it had acquired 56 acres of land along I-5 and Metro Air Parkway. The site is located adjacent to Sacramento International Airport and 10 minutes north of downtown Sacramento. Harsch plans to develop the property as a multi-tenant industrial business park. (theregistrysf.com)
5. When the air quality is unhealthy in Sacramento, the City prohibits the use of any leaf blowers (electric or gas) to avoid contributing to harmful particles in the air. The code is applicable to businesses and residential homeowners who use portable blowers to clear areas of debris such as dirt and leaves. Jose Mendez, Code Enforcement Manager recommends that before taking out the leaf blower, you check the AQI for the Sacramento region on Spare the Air's website. (sacramentocityexpress.com)

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Saturday's events in Sacramento

• The University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Sacramento County are hosting a special on-line event for Harvest Day 2021. You'll learn about everything from unusual edibles to how to choose a houseplant. (8:30 am)
• If a half day of Zen sounds like your kind of thing, consider Zazenkai. At this workshop you will practice the art of silence and stillness, alternating between sitting and walking meditation with short breaks. (8:30 am)
• In honor of the US Coastguard's anniversary The Sacramento Aerospace Museum is giving you a behind the scenes look at rescue aircraft. Make your own water landing rescue glider and participate in other family fun! (10 am)
• Get crafty at the Crafts Creations and Me & Just For Fun Art Craft & Vendor Fair. You can shop local artisans and vendors while your kids enjoy a crafting activity just for them ($5). (10 am)
• Elk Grove Unified is hosting a COVID-19 Vaccine (Pfizer) Clinic in partnership with Rite Aid at James Rutter Middle School. This free clinic is open to all students 12+ and their families, and the second dose will be given on Saturday, Aug. 28. (10 am)
• Some brew, some Q and some live music just for you at Dreaming Dog Brewery in Elk Grove! Come out for the craft beer, but stay for the BBQ from The Q and music from The Zach Waters Band. (3 pm)
• Head in to Old Folsom for a couple of live music experiences. Terry MacNeill will mellow you out with acoustic favorites from the '60's to the present at Citizen Vine or you can rock out to the Hill Country Truckers just down the street at The Folsom Hotel and Saloon. (6:30 and 6 pm)

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Sacramento Patch Notebook

• SCUSD is returning to school on September 2! If your student is not enrolled, now is the time to do it!(Facebook)
• This place rocks! Let your kids explore on their own at this supervised playground. Sacramento Adventure Playground is not your parents' playground! First of all, parents aren't allowed, except to briefly check on kids. Secondly, it's not a jungle gym and baseball field. It's kinda more like a junkyard, with old tires, cardboard boxes, an old hospital gurney (!) and even a few polliwogs. Nobody tells the kids the rules for their games or how to craft something from the cardboard. Kids just get to figure out what to do with all of that stuff on their own, and they love it! I'd love it, too!
• Dang it! We missed International Beer Day yesterday. Oh, well. It's never a bad day for a beer! In belated honor, here's a list of all of the craft breweries in and around Sacramento. Kampai!

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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...

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