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The Sacramento Brief March 13, 2026 · 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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  March 13th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. In
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  news, Sacramento police responded yesterday to
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  a deadly shooting in the 3300 block of 12th Avenue.
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  Officers say one person was found dead at the
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  scene. A suspect later barricaded himself nearby,
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  prompting a large response that included SWAT,
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  armored vehicles, and crisis negotiators. After
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  an hours -long standoff, the suspect was taken
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  into custody, bringing the incident to a peaceful
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  end. The investigation remains ongoing. In City
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  Watch, Sacramento residents interested in saving
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  water and money may want to mark their calendars.
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  The City of Sacramento is hosting a free online
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  webinar March 25th to help homeowners learn how
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  to take advantage of water saving rebates for
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  outdoor landscaping upgrades. The event runs
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  from noon until 1 p .m. and will feature city
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  water conservation specialists explaining how
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  residents can qualify for financial incentives.
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  The city offers up to $3 ,000 in rebates for
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  replacing grass lawns with drought -tolerant
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  landscaping and up to $800 for irrigation upgrades,
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  including a $400 toward a smart irrigation controller.
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  City officials say the webinar will also walk
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  residents through the rebate application process
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  and highlight common mistakes to avoid. Anyone
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  who registers will receive a recording after
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  the event. In weather, expect partly sunny skies
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  today with a high near 81 degrees. Winds will
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  be light out of the north -northwest. Tonight
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  turns mostly cloudy with overnight lows around
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  52. In events, if you're looking for a good weekend
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  read, the Friends of the Arden-Dimick Library are
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  hosting their March Community Book Sale. The
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  sale runs today from 10 a .m. to 5 .30 p .m.
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  and tomorrow from 10 to 4 p .m. Saturday will
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  feature a $6 bag sale where visitors can fill
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  a bag, standard grocery bag, with gently used
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  books. Proceeds from the sale help to support
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  the Sacramento Public Library programs and services.
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  The event takes place in the community room at
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  the Arden Dimick Library on Watt Avenue. And admission
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  is free. And for local gardeners, Soil Born Farms
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  in Rancho Cordova is hosting a weekend workshop
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  called Gardening Like a Farmer. This class will
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  focus on simple practices to help Gardeners grow
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  healthier plants and improve crop yields. Topics
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  include common problems like plants that grow
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  beautifully but produce little fruit and brown
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  rot developing on tomatoes. The workshop runs
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  from Saturday 10 a .m. to 12 .30 p .m. at Soil
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  Born Farms on American River. and American River
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  on Chase Drive. Admission is $30, and registration
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  is available through their website. That's all
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  for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find the
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  links to today's events in the show notes. I'm
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  Carol. Thank you for trusting me with your morning.
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  Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.