Weekend catch-up: 7 stories you don’t want to miss

Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones talks with President pro Tempore of the California State Senate Kevin de Leon and Sacramento mayor Darrel Steinberg at the Sacramento County Youth Gym before the immigration forum with acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement head Thomas Homan on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Jose Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com

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Weekend catch-up: 7 stories you don’t want to miss

Here are seven stories from the weekend that you will want to catch up on before the work week hits.

1) A requiem for Ricky: Folsom family mourns the loss of a beautiful but tortured mind

Despite the development of drugs that better control symptoms and have fewer side effects, many families of mentally ill people remain frustrated – not just because of the limitations of the medications, but because patients often will stop taking them or take them inconsistently.

At a memorial for Richard Nelson, a Sacramento man who ended his life in late February, his friend James Reed laments that society doesn't understand the suffering of those with mental illness. Hector AmezcuaThe Sacramento Bee

2) Will California’s new cigarette tax make more smokers quit?

Some smokers this past week said they were stocking up on cartons, ahead of Saturday’s price hike. Others said it’s jolting them into finally snuffing out cigarettes for good.

As California's new cigarette tax jumps by $2 a pack on April 1, 2017, smokers and store owners say it'll take a hit on sales. For many, it's motivation to finally quit smoking. Claudia BuckThe Sacramento Bee

3) Oroville Dam documents kept secret by state, federal officials

Citing potential security risks, state and federal officials are blocking the public’s ability to review documents that could shed light on repair plans and safety issues at crippled Oroville Dam.

4) A talker: How one town hall meeting in Sacramento explains America’s immigration chaos

Why Thomas Homan, Donald J. Trump’s top immigration enforcer, chose Sacramento to hold his first-ever public meeting is an interesting question.

A public forum held in March by the country’s top immigration enforcement official, Thomas Homan, in Sacramento drew hundreds of vocal protesters condemning the Trump administration’s hardline stance on refugees and undocumented immigrants. Andrew SengThe Sacramento Bee

5) Popular on Twitter: Though it was delayed, static is the sound of justice

“Sue from Fiddletown won, on our behalf,” writes The Bee’s Dan Morain. “You can hear the sound of that victory at the end of the FM radio dial in Sacramento. Where there once was commercial pop music, hooting deejays and stupid radio stunts, there’s static.”

Sue Wilson from Fiddletown won a victory over Sacramento radio station 107.9 The End. Where there once was commercial pop music, hooting deejays and stupid radio stunts, there’s now static. In January 2007, Jennifer Strange, a 28-year-old mother o Dan MorainThe Sacramento Bee

With ambitious plans to produce a diverse line-up of high-caliber beer on the Sacramento grid, two of the area’s brightest craft beer stars announced they will open a brewery and smokehouse-style restaurant by the end of the year.

7) Popular on video: Re-entry: A horse, an ex-convict, and their new paths

Funded by the state through its 2011 shift of prisoners to counties, the Wild Horse Training Program at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center focuses on preparing inmates for life after incarceration.

Chris Culcasi, a former participant of the Wild Horse Program at Rio Cosumnes Correction Center, leaves jail and takes steps toward a new future by taking part in Sacramento Re-entry Program run by Volunteers of America. Zephyr, the wild mustang Autumn PayneThe Sacramento Bee

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