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The Sacramento Brief Thursday July 9, 2026 - Sacramento Brief: Clean Energy Jobs Coming to Metro Air Park + Young Entrepreneurs Take Center Stage · 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 Thursday,
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  July 9th, 2026. Welcome to season two of the
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  Sacramento Brief. Let's get you caught up. Sacramento
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  police have made multiple arrests this week following
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  two separate incidents. The first case, officers
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  located a stolen vehicle near Franklin Boulevard
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  and Mack Road just before 6 a .m. After conducting
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  a traffic stop, officers safely detained the
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  driver who was later arrested on stolen vehicle
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  -related charges. In a separate incident, officers
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  responded to a business alarm in the 2800 block
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  of Florin Road. When officers arrived, they detained
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  two suspects who were seen leaving the business.
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  Investigators determined a burglary had occurred
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  and both suspects were arrested. on burglary
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  -related charges. In weather, pre -Sacramento
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  forecast expects sunny skies today with a high
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  near 95. Calm morning winds that shift southwest
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  around 5 to 7 mph this afternoon and tonight
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  stays clear with an overnight low of 59 degrees.
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  In City Watch, Sacramento County welcomes a major
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  investment in clean energy manufacturing. Peak
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  Energy celebrates its opening of its first commercial
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  manufacturing facility at Metro Air Park. bringing
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  a project valued up to $71 million. The new facility
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  is expected to create nearly 250 jobs over the
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  next five years. Located on Beatty Drive, the
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  180 ,000 square foot facility will manufacture
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  sodium ion battery systems designed for large
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  -scale energy storage, renewable energy projects,
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  and electric grid applications. Unlike traditional
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  lithium ion batteries, sodium ion technology
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  uses a more widely available domestic material
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  instead of relying on minerals like lithium,
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  nickel, and cobalt. Sacramento County leaders
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  say the project reflects years of collaboration
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  and supports the region's goals of attracting
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  advanced manufacturing, creating quality jobs,
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  and expanding the clean technology industry.
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  For events, if you're looking for something fun
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  to do with the family, the Sacramento Children's
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  Museum is hosting Pop into STEM today from 10
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  a .m. to 6 p .m. Children can enjoy hands -on
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  science technology, engineering, and math activities
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  throughout the museum. Activities are included
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  with admission, and no registrations are required.
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  And in Fair Oaks, the Kids Big Business Expo
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  takes over Village Plaza from 5 to 7 p .m. Young
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  entrepreneurs ages 5 to 17 will showcase their
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  own products, services, and creative ideas. It's
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  a chance to support the next generation of local
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  business owners and celebrate some big ideas
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  from young minds. 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 next time.