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The Sacramento Brief Friday September 11, 2026 | Shots Fired, Weekend Vibes & A Taste of Sacramento · The Sacramento Brief

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  Good morning. This is the Sacramento Brief, your
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  weekday roundup of overnight headlines and what's
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  ahead across the city. I'm Carol. It's Friday,
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  September 11th, 2026. Before we begin, we pause
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  to remember the lives lost on this day 25 years
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  ago and honor the families First responders and
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  communities forever changed. Now, let's get you
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  caught up. Sacramento police arrested an armed
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  suspect early Thursday morning after gunfire
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  erupted in North Sacramento. Officers were called
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  to the 1400 block of Response Road shortly after
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  2 a .m. for reports of someone armed with a firearm.
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  Police say the suspect began firing rounds while
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  officers were responding. Officers located and
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  detained the suspect without anyone being injured.
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  The firearm was recovered and the suspect was
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  booked on related charges. Today, we'll head
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  into the weekend looking at your Sacramento forecast.
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  Today will be sunny and warm with a high near
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  91. Winds will come from the south -southwest
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  at around 8 mph. Skies remain clear. Friday night
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  has a temp... has a low temperature fall to about
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  61. South winds could gust up to 21 miles per
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  hour. Saturday brings sunshine and noticeably
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  cooler temperatures with a high around 83 and
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  overnight low of 58. Sunday will also be sunny
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  with a high near 85. Sunday night will be mostly
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  clear with temperatures again dropping to around
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  can learn how to make their homes safer, more
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  accessible, and easier to use as their needs
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  change. The City of Sacramento, AARP California,
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  and Rebuilding Together Sacramento are hosting
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  a free webinar on Thursday, September 17th from
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  5 to 6 p .m. creating homes for every stage of
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  life. It will cover accessibility. housing options,
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  home repair programs, and resources that support
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  independent living and aging in place. Participants
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  will learn about Sacramento's universal design
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  ordinance and the accessibility options available
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  to buyers of qualified new homes. The webinar
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  will also introduce AARP's HomeFit resources
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  and explain how to repair and How repair and
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  accessibility assistance offered through the
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  Rebuild Together Sacramento is available, including
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  eligibility requirements and how to apply. Universal
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  design can include no -step entrances, wider
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  doorways and hallways, accessible bathrooms,
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  bedrooms, and reinforced bathroom walls for features
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  like grab bars and lever -style door handles
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  and rocker -style light switches. These features
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  can benefit older adults and people with disabilities,
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  but they can also make a home more comfortable
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  and adaptable for everyone over time. This webinar
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  is free and open to Sacramento residents, but
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  online registration is required. You're tuned
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  into the Sacramento Brief, your daily Sacramento
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  update. Listen anytime on Spotify, YouTube podcasts,
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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 finally,
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  if you're looking for something to get into this
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  weekend, Sacramento has movement, music, and
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  plenty of good food on the calendar. Tonight,
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  Estate Farms hosts DALE: Perreo, and Pilates.
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  One last summer night. This three -hour outdoor
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  social begins at 7 p .m. with local vendor marketplace.
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  At 7 .30, participants will hit the mat for a
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  45 -minute Reggaeton -fueled Pilates class. Afterwards,
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  an evening continues with dancing, shopping,
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  socializing under the lights until 10 p .m. All
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  inclusive levels are welcome. Bring a Pilates
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  mat, water. and the organizers put it, your Friday
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  night energy. Estate Farms is located at 6240
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  Excelsior Road, and only a few tickets remain.
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  On Saturday, Mixtape takes over Esther Park from
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  5 to 10 p .m. This is a 21 and over day party.
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  featuring throwback hip -hop and R &B with jerseys
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  and 90s -inspired outfits encouraged, but not
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  required. Esther Park is located at 3408 3rd
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  Avenue. Then on Sunday, come hungry for the 7th
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  Annual Black Food Festival. This year's theme
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  is Love at First Bite. The celebration brings
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  together soul food and flavors inspired by the
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  Black diaspora, along with desserts, specialty
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  drinks, retail vendors, artists, and community
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  organizers. The family -friendly festival will
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  also feature live music, dance performances,
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  and activities celebrating Black culture, entrepreneurship,
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  and community. The Black Food Festival runs from
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  noon until 6 p .m., and that's at 2251. Flooring
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  Road. That's all for today's Sacramento Brief.
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  You'll find the links for today's events in the
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  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 Monday.