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The Sacramento Brief Monday July 27, 2026 | Five Stabbed in Old Sacramento • Housing Funding Secured • Creative Classes This Week · 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 Monday,
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  July 27th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. An
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  18 -year -old Sacramento man has been arrested
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  following a stabbing that left five people injured
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  in Old Sacramento early Saturday morning. Police
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  say officers responded just after 3 a .m. to
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  the area of Front Street and K Street, where
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  five adult male victims had been stabbed. Officers
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  initially detained three people. Following the
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  investigation, 18 -year -old Ezekiel Griffis
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  was arrested and booked at the Sacramento County
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  Jail on charges related to the incident. Two
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  other people were also detained but have since
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  been released, and detectives say the investigation
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  remains ongoing. Also making headlines in Sacramento
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  County, the Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies
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  have arrested 34 -year -old David Jung. for repeatedly
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  violating domestic violence restraining order.
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  Investigators say Jung repeatedly appeared at
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  the protected person's home, workplace, and even
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  their children's school before fleeing prior
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  to deputies arriving. Sheriff's offices noted
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  that under the current California law, many restraining
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  order violations are classified as misdemeanors,
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  making his booking photo ineligible for public
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  release based on the charges filed. For today's
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  weather, we can expect another sunny and warm
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  day across Sacramento region. Today's forecast
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  calls for sunny skies with a high near 93 degrees.
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  Winds will remain light before turning west -southwest
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  during the afternoon. Tonight will be clear with
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  the overnight low around 61 degrees. Today's
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  to save on your order. In City Watch, the city
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  of Sacramento has secured a nearly $31 .9 million
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  in state Homekey Plus funding. to help build
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  a new permanent supportive housing community
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  for seniors and senior veterans experiencing
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  homelessness. The proposed development will be
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  located on Rio Linda Boulevard in North Sacramento
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  and will include 100 housing units for adults
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  55 years and older. 49 units will be reserved
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  for veterans experiencing homelessness who have
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  had behavioral health needs, while another 49
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  units will serve seniors experiencing homelessness.
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  Residents will pay no more than 30 % of their
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  income towards rent, and the homes will remain
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  affordable for at least 55 years under the program
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  requirements. The project will also include on
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  -site... case managers, community gathering areas,
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  laundry facilities, a community garden, storage
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  space, and free internet service for residents.
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  Construction is expected to begin in February
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  of 2027 following the Sacramento City Council
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  acceptance of the grant. You're tuned in to the
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  Sacramento Brief, your daily Sacramento update.
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  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 now, back to The Brief. In events,
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  if you're looking to get creative this week,
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  tonight from 6 to 7 p .m., Jolly Bunny in Carmichael
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  is hosting a fruit and floral tea tasting and
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  blending workshop. Participants will create a
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  beautiful 3D jelly flower dessert while learning
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  how to make cafe -style fruit teas. Classes include
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  hands -on instruction, dessert, and a small gift.
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  Now, if baking is more your style, Jolly Bunny
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  is also offering a beginner cupcake decorating
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  class where you'll learn buttercream piping techniques,
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  decorate cupcakes to take home, and receive a
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  decorating tip set so you can continue to participate
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  at home. That's located at Jolly Bunny, 2848
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  Arden Way. That's all for today's Sacramento
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  Brief. You'll find the links to 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 tomorrow.