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The Sacramento Brief February 25, 2026 · The Sacramento Brief

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  I'm Carol. It's Wednesday, February 25th, 2026.
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  Let's get you caught up. The Sacramento jury
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  has convicted Song Landis, a first degree murder
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  and felon in possession of a firearm connection
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  with a 2022 shooting along the Marconi Avenue
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  corridor. Prosecutors say Landis shot and killed
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  Joseph Cano following a prior dispute, then fled
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  the scene on a bicycle before being arrested
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  a week later by Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies.
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  Landis now faces up to 75 years to life in prison.
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  Sentencing is scheduled for May 8th. And in a
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  separate case, 57 -year -old Javier Arizmendi has
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  been sentenced to 54 years to life in prison
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  after being convicted of grooming and sexually
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  assaulting a child he met through Xbox Live.
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  Prosecutors say Arizmendi used the online access
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  and gifts to build trust with the 10 -year -old
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  victim before driving to Sacramento and attempting
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  to take the child back to Los Angeles for a sexual
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  relationship. Under California law, Arizmendi
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  will be eligible for elder parole after serving
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  approximately 20 years. In City Watch, I had
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  the pleasure of attending the 2026 State of Downtown
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  Address yesterday, where the Downtown Sacramento
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  Partnership outlined its vision for what it's
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  calling Downtown's Next Decade. With an expanded
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  downtown district now in effect, leaders say
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  the focus over the next 10 years will be on building
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  a clean and safe central city, while working
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  with regional partners to create a vibrant 24
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  -hour downtown destination where culture, commerce,
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  and innovation can thrive. The program also featured
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  keynotes from internationally recognized urban
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  planner Jeff Speck. author of Walkable City,
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  who spoke on the future of pedestrian -friendly
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  design in growing cities like Sacramento. Exciting
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  things are coming to our downtown district. In
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  weather, a slight chance of rain before 8 a .m.,
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  then mostly cloudy with a high near 67 and light
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  winds. Tonight will be cloudy with a low around
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  50 and calm conditions. For events, Sacramento
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  Metro Chamber presents the Sacramento Speaker
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  Series featuring Anthony Ray Hinton at the Safe
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  Credit Union Performing Arts Center. Wrongfully
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  convicted and later exonerated after nearly 30
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  years on death row, Hinton now shares his powerful
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  story of resilience, justice, and the human spirit.
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  That's tonight from 7 to 9 p .m. And if you're
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  in the mood to laugh, the Broken Home Showcase
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  takes stage at Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club,
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  hosted by Gabrielle Alexander and featuring Chicago's
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  Steve Barkley, along with Roman Guzman, Luke
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  Soin, Ryan Holloway, and Branson Garza. The
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  show runs tonight from 7 to 8 .30 p .m. 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.