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The Sacramento Brief November 14, 2025 · 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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  November 14th, 2025. Let's get you caught up.
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  In news, Sacramento firefighters carried out
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  a water rescue yesterday evening, just after
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  rising storm waters left two people and several
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  dogs stranded on a small island near Arcade Boulevard.
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  Crews launched rescue boats around 5 30 p .m.
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  and safely brought the pair to shore. This was
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  following a steady morning downpour that pushed
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  water levels higher across the region. In a separate
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  incident across town on Wednesday, just after
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  noon, Police say they located a stabbing victim
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  near Longview and Watt Avenue. With non -life
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  -threatening injuries, the victim was taken to
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  a local hospital. After a detailed search and
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  investigation, officers found the suspected attacker
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  nearby and made an arrest on related charges.
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  In City Watch, Sacramento County has made four
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  years of making heart outreach team. which has
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  grown from two staff members to more than 30,
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  connecting people experiencing homelessness with
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  shelter and behavioral health care. With new
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  funding, HART now supports nearly 300 beds and
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  in one recent quarter made 878 outreach attempts
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  linking more than 200 people with services. And
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  now let's look to weather conditions headed into
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  today. Temperature will range from the low 50s
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  late night to the mid 60s in the afternoon. Keep
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  in mind it feels like temperature runs a little
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  bit warmer than it's actually reading thanks
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  to the sunlight and humidity that we'll have
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  today. And heads up if you're driving today,
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  work still underway on Arden Way at Watt Avenue.
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  through December for complete street upgrades.
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  Bradshaw Road has lane closures for sewer installation
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  through November 19th and Watt Avenue has ongoing
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  road work improvements stretching through April
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  of next year. So leave a little extra time if
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  you're using those corridors to get around town.
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  In events, Elk Grove is celebrating hometown
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  NASCAR champ Kyle Larson today with a championship
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  parade and ceremony and Old Town Festival runs
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  from noon to 2 p .m. with food trucks starting
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  at 11. So expect some road closures along Elk
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  Grove Boulevard and plan for delays. If you want
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  to learn about bike maintenance, Peak Adventures
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  at Sac State is offering a full day bike maintenance
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  workshop. Their expert tech, NOAA, will guide
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  you through the essentials of tune -up and bike
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  -specific care to keep you riding safely. This
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  happens tomorrow from 9 a .m. to 4 p .m. You
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  will need to register. If you're heading west,
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  UC Davis is hosting its plant clearance sale.
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  It's the final sale of the season. You'll find
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  climate -ready low -water plants at clearance
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  prices. plus a refreshed lineup of Arbitorium
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  All -Stars. That runs from 9 a .m. to 1 p .m.
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  at the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery. Back
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  here at home, Soil Blur and Farms in Rancho Cordova
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  is offering a hands -on medicinal mushroom workshop.
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  You'll learn how fungi work, how they grow, and
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  how to start cultivating them at home. This class
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  is tomorrow from 10 a .m. To 1230 you'll need
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  to register and it's a $30 cost plus $20 material
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  fee and Finally for teens looking for a safe
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  night out the teen cafe at the Arden arcade library
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  Opens its doors after hours for hangout time
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  Expect food, art activities, and study space,
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  and a welcoming vibe. This is 14's, age 14 to
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  19. No registration is needed, and that's tomorrow
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  night from 630 to 830 p .m. at the Arcade Library
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  on Marconi. That's all for today's Sacramento
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  Brief. You'll find the links for 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 Monday.