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The Sacramento Brief December 16, 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 Tuesday,
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  December 16th, 2025. Let's get you caught up.
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  A Sacramento County judge has ordered a defendant
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  to pay more than $132 ,000. for felony workers'
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  compensation fraud. The Sacramento County District
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  Attorney's Office says Gustavo Cisneros was convicted
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  in 2024 after exaggerating injuries and filing
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  multiple workers' compensation claims using different
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  social security numbers and dates of birth. At
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  a December 10th hearing, Judge Kenneth Brody
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  ordered full restitution to be paid to the penny.
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  In other news, officers made an arrest Sunday
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  afternoon following reports of someone brandishing
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  a firearm near the Cedar Ridge Apartments. Just
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  after 3 p .m., police responded to the 4900 block
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  of Mack Road for reports of a suspect displaying
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  a firearm. Officers located the suspect vehicle,
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  conducted a traffic stop, and detained the individual.
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  An illegally possessed firearm was recovered
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  and the suspect was arrested on related charges.
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  In City Watch, Sacramento Regional Transit has
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  secured $25 .8 million in affordable housing
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  and sustainable communities funding, part of
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  the $126 million total for the region. The money
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  delivers new low -floor light rail cars, stations,
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  and signal upgrades. It supports 546 affordable
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  homes, cutting emissions equaling to 67 ,000
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  cars a year. In weather, we're going to have
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  more of the same highs in the mid 40s again today.
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  We have fog as well as some high clouds because
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  we have a storm system moving in. So unlikely
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  we'll see the sun yet again today. And events,
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  trivia lovers. Here's one with heart. Trivia
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  for a great cause. Trivia for Tots Land Tuesday.
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  It's tonight, 630 to 830 p .m. at the Empress
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  Tavern beneath the Crest Theater. It's a holiday
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  themed trivia night and it supports the charity
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  Toys for Tots. Admission is free. Just bring
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  a new. unwrapped toy with your ticket to play.
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  Teams up to six, solid prizes for top finishers,
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  food and drinks available on site, and solo players
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  are welcome also. Now, if trivia isn't your vibe,
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  but pop anthems are, here's something with a
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  lot more sparkle. Swifties. This one's for you.
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  Swifty night, paint night and sip and sing along.
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  The Heiress Tour hits tonight, 6 to 8 p .m. This
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  is going to be at the Shop Midtown. Celebrate
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  the Heiress of Taylor Swift with paint, scream
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  singing, and themed outfits with Serious Sparkle.
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  Tickets are $65 and it is a 21 and over event.
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  It includes all the art supplies and a $20 food
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  and drink voucher, and some surprise gifts. Spots
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  are limited, so check in early. So looking ahead,
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  beyond one night events, this one is all about
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  building skills that last. B Street Theater is
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  enrolling kids and teens in acting classes for
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  spring 2026. With Saturday sessions for ages
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  6 to 17, classes focus on acting fundamentals,
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  through theater, games, improvisation, movement,
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  voice, and performance. All in fun, and it helps
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  build confidence. 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.