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The Sacramento Brief, January 16, 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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  January 16th, 2026. Let's get you caught up.
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  Sacramento police are investigating a bank robbery
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  at a city bank on Howe Avenue that happened yesterday
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  afternoon. Officers say the suspect was armed
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  and is believed to have fled the area on a bicycle.
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  It's unclear how much money was taken and no
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  additional details have been released. Over in
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  Elk Grove, police are investigating a shooting
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  at the Taco Bell parking lot at 8750 Elk Grove
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  Boulevard. A 19 -year -old employee was shot
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  while sitting in his car during a break. after
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  a suspect pulled up and opened fire. The victim
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  drove himself to a nearby fire station and was
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  taken to the hospital with non -life -threatening
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  injuries. The suspect fled and remains at large.
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  Turning now to a federal case, a Sacramento man
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  has pleaded guilty to defrauding an investor
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  out of more than $770 ,000. Federal prosecutors
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  say that 57 -year -old Jaswant Singh Gill ran
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  a fake investment firm, promising guaranteed
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  returns, then spent the money on personal luxury.
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  Gill faces up to 20 years in prison and will
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  be sentenced April 2nd. In City Watch, Sacramento
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  County is hosting a public jail system planning
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  and listening session. This is going to be Monday,
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  January 26th from 6 to 8 p .m. at 7001 East Parkway.
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  The county is seeking community input on jail
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  care, reentry, and system improvements under
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  federal consent decree. Attendance is limited
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  and RSVP is required. So check the show notes
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  for additional information. Also keep in mind
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  this Monday in observance of Martin Luther King
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  Jr. Day, most federal city and county offices
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  will be closed. That's January 19th. Emergency
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  services and garbage collection will be collected
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  as scheduled. In weather, we're looking at mostly
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  sunny today after a bit of fog lifts with a high
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  near 60. Light and variable winds. And tonight
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  we'll have partly cloudy skies and lows in the
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  40s with calm conditions. Expect similar conditions
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  throughout the weekend. In events tonight, catch
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  the 350 Sacramento Benefit Concert at the Torch
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  Club. Live music from award -winning local artists
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  Pinkie Rideau and Biloux Gumbo. plus Danny Sandoval
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  and His Amigos. Tickets support Climate Justice
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  Works. This is 21 and over, and it's at 904 15th
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  Street. And on Saturday, dive into Wasteland
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  Expo. Clothes, art, and vibes at the Press Club.
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  Shop unique fashions, discover local art, and
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  catch the creative energy from independent vendors
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  all day long. This will happen from 11 a .m.
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  to 5 p .m. Also happening this weekend, treasure
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  hunters take note. International Depression Glass
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  Club presents a vintage sale at the Scottish
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  Rite Center. Shop mid -century glass barware,
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  jewelry, and home decor. Plus get items appraised
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  on Sunday. This will be happening Saturday and
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  Sunday. Tickets at the door. Looking ahead to
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  Sunday, Sacramento's Literary Heartbeat tunes
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  up the volume. Underground Books host award -winning
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  journalist Char Adams for an in -person talk
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  and signing. She'll discuss Black -Owned, the
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  revolutionary life of the Black -Owned bookstore,
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  and why these spaces still matter. Before we
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  wrap things up, this Monday morning, honor Dr.
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  Martin Luther King Jr. at the March for the Dream.
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  It's going to be at Sacramento City College.
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  Walk with someone from a different background,
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  spark a meaningful King talk and help build real
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  bridges of understanding. It all starts with
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  just three words. Walk with me. It's free and
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  open to all. That's Monday, January 19th at 8
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  a .m. And it kicks off at the Sacramento City
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  College. That's all for today's Sacramento Brief.
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  You'll find the links for today's events in the
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  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 Monday.