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The Sacramento Brief Friday October 2, 2026| Fair Oaks Music Teacher Arrested, Sacramento Weekend Events · The Sacramento Brief

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  This is the Sacramento Brief, your weekday roundup
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  of overnight headlines and what's ahead across
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  the city. I'm Carol. It's Friday, October 2nd,
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  2026. Let's get you caught up. Sacramento County
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  detectives are asking parents to come forward
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  if they have concerns about a Fair Oaks music
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  instructor arrested in a child sexual abuse material
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  investigation. Jiamo Chen, who investigators
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  say has taught music in the Sacramento area for
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  about 10 years, including children as young as
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  four. Detectives searched his home on Wednesday
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  and say they found evidence of child sexual abuse
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  material. Chen was arrested and booked in Sacramento
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  County Main Jail. Authorities say they have not
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  found evidence that Chen had inappropriate physical
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  contact with a child, but parents. whose children
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  received lessons from him are encouraged to speak
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  with them and report any concerns to law enforcement.
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  In another case, a repeat DUI offender has been
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  convicted of second degree murder in the 2024
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  death of bicyclist Jordan Rodriguez. Prosecutors
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  say Vicente Jose Perez was driving under the
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  influence when he struck and killed Rodriguez.
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  then fled the scene. His blood alcohol level
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  was later measured at a 0 .124%. Perez had a
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  previous DUI conviction and now faces potential
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  sentencing of 19 years to life. Sentencing is
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  scheduled for October 23rd. Your Friday starts
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  warm with increasing clouds and high near 92
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  degrees today. Tonight, partly cloudy with a
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  low around 63. Then Sacramento heats up for the
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  weekend. Sunny and near 98 degrees on Saturday
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  with another high of 98 on Sunday and overnight
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  lows stay in the 60s. You're tuned into the Sacramento
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  to the brief. Sacramento County has launched
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  the Healthy Beginnings Perinatal Program, bringing
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  substance use, treatment, behavioral health care,
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  and housing recovery services together for pregnant
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  and parenting women. The residential program
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  can serve up to 16 mothers and their young children.
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  And services are available during pregnancy and
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  up to 12 months postpartum. The county says it's
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  investing about $2 .8 million annually in the
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  Company. And finally, if you're looking for something
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  to do this weekend, Sacramento has plenty on
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  the calendar. Tonight, Wall First Fridays takes
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  over the Warehouse Artist Lofts on R Street.
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  That's from 6 to 9 p .m. featuring local artists,
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  vendors, late night shopping as well. Admission
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  is free. Also tonight, a Rocky Horror Picture
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  Show hits the Crest Theater at 8 p .m., complete
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  with live shadow cast from the Rocky Horror Club
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  at UC Davis. And over in Old Sacramento, Movies
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  Under the Stars kicks off spooky season tonight
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  with Practical Magic. Lawn seating starts at
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  just $10. Saturday, Colonial Park Fest brings...
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  five local bands, food trucks, vendors, and artists
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  to Colonial Park from 2 .30 to 8 p .m. This event
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  is also free. And also Saturday, A Taste of North
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  Sacramento runs from 4 to 7 with food, drinks,
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  live jazz, and a silent auction benefiting the
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  North Sacramento Hagenwood Library. Then on Sunday,
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  Sip and Savor. and support. Takes over Sierra
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  2 Center from 4 to 7 with local wine, craft beer,
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  spirits, foods, entertainment benefiting the
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  Sierra 2's community programs. That's all for
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  today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links
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  for today's events in the show notes. I'm Carol.
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  Thank you for trusting me with your morning.
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  Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you Monday.