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The Sacramento Brief, December 24, 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 December
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  24th, Christmas Eve 2025. Let's get you caught
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  up. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office say
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  suspects stole designer perfumes. from the Ulta
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  at How About Arden yesterday afternoon. Deputies
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  located the getaway vehicle conducted a traffic
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  stop and arrested all three. They were booked
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  into the Sacramento County Main Jail and with
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  losses topping $950, investigators say this qualifies
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  as a felony. And while that investigation led
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  to arrest, the next one still searching for answers.
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  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering
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  up $50 ,000 for information leading to the arrest
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  of Cameron Lee and the safe recovery of his two
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  children, Mateo and Athena. The children have
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  not been seen since July of 2024. If you have
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  any information, authorities say now is the time
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  to come forward to help bring these children
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  home and ensure accountability. In City Watch.
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  Looking ahead to solutions, Sacramento is calling
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  on volunteers for the 2026 Point in Time Homeless
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  Count. Led by the Sacramento Steps Forward, the
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  count takes place January 26th and 27th from
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  5 to 11 p .m. Helping shape policy services and
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  federal funding. No experience is required. Training
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  is provided. And while community data helps guide
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  long -term care, health officials are urging
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  immediate action. The Sacramento County Department
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  of Health Services confirms the first flu -related
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  death of the season involving a child. Officials
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  remind residents to get vaccinated and take precautions,
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  especially for those most at risk, following
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  the guidance from the California Department of
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  Public Health. And from what we, we don't know
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  the age of that child, but from what we hear,
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  that child did not have any underlying conditions.
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  So the flu is very serious, you guys. Take it
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  serious. Protect yourself. And finally, a quick
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  holiday note. Most Sacramento County offices
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  will be closed Christmas Day. Emergency service
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  and garbage collection continue as normal. Normal
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  business hours will resume on Friday for those
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  offices. Rain and thunderstorms likely today.
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  Then showers and possibly more. The thunderstorms
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  coming in about 2 p .m. with a high near 59.
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  South winds from 11 to 17 mph with gusts as high
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  as 29 mph. New rainfall totals in... look like
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  we're looking at between a quarter inch and a
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  half inch possible in events let's start out
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  with laughs laughs unlimited hosts a local stand
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  -up competition spotlight spotlighting sacramento's
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  rising comedy talent all hosted by Josh Means
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  and wrapped each night with a surprising guest
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  check in start at 30 minutes prior to the show
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  and there's a two item minimum Tickets are non
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  -refundable. From comedy to holiday classics,
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  the Theater of Lights returns to Old Sacramento
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  Waterfront, produced by the Downtown Partnership
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  and sponsored by the Sacramento Kings. This immersive
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  retelling of The Night Before Christmas lights
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  up the balconies through tonight. And finally,
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  midweek fun with Zero Cover. Wednesday night
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  trivia from 7 to 9 p .m. at Ma's Taco Bar on
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  R Street. Hosted by Tommy G with half off all
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  tequilas while you play. That's all for today's
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  Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links to today's
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  events in the show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you
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  for trusting me with your morning. Be safe, stay
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  sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.