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The Sacramento Brief, January 1, 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 January
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  1st, 2026. It's New Year's Day in Sacramento
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  and the city's moving slow. Coffee's hitting
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  different and everyone's pretending last night
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  didn't happen. Streets are quiet, resolutions
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  are loud, and somewhere downtown, sequins are
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  still clinging to hope. Today is not about starting
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  over perfectly. It's about starting bold. New
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  year, same Sacramento swagger, just better boundaries
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  and cuter intentions. Welcome to day one. Hundreds
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  of new California laws are rolling in with the
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  new year, touching housing, health, technology,
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  and everyday life. Minimum wage climbs to $16
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  .80 an hour. And single -use carry -out plastic
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  bags will be banned. Shoppers will need to bring
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  their own or pay $0 .10 for paper. Renters get
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  new protections too. Landlords must provide working
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  refrigerators and stoves unless tenants agree
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  to supply their own. Car buyers gain the first
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  in the nation safeguard, a three -day right to
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  cancel vehicle purchase. on vehicles or leases
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  less than $50 ,000. In healthcare, health laws
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  expand IVF insurance coverage, also requiring
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  folic acid in corn masa flour to help prevent
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  birth defects, and will soon mandate allergen
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  warnings on restaurant menus. And as AI use grows,
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  new rules requiring chatbots to clearly identify
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  themselves as artificial intelligence and report
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  self -harm concerns, drawing finer lines between
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  technology and human care. New year, new rules,
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  and lots of them. Across the city, Sacramento
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  County Regional Park is planting something new.
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  The county has officially opened its first ever
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  community garden at Gibson Ranch Regional Park.
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  and plot reservations are now open. The garden
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  sits inside the 355 -acre park featuring 48 large
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  plots plus 12 accessible raised beds that will
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  be built as space is reserved. Gardening is fully
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  organic with water access and shared community
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  areas designed for year -round use and sustainable
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  stewardship. County residents get priority registration
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  with remaining plots available to non -residents
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  if space allows. Officials say the goal is simple.
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  Connecting neighbors to healthy food, opening
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  land, and each other. Whether you're a seasoned
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  grower or just getting started, this is a new
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  way to plant roots in the community. In weather,
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  New Year's Day starts off wet across the region.
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  Rain is expected throughout the day with a high
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  near 56. Winds stay light and variable around
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  six miles per hour. Tonight, rain continues into
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  the evening with cooler conditions settling in
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  overnight. If you're looking for something to
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  do, you want to ease into the new year, craving
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  something grounding, Capital Park Tours is hosting
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  a first day hike. Bird Talk and Walk at Capitol
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  Park. It runs this morning from 9 a .m. to 10
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  .30, starting at 13th and Capitol. You'll kick
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  off with a short bird talk, enjoy a leisurely
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  walk, spotting resident and migratory birds.
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  No experience is needed. Just bring your rain
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  gear and binoculars if you have them, and a little
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  curiosity. All ages are welcome. Reservations,
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  registration is recommended and parking is paid.
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  It's a peaceful way to start the new year looking
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  up. That's all for today's Sacramento Brief.
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  You'll find the links to 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 tomorrow.