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The Sacramento Brief April 17, 2026- South Sac Stabbing, Gang Unit Arrest & Budget Concerns, Small Business Awards Preview · 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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  April 17th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. Two
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  people were hurt in a stabbing in South Sacramento
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  Thursday morning. Police responded to the 40
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  block of Coral Gables Court just before 10 .45
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  a .m. At least one suspect was seen fleeing the
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  scene with a gun. Officers detained one person,
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  but investigators say they are still searching
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  for additional suspects. No word yet on what
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  led up to the stabbing. In the Arden area, detectives
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  with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Gang Suppression
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  Unit have arrested a 36 -year -old man following
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  a vehicle stop during a search. The authorities
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  say they found a firearm, narcotics, and a large
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  amount of cash, all believed to be illegally
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  possessed. The suspect was identified as Luis
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  Garay, now faces seven felony charges, and has
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  been booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail.
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  In City Watch, small businesses are taking center
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  stage in Sacramento's next month. The Capital
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  Region Small Business Awards are set for May
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  6 at the Historic Sacramento Memorial Auditorium,
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  part of a National Small Business Week. The event
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  brings together entrepreneurs, community leaders,
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  and agencies from across the region to celebrate
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  businesses driving the local growth and innovation.
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  This year's honorees will include standout companies
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  across multiple categories from manufacturing
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  to nonprofit leadership, highlighting the depth
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  and diversity of Sacramento's small business
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  community. You can register now on Eventbrite.
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  ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now. Back to
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  the brief. Today's weather will be sunny with
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  a high near 73. Light north -northwest breezes
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  with gusts up to 20 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy,
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  dropping to 47 degrees. Tomorrow warms up slightly
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  with mostly sunny conditions with a high near
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  77. And by Sunday, partly sunny with mid -70s
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  for the temperatures with a slight chance of
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  rain late Sunday night. In events, a big weekend
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  ahead for the arts in Sacramento. The California
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  Art and Culture Summit runs April 19th through
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  the 20th at the Memorial Auditorium and the Safe
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  Credit Union Convention Center, bringing together
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  artists, advocates, and cultural leaders from
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  across the state. Then on April 21st, the California
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  Arts Council celebrates its 50th anniversary
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  with a free award ceremony honoring major contributions
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  to the arts. That same day, Art and Advocacy
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  Day kicks off at Capitol Park, featuring a rally,
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  performances, and meetings with lawmakers to
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  support arts funding across California. And looking
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  ahead, an online artist talk. Birds and Benches
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  is set for April 30th. It's spotlighting the
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  environmental public arts. That's all for today's
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  Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links for 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 Monday.