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The Sacramento Brief November 17, 2025 · 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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  November 17th, 2025. Let's get you caught up.
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  We start with the early morning arrest on Friday.
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  Officers were called to Elvis Avenue and Folsom
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  Boulevard where they found a stolen vehicle with
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  a suspect. still asleep inside. He was safely
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  detained and later arrested on related charges.
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  A day later, officers responded to another concerning
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  call. Just after 7 -16 Saturday night, reports
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  came in of a man walking down Calvados Avenue
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  with a handgun. Officers quickly located the
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  individual and safely took him into custody.
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  Police say the firearm he was carrying was loaded
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  and illegally possessed. He was arrested on multiple
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  related charges. In a broader public safety update,
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  Sacramento police say a joint operations with
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  DEA Sacramento and the California Highway Patrol
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  resulted in the seizure of multiple firearms
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  and a large quantity of cocaine, methamphetamine,
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  heroin, and fentanyl. The department thanks its
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  local and regional partners, noting that the
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  coordinated efforts like this are critical in
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  keeping the community safe. In City Watch, a
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  quick note for your civic calendar. Today's South
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  Sacramento Conservation Agency JPA meeting set
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  for 11 a .m. has been canceled. Check the Sacramento
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  County website for future updates. In weather,
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  we're looking at a cooler day across the region.
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  Today's high tops out around 58 degrees. We've
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  got a 100 % chance of precipitation and rain
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  will be moving through on and off throughout
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  the day. So expect wet roads, slower commutes,
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  and plenty of cloud cover. And in that note,
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  getting around town, there has been some reports
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  of... road ponding so be careful so you don't
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  hydroplane out there we got a pretty good soak
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  last night so take your time also good news for
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  sacramento regional transit blue line riders
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  service between marconi arcade and 9th and k
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  street is back online after completing their
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  repair work starting today trains will run on
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  a single track between globe and alkali flats
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  and la valentina As construction continues on
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  future Dos Rios Station, there are more details
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  available at the SacRT project page. In events
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  at the Sacramento History Museum located at 101
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  I Street, a major new exhibition is now open.
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  It's the Royal Chicano Air Force in Mictlán 50th
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  Anniversary. of Dia de los Muertos. It will run
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  through April 5th of 2026, celebrating five decades
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  of Sacramento's Dia de los Muertos tradition
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  with posters, photos, videos, and traditional
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  ofrenda and hands -on workshops. Admissions range
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  from free for members to $12 for kids in general
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  admission. If you're in the mood for something
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  festive, the Arvita Cantina at 7040 Sunrise Boulevard
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  in Citrus Heights is hosting a Christmas paint
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  night led by instructor Natasha. It's a fun,
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  beginner -friendly holiday painting session with
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  full creative vibes, plus all -day happy hour
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  pricing and a two -for -30 food and cocktail
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  specials. It's a two -hour class in person with
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  free parking. Details are in the show notes.
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  That's all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll
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  find the links to today's events in the show
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  notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting me with
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  your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see
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  you tomorrow.