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Fire halted near Placerville, RTO traffic impacts. Top Sacramento stories for June 30

By Edited by Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance
Traffic moves southbound on Highway 99 away from Highway 50 in 2022 in Sacramento. Transportation experts expect the return of thousands of state employees to Sacramento offices four days a week to increase driving, although they say the effects on traffic may take months to develop as commuters adjust their routines.
Traffic moves southbound on Highway 99 away from Highway 50 in 2022 in Sacramento. Transportation experts expect the return of thousands of state employees to Sacramento offices four days a week to increase driving, although they say the effects on traffic may take months to develop as commuters adjust their routines. Xavier Mascarenas Sacramento Bee file

Sacramento’s Tuesday news cycle spanned a major shift for state workers, a foothills wildfire scare and an NBA free agency move.

Here is a quick digest:

  • About 95,000 California state workers begin a four-day-per-week return-to-office requirement Wednesday under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s March 2025 executive order. Transportation experts expect the change to increase Sacramento traffic and boost transit ridership, with Sacramento Regional Transit reporting light rail at 75% and buses at 105% of pre-pandemic levels.
  • Firefighters halted forward progress on the Happy Fire southeast of Placerville on Tuesday, containing the blaze at 5 acres after officials initially feared it could reach 50. Evacuation orders affecting about 300 residents in the Oak Leaf Circle area were downgraded to warnings.
  • Veteran forward Precious Achiuwa agreed to a two-year, $11.5 million contract to re-sign with the Sacramento Kings, a league source told The Bee. The 26-year-old averaged a career-high 10.1 points and 6.7 rebounds across 73 games, with averages climbing to 15.7 points and 9.2 rebounds in 26 games after the All-Star break.

This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence based on our own originally reported, written and published content. Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.

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