Sacramento's New York-style New Year's Eve ball drop drew thousands more people than expected, but it also prompted concerns about shoving, fights and drinking in public.

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Bailey McBride, left, and friend Stephanie McKiernan, right, help keep Bailey's 4-year-old sister, Emily Francis, from falling Thursday at the ice rink at Seventh and K streets. The three are from Marysville. Downtown's seasonal rink this year will close on Jan. 19.
Tickets are still available for the 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration dinner.
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Sacramento officials have said for weeks that nothing is off the table when it comes to battling the city's historic budget crisis. For the first time in a year, that means layoffs.

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