A viral Sacramento video shows customers directed to self‑service kiosks at McDonald’s, reopening the debate over AI upgrades and California’s $20 fast‑food wage.

Evangeline’s Costume Mansion will reopen in June after last summer’s fire sidelined the shop. Owners say the upstairs experience will return first while repairs continue below.

Living Spaces will take over At Home’s Delta Shores anchor, adding a full‑service furniture showroom to south Sacramento. The swap reshapes the center’s retail mix.

Blue Shield’s latest statewide layoffs include cuts at its El Dorado Hills and Rancho Cordova offices, part of recurring reductions across California.

Amazon is offering one‑hour and three‑hour delivery in Sacramento for more than 90,000 items, supported by a million‑square‑foot facility at Metro Air Park.

While a state WARN filing indicated 758 potential job cuts at Fort Irwin by May 6, a KBR spokesperson says the company anticipates 60 or fewer actual layoffs among represented employees, factoring in union bumping rights.

Hundreds turned out for Rancho San Miguel’s March 4 opening in North Stockton. The 62,000‑sq‑ft market includes a carnicería, panadería and hot-food counter.

UCLA Anderson's spring outlook finds California's output outpacing the U.S., but job growth lags as AI and aerospace concentrate gains.

Trader Joe's will open at Riverbank's Crossroads West at Oakdale and Claribel roads, city officials said. The store will sit beside Hobby Lobby; no opening date yet.

Shuttered pharmacies are being repurposed by discount chains like Dollar Tree, offering retail rents but deepening pharmacy‑access gaps in Sacramento and beyond.

Origin Materials is cutting more than half of staff at its West Sacramento plant as the company refocuses on commercializing recyclable PET bottle caps.

A Foods Co. on Gerber Road is listed on a county agenda as permanently closing, a move that will cut 58 local jobs. The notice appears in county paperwork and local reporting.

After a 2024 spike, California’s average auto premium fell about 8% in 2025 to roughly $2,309, though big city gaps mean not everyone saw savings.