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The Sacramento Brief October 2, 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 Thursday,
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  October 2nd, 2025. Let's get you caught up. In
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  news, in South Sacramento, three people, including
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  an infant and juvenile, were hospitalized after
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  a car struck pedestrians near Center Parkway
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  and Pomegranate. avenue yesterday evening police
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  say the victim suffered complaints of pain the
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  driver stayed on scene and is cooperating with
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  investigators dui is not suspected in city watch
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  sacramento county is bracing for the fallout
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  from the federal government shutdown at sacramento
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  international airport tsa workers are reporting
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  to duty but without pay, raising concerns about
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  staffing if this shutdown should drag on. Wildfire
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  prevention programs and disaster aid dollars
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  that protect local neighborhoods are also on
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  hold. And while we've had a mild summer, we are
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  in peak fire season. But keep in mind, certain
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  essential services will not be disrupted. Social
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  Security, veterans benefits and Medicare benefits
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  will continue. Medicaid also stays active and
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  the U .S. Postal Service keeps running on schedule.
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  In weather, we're going to have a high of 74
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  today with a 50 percent chance of rain. In traffic
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  last check, all the majors were still in the
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  green. But we do have an incident. It's coming
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  from Metro Fire on Florin Road at Florin Mall
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  Drive. There's a commercial building fire there.
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  So they've reduced it down to three trucks. But
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  keep in mind, it could cause traffic delays in
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  the area. So be careful as you come through that
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  area. And events. Sacramento Self -Designed Art
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  Gallery is hosting the gallery at night. Poetry
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  open mic tonight from 8 to 10 p .m. at 708 K
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  Street. Come out for a night of friends, fun
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  and powerful live poetry from local voices. Also,
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  poets, sharpen your pens. A Seat at the Table
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  Books hosts its monthly poetry writing workshop
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  tonight at 7 p .m. This is at 9257 Laguna Springs
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  Drive. It's led by Sacramento poet Chio Seton.
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  The session helps writers hone their craft and
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  practice performing. Workshops run the first
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  Thursday of each month. That's all for today's
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  Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links to today's
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  events in the show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you
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  for trusting me with your morning. Be safe, stay
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  sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.