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The Sacramento Brief February 24, 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 Tuesday,
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  February 24th, 2026. Let's get you caught up.
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  The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is
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  warning the public after the California Parole
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  Board granted early release to David Allen Funston,
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  a serial child molester convicted of kidnapping
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  and abusing multiple children, some as young
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  as four years old. Funston, now 64, was sentenced
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  to more than 20 years in prison with three consecutive
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  terms of 25 to life. Officials say his release
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  under California's elderly parole program raises
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  serious public safety concerns and urges community
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  awareness. In City Watch, street sweeping is
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  back on in Sacramento for the street sweeping
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  season, now running monthly through October on
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  public roads with curb and gutters. Residents
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  can check their sweeping dates using the free
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  SacRecycle app. and even set reminders to remove
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  their vehicles ahead of service. Sweeping helps
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  keep dirt and debris out of our storm drains.
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  In today's weather, it'll be rainy with high
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  near 60, southeast winds 10 to 13 miles per hour,
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  gusting up to 22 miles per hour at times, a 90
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  % chance of rain with up to a half an inch possible.
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  Rain continues tonight, mainly before 10 p .m.,
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  with lows around 55. And if you're headed out
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  tonight, first up, Sacramento Science on Tap.
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  The new science of love and connection takes
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  place 6 .30 to 7 .30 p .m. at Enlightenment Salon
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  in Sacramento. UC Davis psychology professor.
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  Paul Eastwick joins the conversation to unpack
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  the science behind attraction, compatibility,
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  and what actually makes relationships last. Tickets
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  are $10 with drinks and snacks provided. And
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  from 6 to 8 p .m., head to the Tsakopoulos Library
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  Gallery for the Word Takes Wing evening program.
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  This free public event features best -selling
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  author Renee Watson in a presentation and Q &A
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  celebrating diversity in children's literature,
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  plus a book signing and refreshments. That's
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  all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find
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  the links to today's events in the show notes.
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  I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting me with your
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  morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you
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  tomorrow.