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Fire risk warning, Taco Bell cocktails and more. Your Sacramento weekend wrap

Taco Bell celebrated the grand opening of its new cantina location Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Arden Fair Mall.
Taco Bell celebrated the grand opening of its new cantina location Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Arden Fair Mall. corey.schmidt@sacbee.com

Catch up on the weekend’s biggest Sacramento region headlines, from wildfire weather warnings to new wolf deterrent policies and other stories you may have missed.

Here’s your weekend recap:

  • Taco Bell celebrated the grand opening of a new Cantina location at Arden Fair mall on Saturday, marking the third Taco Bell Cantina to open in a mall. The location serves beer, cocktails, wine and alcoholic freeze drinks, with alcohol restricted to the second-floor food court.
  • Sacramento faces elevated fire risk Sunday through Wednesday from isolated mountain thunderstorms and lightning, with the greatest potential Monday and Tuesday south of Interstate 80, the National Weather Service warned. Moderate heat risk runs Sunday through Thursday, with Redding expected to hit 105 degrees Wednesday.
  • Cartwright Nor Cal has submitted plans for Rocinante at the Park, a 40-home development on a vacant 2.5-acre lot next to Airfield Park in Sacramento’s North Natomas neighborhood. The two-story houses would range from 1,472 to 1,638 square feet with three to four bedrooms each.
  • California wildlife officials have authorized sheriffs in northern rangeland counties to use rubber bullets, paintballs and pepper balls against wolves to protect livestock. The policy shift follows a single pack killing nearly 100 cows and calves in Sierra Valley in seven months last year.
  • Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died Saturday night at age 71 from an aortic dissection, prompting tributes from California lawmakers who remembered the war hawk and Trump ally as “larger than life.” Sen. Adam Schiff and Reps. Kevin Kiley and Ro Khanna praised Graham’s ability to work across party lines despite policy disagreements.
  • Former tennis star Mardy Fish won his third American Century Championship title Sunday at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, finishing with 72 points in the Modified Stableford format. Fish beat defending champion Joe Pavelski (66 points) and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry (59 points).

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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