City leaders opened hearings on a proposed FY2026–27 budget that aims to close a $66.2M shortfall; dozens of jobs and some services could be cut while police and fire staffing is defended.

Officers pursued a suspect who ran into a home on Seavey Circle; police are calling the person out while the scene remains active.

Federal agents removed five card‑skimming devices in a Sacramento‑area sweep that inspected roughly 510 businesses and more than 3,000 terminals.

Lawmakers and the attorney general want clearer rules to stop high‑powered 'e‑motos' being sold as e‑bikes after a Mineta study found many schoolyard devices exceed legal limits.

A Stockton pastor who shelters migrant families says he keeps his U.S. passport on him as both protection and a public rebuke of racial profiling.

Sacramento Bee reporters and colleagues at other McClatchy papers are withholding bylines after a Claude‑based AI tool repackaged reporting, prompting grievances and debate about labeling.

Sacramento Valley ICAC detectives served a search warrant in Woodland and say evidence suggests attempted grooming; potential victims are asked to contact tip lines.

A Sacramento family built the city's first permitted 3D‑printed home in their backyard, using robot‑extruded concrete to form the shell and clearing a city permit.

Sacramento's Kooner Fleet launched a UK operation in the West Midlands and will pair a local workshop with mobile service trucks plus training partnerships.

A judge sentenced the U‑Haul driver who killed Marine veteran José Luis Silva to work‑release and community service; his widow called the punishment painfully light.

After a packed, hourslong meeting, Davis council accepted parts of an HRC report and passed a motion to confront antisemitism and other bias affecting MAPA residents.

Dr. Phuong Luu will lead Sacramento County Public Health beginning June 1, 2026, after unanimous board approval.

Sheriff’s deputies say Jorge Tinoco, convicted in 1994 of assaulting a 5‑year‑old, was granted elderly parole and should not be released. Local law enforcement and the sheriff are pushing legal and ballot fixes.