A UCLA study finds unified financing could cut billions from California’s health bill — but federal waivers, ERISA and fraught political choices make implementation difficult.

A person believed to have been shot in Old Sacramento showed up at a Natomas fire station and was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant, police said. Officers found evidence near Firehouse Alley and K Street as detectives investigate.

A 43-year-old rider died after a solo motorcycle crash in the Willowcreek neighborhood; coroner dashboards show at least two other motorcyclist deaths this week.

A stolen Sacramento Police cruiser led to a southbound chase on Highway 99 that ended near Turner Road; the driver was detained after a CHP PIT attempt.

Inspectors found 38 German cockroaches at Pho Bac Hoa Viet, prompting a red placard; the restaurant was reinspected and passed the next day.

A federal grand jury returned a five‑count indictment charging an Oroville man and two others with conspiring to distribute cocaine in Yuba County after controlled buys and a traffic stop.

Eight people were arrested after a multi‑county narcotics sweep that seized meth, powdered fentanyl, 274 suspected counterfeit pills, multiple firearms and thousands of rounds of ammo.

Sac State alum Jessilee Windhaus has opened Haus of Comedy at the Eagle Theatre on the Old Sacramento waterfront. The troupe plans weekend improv nights, classes and community programs.

A long‑vacant Auburn Blvd lot is being converted into a 15‑truck food‑truck plaza at 7509 Twin Oaks Ave, with covered seating, restrooms and curated vendors.

Sacramento will observe Juneteenth as a paid city holiday starting June 19 after council and labor agreements added the day to the municipal calendar. The change follows years of local advocacy.

Sacramento's City Council approved a new socially responsible investment policy and moved to divest roughly $5 million from Lockheed Martin.

A 16-year-old boy was found shot and killed on Wisconsin Avenue in North Sacramento. Homicide detectives are investigating and asking anyone with information to contact police.

A woman was found dead on the 2300 block of Rene Avenue in north Sacramento; investigators processed the scene and detained several people while the probe remains active. Police are asking anyone with information to contact dispatch.