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The Sacramento Brief June 25, 2025 · The Sacramento Brief

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  Good morning. This is the Sacramento Brief, your
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  weekly roundup of overnight headlines and what's
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  ahead across the city. I'm Carol. It's Wednesday,
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  June 25th, 2025. Let's get you caught up. In
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  overnight news, opposition is growing to the
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  Sacramento downtown rail yard redevelopment plan.
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  just weeks after the City Council unanimously
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  approved it. The project includes a privately
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  funded soccer stadium and 10 ,000 new residential
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  units with only 6 % set aside as affordable housing.
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  On Tuesday, residents and labor groups delivered
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  formal protest to the council demanding more
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  low -income units. If Over 25 % of the affected
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  residents oppose the financing structure, a public
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  vote may be required under state law. Additionally,
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  in City Watch, the Sacramento City Council has
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  unanimously approved a new ordinance to allow
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  entertainment zones where open container alcohol
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  consumption will be permitted during special
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  permitted events. The initial zones include 20th
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  and K, Ali Yousefi Square, and the Convention
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  Center area. Each zone will be managed with input
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  from local agencies and businesses to ensure
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  public safety. In today's weather and traffic,
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  expect a high of 92 degrees with light breezes.
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  Continued minor delays along the I -80 shoulder
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  near Watt Avenue because of the shoulder work
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  there. In events, Clooney Social Lounge is hosting
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  Coffee, Fun & Games for ages 50 plus from Tuesday
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  through Friday this week, 10 a .m. to noon. Registration
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  is required. There is a movie night float in
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  at 8025 Waterman Road. Registration for this
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  event closes tomorrow, June 26, and prices start
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  at 6 p .m. In community alerts, Ansel Hoffman
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  Park will remain closed through the end of July
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  for road and parking lot repairs. Sacramento
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  Regional Transit has launched a new series of
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  Transit Idea Exchange workshops to engage community
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  members in discussing and examining transit impact
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  on our daily lives. They want to hear your voices.
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  You can join them tonight. for their second workshop.
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  Doors open at 530 at the Pinal Center at 2450
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  Metaview Road in Sacramento. They would like
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  for you to RSVP by emailing marketing at sacrt
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  .com. At the Sacramento airport is currently
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  showing on time departures and arrivals. with
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  good parking availability in all lots. That's
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  all for today's Sacramento Brief. I'm Carol.
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  Thank you for trusting me with your morning.
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  Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.