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The Sacramento Brief October 27, 2026| Free Dog Adoptions, North Sacramento Tragedy & The Mother Load · The Sacramento Brief

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  Sacramento Brief. What's ahead across the city?
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  I'm Carol. It's Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Let's
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  get you caught up. A woman who was struck and
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  killed by a car in North Sacramento Sunday has
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  now been identified. The Sacramento County Coroner's
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  Office identified her as 48 -year -old Arceli
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  Maria Pena. Sacramento police say Pena and a
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  four -year -old child were hit just before 315
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  Sunday afternoon in the 500 block of Las Palmas
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  Avenue. Both were taken to the hospital. Pena
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  later died from her injuries. While the child
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  suffered minor injuries, police say the driver
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  and the vehicle involved were located at the
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  scene. The circumstances surrounding the collision
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  remained under investigation. For today's weather,
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  your Sacramento forecast will start partly sunny
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  today before skies gradually clear with an afternoon
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  high of... 66 degrees. Winds will be light and
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  variable. Tonight expect clear skies, calm winds
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  and a low around 45. Today's Sacramento Brief
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  Company. In CityWatch, if you've been thinking
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  about adding a four -legged member to your family,
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  Front Street Animal Shelter is making it a little
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  easier. The shelter is waiving all dog adoption
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  fees through October 31st as kennels remain at
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  capacity. Dogs of different ages, sizes, and
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  personalities are available. And some are already
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  spayed and neutered, ready to go home the same
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  day. Every adopted dog receives vaccinations,
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  a microchip, and spay or neuter surgery. And
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  if adoption isn't an option, you can still help.
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  Front Street offers doggy days out where residents
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  can take a shelter dog out for a few hours, pups
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  and PJs, which gives dogs an overnight break
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  from the shelter, and jog a dog for volunteers
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  who want to get some morning exercise when with
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  a canine companion. The shelter is also partnering
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  with Latino Center. of arts and culture in the
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  community pet, uh, offering the honoring pets
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  and other animals who have died. Visitors can
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  bring a copy of a photo to add to the display,
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  which will remain up through November 2nd during
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  regular shelter hours. You're tuned into the
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  Sacramento brief, your daily Sacramento update.
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  or your smart speaker. Just ask for the Sacramento
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  brief. And if you'd like to support the show,
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  visit our GoFundMe. The link is in today's show
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  notes. And now back to the brief. And on that
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  note, if you noticed that we were absent yesterday,
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  it was because of a catastrophic failure. And
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  I'm such a small operation and I really could
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  use your help. So please go to that GoFundMe
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  link and donate whatever you can. And finally,
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  looking for something to do around town. For
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  the foodies, Chef Lena is hosting a Kraft Fried
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  Rice and Thai Classics, a three -course hands
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  -on cooking class in Sacramento through Cozy
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  Meal. Participants will learn techniques for
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  preparing fried rice and Thai -inspired dishes
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  with multiple dates available. And the exact
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  location is provided after booking. And also
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  tomorrow evening in Elk Grove, a seat at the
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  table books host The Motherlode. navigating mother
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  loss, estrangement, and complications. The gathering
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  is designed for people dealing with the death
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  of a mother, estrangement, low or no contact,
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  or simply a difficult mother -child relationship.
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  The conversation will cover grief, boundaries,
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  guilt, anger, healing, and complicated family
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  dynamics in a judgment -free setting. That's
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  tomorrow, October 28th, from 6 .30 to 7 .30 at
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  a Seat at the Table Books. on Laguna Springs
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  Drive in Elk Grove. That's all for today's Sacramento
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  Brief. You'll find the links to today's events
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  in the show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting
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  me with your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and
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  I'll see you tomorrow.