State law allows consumption lounges but Sacramento’s zoning, ventilation and permitting rules remain unfinished, keeping would‑be lounges from opening.

Former state controller Betty Yee suspended her campaign Monday, saying internal polling left no viable path forward as the June primary nears.

A grass fire along Panoche Road west of I-5 burned through the Tumey Hills on Sunday, prompting evacuations and road closures.

A 19-year-old was shot at a West Sacramento house party and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police recovered evidence and are asking witnesses to come forward.

Cà Phê Diễm, a popular Vietnamese coffee cart, is taking over 1102 Q St in downtown Sacramento; permit filings and an Instagram post show the buildout is underway. No opening date yet.

A bicyclist was pronounced dead after a collision on Del Paso Road in north Sacramento. Police say the Major Collision Investigation Unit is probing the crash.

Aiona, from the team behind Allora, opens on Monday at 1213 K Street with a wood‑fired kitchen, a 3,000‑bottle wine cellar and private dining.

Central POP deputies say a March 24 shots‑fired call on Bowling Drive led to two arrests and the seizure of guns, ammo, high‑capacity magazines and narcotics.

Sac City Unified is weighing closure of a small Waldorf charter after years of deficits and falling enrollment.

A 69-year-old Marysville man died after his pickup veered off Canal Road and plunged into a Glenn‑Colusa Irrigation District canal near County Road 60. CHP is investigating.

Activists staged a die‑in at Meyenberg’s Turlock plant and a grocery store, saying a supplier dumped dead goats and mistreated animals. Prosecutors have charged four people in a disputed rescue.

An elderly couple was found dead inside a car pulled from a canal off Powerline Road in south Sutter County; authorities say the vehicle likely reversed into the water during a failed turn.

A late-evening outage cut power to nearly 30,000 Sacramento-area customers. SMUD crews are on site but an estimated restoration time remains unknown.